“Happy?” I just smiled and took another sip of iced coffee. Even though the drink I’m drinking is not as good as Dylan’s, it still makes me smile because it’s coffee. Maybe that’s why I’m nervous because since Ixora grew in my stomach, I avoided caffeinated drinks.
But I swear coffee is very relaxing and refreshing. I’m like an addict who was given drugs to calm down. Something like a child who was given a lollipop. I don’t know, I feel alive and kicking after I sip this fucking cold coffee drink.
“Thanks.”
“So, are you ok?” I nodded and smiled at him.
“Good. Which one will we buy first? Dress, shoes, bag, un——dies?” I almost fainted at the last thing he said. My eyes widened staring at him while he had a wide smile. “What? Something wrong?”
“Why were the undies included in the purchase?”
“Ah, I just thought. For sure, you haven’t had new undies for a long time, so let’s include them in the purchase.”
“You are rude.” I slapped his shoulder and started walking. He’s so rude. But he was right—-it’s embarrassing to admit but my panties are old. But even so, he shouldn’t be saying that.
I stopped quickly and turned to him. He also stopped and stared at me.
“Why?” he wondered. I just thought—how did he know that my panties are old? Is he sneaking on me? “Dandelion?”
“Naughty!” I flip my hair and walk fast, just not enough to run.
“Hey!” He followed me and immediately caught up with me and held my hand. “Hey, what’s wrong?”
“Because you’re rude.” But he just laughed in an attractive way but I wasn’t attracted to him.
“What’s wrong with undies? Everybody used undies to cover their private parts, not only us. You haven’t had a new thing for a long time because you haven’t been shopping. So, for sure your undies are old too. Besides, I wanted to buy a new brief because I haven’t had a new brief for a long time so let’s be fair.”
“You’re really rude.” But he only laughs harder. I was about to leave him when he suddenly pulled my hand.
“Fine, don’t be angry. I just want to make you laugh but it doesn’t seem to be effective because you’re squinting.”
“Laugh your face.”
“Ow!” he gasped so I also looked at what he was looking at. He was looking behind me that’s why I looked there too. A jewelry shop is there.
“Why, what’s there?” I ask.
“Let’s go inside and we’ll just buy this first.” He pulled me inside the store.
“Huh?” But he was pulling me so I followed. “What are you buying?”
“Just come with me.”
“Good afternoon ma’am, good afternoon sir,” a staff greeted us.
“Good afternoon.” Then we approached the woman. “I wanted to check a nice necklace.”
“For who sir?” He looked back and forth between Enrique and me.
“For my beautiful wife,” he answered so I looked at him. Is he dumb? What should I do with the necklace? Tie it around my neck?
“Any reference sir?”
“Expensive and one in a trillion like her.” He was staring at me as he said that. The woman smiled as if she was thrilled but I was annoyed because she stretched so embarrassingly. Well, he’s right. I’m beautiful and one in a—— wait, that must be one in a million! Ah just! I’m not thrilled because I’m ashamed of what he’s doing.
“Follow me, sir.” The staff walked ahead of us. Enrique was about to take a step when I pulled my hand to stop him.
“What?”
“What are you telling the staff?”
“Why, what’s wrong with what I said? I want a necklace for my wife. Expensive and one in a trillion.”
“What’s one in a trillion?”
“You’re one in a trillion. There are only 7. 9 billion people in the whole world as of today. That means, there is nothing like you.” I can’t answer because I don’t know what to say. He smiled at me and I saw his dimple, one of the reasons why I liked him. “Something wrong with that?”
“I’m not good at it.”
“That’s how I see you, my wife.” Ok fine, I don’t really have anything like that. Apparently, I’m beautiful and I won’t let anyone look like me either. Duh! Twins are different. Enrique is also stupid sometimes.
“Sir!” the staff called him.
“Let’s go.” I also did nothing but follow him.
“Here sir.” The woman showed us a diamond necklace with a heart pendant. The heart is covered with diamonds and it is quite big.
“What do you think?” Enrique asked me.
“Not my type.” Not because I don’t want it but because I don’t like it. The size of the pendant and the shine is too much. It’s like I beat the late Queen Elizabeth when I wear that. Those who see me might even think I’m one of England’s heirs.
Enrique nodded and looked around.
“Do you have anything that suits my wife? He doesn’t like too much class. She likes simple.”
“I will check, sir.” The woman took another one but same I don’t like the look. But I really had no choice and I just shook my head.
“Enrique, I don’t like what the staff shows me,” I whispered. He nodded in response and I thought we were about to leave. But he just turned his neck until he landed on the only bill placed on the only shelf as if it were special.
“Can I see that one?” He pointed it.
“Sure.” The woman walked near the shelf and took what Enrique pointed out. When he returned, he placed it in front of us, which immediately made my eyes widen. I immediately caressed the necklace and then smiled. Fuck! I am 100% sure that this is a 24k karat white gold.
“Fuck,” I whispered. My attention was not focused on the necklace itself but on the pendant. A dandelion pendant with diamonds around it. The flower is inside a round cage.
“I’ll take it,” Enrique said immediately so I looked at him. I was just savoring the bill when he immediately surprised me.
“Nice choice sir, many people like that because of the pendant but others can’t afford it.”
“Take this and I’ll pay.” He gives his centurion black card to the staff.
“Enrique!” I reprimanded weakly but it was too late because the card was already in the hand of the staff who left quickly.
“Come on. Let’s put it on you.” He took the necklace and put it on me.
“Wait.”
“Why?”
“This costs a million, Enrique.” Oh, come on Daze! Too cheap after all for a bill. Even ten like this I can pay. The thing is, it’s not my money and I’m not used to receiving something so expensive if it’s not from Brother Dylan.
“So?”
“You will buy this for me?”
“That is why I brought you here. And as you can see, I already gave my card.”
“But—”
“No buts, Dandelion. That necklace is nothing compared to the happiness you feel. I saw you were happy to see and touch it-that means you like it, so I’ll take it to give it to you.”
“I’ll pay the half.”
“You will not pay anything. That’s a gift.”
“Sir.” The woman handed the card back to Enrique. Paper bag and receipt included.
“Thanks.”
“You’re welcome, sir.”
“Turn, Dandelion.” He turned me back and then put the necklace on me. The staff smiled at me when I approached. Even Enrique smiled and caressed my daughter’s back while looking at me.
“It’s beautiful ma’am. Nice around your neck.” I just gave her a smile and then looked at Enrique while holding the pendant.
“Perfect isn’t it?” Enrique asked the staff but was looking at me. “Suit in her.”
“Yes, sir. Also, maám neck is nice.”
“Thanks.” I don’t know if that was to praise the staff or because Enrique bought it for you.
“You’re welcome,” they both said at the same time.
After we bought the necklace we went out. Enrique also bought a necklace for Ixora and he is also changing my daughter’s earrings. He replaced it with white gold with a crown design same as the necklace. I wanted to pay even just for the earring but he refused that it was his obligation to his daughter so I didn’t insist.
We also went to buy clothes. He bought a dress for me, for walking and for home. I didn’t buy pajamas because the ones I wanted weren’t there. I want nighties but maybe next time. Because I’m more comfortable wearing that. Also, for two nights Enrique didn’t molest me even though I was dressed like that and we even slept next to each other.
“What?” I asked when we got out of the clothing store. He suddenly stopped. He cocked his head to the right, opposite to where we are then grinned.
“Stop it, Enrique,” I scolded and was about to leave but I couldn’t because he was holding my hand.
“Bought it. Don’t shy with me.”
“I can still use the old one.”
“But better if you have a new one.”
“The old one is still ok so you can still wear it.”
“We’re already here, buy now.”
“Why are you insisting?”
“I just want to make up for my arrears so I made the most of it.”
“You bought a lot for me so that’s ok.”
“Not enough.” It looked like he really didn’t want to stop so I faced him and then smiled.
“Alright, I’ll buy on two conditions.”
“Why two? Shouldn’t there be only one?”
“Oh, don’t talk to me.”
“Fine, spill it.”
“First, I will pay.”
“And the second?”
“I’m the only one going inside and you and Ixora are the only ones outside.” He makes a face while nodding. A face that is disappointed but teasing. “What? Deal?”
“Deal but on one condition.”
“Why is there a condition?”
“My condition is easy?”
“Tell me.”
“You have to buy sexy.”
“And why? As if you would know what kind of undies I will buy, you won’t be able to see it.”
“Really?” I felt my face heat up at what he said.
“Let’s go home.” I don’t know, I was suddenly ashamed of him. Whereas I used to be the one who teased him loudly when I was chasing him. But now—tss, I don’t know.
“Fine. Go ahead and buy what you want and we’ll be right here.”
“Good. Stay here, don’t come in.”
“Yeah.”
“I’ll watch you.” I put my two fingers to my eyes and then pointed at him before entering.
I walked around inside the shop to buy nighties and underwear. I miss this feeling and I admit that I enjoyed every minute that I spent shopping. It’s been a while since I haven’t done it. It’s like my brain is also refreshed and somehow the negativity disappeared from my mind for a while.
Maybe I just lack enjoyment. I was too focused on thinking and then I couldn’t say anything. Before, when I was thinking bad things, I just wandered to get rid of them. But since I got pregnant I haven’t been able to do it so maybe I ended up postpartum. And now, I feel a little better because I can do what I used to do.
I chose the latest edition and the limited one. I will pay for it so I will increase it and I will choose the ones that are expensive. I was holding the last pair of underwear when my eyes caught red nighties with sexy panties. I put my last choice in my cart and then approached the red nighties.
The design of the panties made me smile. I love sexy underwear but this one is too much. The panty has a butterfly design with a flower and when you open your legs it also opens. The butterfly’s wing hit the cut of—you know. So when you open it, it’s like the wing will lift and fly. The flower is on the surface as if a butterfly had landed on it. You also don’t need to undress if you want to go to the bathroom or if you have to——-forget it.
I saw like this before but I didn’t pay much attention. But now——-I don’t know but my cheeks are getting hot. I didn’t realize that I had already taken the nighties and panties and then put them in the cart.
I went straight to the counter to pay. A card will be used because I don’t have cash. When I received the total amount to pay, suddenly someone stuck a card so it was read by the machine because they use wifi. And when I look who it is. It was Enrique who smiled widely at me.
“What the—-”
“The last one with red color is perfect.” He winked at me and pouted his lips giving me a flying kiss.
“Enrique, you cheat! You didn’t follow our deal.” I glared at him but he just laughed. I didn’t realize that he already had my purchases and put them in our cart.
“My hand just slipped and hit the card machine.”
“Tss, cheater.”
“Let’s go. So you can wear it and see if it’s right.”
“Dumb you.”
“You said so.” Which he followed with laughter.
“I’ll throw it away when I get home.”
“It’s a pity, I still plan to kiss the butterfly that landed on the flower.” If only my cheeks were warm earlier. Now it’s very hot and so is my body. I feel like I’m going to have a fever because of what he said.
“Maniac.”
“Only me?” He asked with a laugh. “The evidence is in my chest.” He pointed Ixora and kept laughing and instead of being annoyed, I started to smile. I love the way he laughs. I never thought I could make him laugh like that. To see him laugh like that.
“Enrique?”
“Hmm?” I wanted to tell him how happy I am today. Not only because he made me shop but also because of how he made me feel. But I can’t do it because what I will tell might be different from him.
“Thank you.”
“Small things, anything for my wife.”