[IC] City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

[Tyler Night]

They drive down to the marina, soon after paying they are allowed to board the 3 deck ferry ship considered to be the greatest fresh water ferry available. Sitting down with her he holds her close and after 15 minutes of waiting and 45 minutes on the boat they arrive on the island. Exiting the boat they step from it and land on the dock looking out to the city which appears like a century old city, the smell of fudge and hand made food filling the streets. The clacking of horse hooves can be heard along with the roll of wooden wheels on cobblestone.

"Welcome to 1900."

He says with a chuckle.

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Cuddling up to Tyler on the ride over to the island, Ele stayed close and dozed happily until they arrived. Once they were in the main area of the little town, Ele's eyes went wide with wonder as she looked around like a small child at a theme park.

"This is amazing!"

Holding tight to Tyler's hand, Ele watched as a horse drawn carriage rolled past them, and people on bikes zipped by. There was a romantic feeling in the air, and Ele loved it.

"It's so perfect!"

[Tyler Night]

"Perfect place for fudge and romance. Murdick's Fudge is the original fudge shop here, opened back in the 1800's. We can start in there and watch them make the fudge from scratch."

He says with a smile.

"Despite being 16.99 a pound, you will probably spend 50 bucks on it."

Licking his lips he laughs.

"But what should we do first?"

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Nodding and skipping over to the fudge shop, Ele grabbed a tourist pamphlet from a stand and opened it to a map of the island. Looking over it for a minute, she pointed to a couple things she found interesting,

"We should get some fudge, then hop on a carriage tour! We could also see the fort and the haunted theater!"

Pointing around the map excitedly, Ele looked up at Tyler hopefully,

"Will there be enough time for that?"

[Tyler Night]

"Yeah, gotta get some fudge."

He starts walking over with her to Murdick's Fudge.

"Carriage ride is the perfect idea and we can definitely swing a visit to them both."

He walks into the fudge shop just in time to see the cook preparing the fudge for the table. He and another person grabbing the gigantic copper pot pour it out onto the table.

"Ready to check out the fudge or you wanna watch this babe?"

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Following Tyler into the shop, Ele moved so she was in front of him where she could see what was happening.

"Wait! I want to see this!"

She exclaimed, watching with fascination as the chef and his assistant poured the fudge into a long rectangle shape on the table.

"I've tried making fudge before, but it always came out wrong! I wonder how they do it,"

Leaning back against Tyler, Ele watched the workers with intent eyes as they began pushing and pulling the fudge into shape.

[Tyler Night]

"It is pretty incredible to watch them work."

He says, holding onto her hips.

"They do have a way with making it. Takes like 20 minutes to fold and form."

He says watching still with her.

"Gotta get the Mackinac island fudge for sure."

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Nodding, Ele turned her head to find the display case with the different types of fudge available.

"When we take a trip back to the city, I'll take you to Ghirardelli Square and the salt water taffy store. It's amazing."

Taking Tyler's hand, Ele went over to the case to pick out their fudge flavors.

[Tyler Night]

"When you try this stuff, your love of chocolate will be ruined for the most part."

He laughs and points out marshmallow fudge and salted caramel fudge.

"Those are hands down the softest fudge they have. They just melt in your mouth as it warms up."

Walking down he smirks and points out the bacon fudge.

"This is the one I always get with the Mackinac island fudge."

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"Well, let's get a salted caramel, a Mackinac, and the bacon fudge, that way we can have a good range of yumminess!"

Getting in line for the fudge, Ele smiled and turned to Tyler, wrapping her arms around his middle,

"What did I do to deserve such a fantastic boyfriend like you?"

She asked, smiling up at him.

[Tyler Night]

"Sounds like a plan."

He says to her decision on fudge then smiles as she clings to him.

"Dealing with assholes like your moms boyfriend for so long probably has something to do with it."

He smirks then kisses her forehead.

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Closing her eyes happily when Tyler kissed her forehead, Ele felt a bubble of happiness come over her, and she giggled when she opened her eyes,

"I finally banked enough brownie points and good karma to get a reward? Well, I think I won the best lottery in the world!"

The line moved behind Ele, who took a step backwards rather than letting go of Tyler. She was enjoying this outing as a couple, it was very different from their usual dates that typically involved cars or the resort.

[Tyler Night]

Stepping forward with her he chuckles.

"Maybe while we are here we can check out one of their bar and grills. They have one dedicated to jazz music and old fashioned cocktails."

Reaching the counter the woman working the counter smiles and says.

"A pair of lovebirds on an outing I see. What can I get for you?"

"We will take 8 ounces of marshmallow fudge, sea salt caramel fudge, Mackinac Island fudge and Bacon fudge."

"Excellent choices, we will get those boxed right up for you."

She gets into the case and pulls off several blocks, boxing them up. She steps over and says.

"$36.02 please."

Tyler hands her $41.02, getting back a 5 dollar bill.

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Ele moved backwards until when they got to the counter, reluctantly letting go of Tyler to take the bag of fudge from the woman while Tyler paid. Walking out to the sidewalk and out of the way of more people going into the store Ele paused,

"We can totally go to dinner at the jazz place! That sounds like it would be so fun! I like that we're making plans to stay here until later!"

[Tyler Night]

"Well, you can rent bikes for 6 hours for $9. Get a couple, ride around the island once, check out the sights and then rent a carriage for a few hours which is 50 bucks."

He sits down with her and grabs out the box of bacon fudge.

"Wanna try?"

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Putting her legs over Tyler's lap and pulling out her salted caramel, Ele nodded,

"Will the fudge be okay being swung on a bike handle?"

[Tyler Night]

"Yes, it will be fine. The roads are smooth and fairly even."

He says taking a bit of the bacon fudge and handing it to her. He grabs a piece for himself and bites into it, crunching through a chunk of bacon.

"That is so good."

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Breaking off a piece of the caramel, Ele handed that to Tyler before taking a bite of the bacon fudge. Nodding at the flavor, she smiled,

"That is good! But I'm totally about this caramel!"

She said, taking a piece and letting it melt in her mouth.

"So bike around the island to the sites, then take a carriage ride before going to dinner? Sound like a plan?"

[Tyler Night]

He takes the piece of the fudge and pops it in his mouth with some of the bacon fudge still in his mouth. He smiles and chuckles.

"Nice salty and sweet."

He lets the fudge slowly melt.

"Yup, that's the plan."

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Packing up her fudge, Ele placed it back in the bag then stood up,

"Well then let's get going! We're burning daylight and there's a lot to do here!"

She said enthusiastically, tugging on Tyler's hand to get him to move quicker.