"Okay everyone, boots, now!"Kim exclaimed, waving her hands around. We all followed her to the leather boots.
"Tell me we're getting the one with chains!, It'll be totally punk rock, don't you think?"Jill asked as she went to try them on.
Before Kim could protest, the rest of us had already started trying them on.
"I was going for something very silent?...you know, so we don't lose the element of surprise?"Kim said crossing her arms. "Then we'll just get the ones that don't dangle"Jill said and picked one up to show her.
"Plus it's trendy"she added.
"These look sick man,"Chris said checking himself out. He was wearing a white t-shirt with a black leather jacket and black jeans, the boots iced the outfit.
"Looking good bro"Malik said,
Malik looked sexier...he always did really.
"Fine, Donna try these, they should be a perfect fit. Let's hurry, we have to acessorize!"Kim said and thrust a pair of boots at me. I took them, then easily put them on.
"I look like a snow man"I said pouting.
"That's on you kitten, you let yourself go"Malik said with a smirk, "not that I mind"he added.
"Don't you know it's rude to tell a Lady she's fat?"I told him annoyed, and took off the boots.
"You're in baggy trousers and an even larger shirt, what did you expect to look like?"Maurie pointed out. I stared at myself in the mirror, "point taken".
We weaved through boots till we found the best...more like the most approved ones by the gang. Next we went for accessories.
We stopped by the chains, here they all spread out before Kim could get a word out. "I think we should get small silver chains or better yet cho..."the words died in her mouth. She grumbled incoherent curses as she noticed I was the only one left. I flashed her a wide smile and she glared at me.
"I. Will. Kill. Them!"she seethed, squeezing her hands so tight they blanched. "How about you use the chocker you were about suggest, no one can blame you for letting it live up to it's name?"I suggested. She relaxed and flashed me a wry smile. She walked up to me and wrapped her arms around me.
"Those idiots don't have any idea what they're doing, do they?"she asked nuzzling into my neck.
I patted her back gently, "Idiots never do... they'll get what's coming to them, trust me"I said.
We both picked our stylish black chockers and went to observe the others. Apparently we were doing light shopping here, since Kim is tailoring our outfits.
Once that was over, we went to the food court. The guys went ahead to order for us.
"Uhm, guys check this out"Maurie said and showed us her phone, we huddled around, and on the screen was a picture of a hot blondie. "I agree, he's a hottie"Jill mused, Maurie rolled her eyes, scrolled down and read the content.
" One of our top 10 business tycoons of the century, Patrick Rusoe, just arrived Seattle 5minutes ago. He landed at Tacoma International Airport and was immediately escorted to his penthouse, but not before giving the ladies a smile for the camera. But the big question is, what's brought The PATRICK RUSOE to Seattle?. Are things looking up for this city? Either way, with a face like that for the next few days, I can't say I have my doubts."
"You really think that last part was necessary?"Kim asked crossing her arms. "No, but I can't say I don't share her view, he is easy on the eyes"Maurie said and bit her lower lip. We all laughed a bit before the guys returned.
"Here you go ladies, salad and yogurt for Maurie, burger, fries and coke for the resident snowman"Malik said and winked at me. I glared at him. They all laughed at me.
We sat there eating and chatting. Then once the last person was done, we got up to leave.
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Malik drove me home, well, will drive me home. We stopped for ice cream.
"Still love Vanilla?"He asked as he got out of the car, I followed him. "Either that or cookie dough, and I want sprinkles and Oreo with that"I said with the biggest smile I could muster. He eyed me up and shook his head, "so demanding, we literally just had a conversation about how big your getting"he said.
He turned to face the ice cream guy and made my order anyway, so I let his annoying jab fade away into the distant memory as I enjoyed my lovely cup.
"Donna?". "yeah?" "Do you maybe wanna go out or go clubbing sometime?"he asked.
I sighed and stared at my ice cream, "I... really don't know, if I could bring him along?"I asked hopefully. "You know what I want... I'm sure you do... it's not something he should be around to see all time"he said with his head lowered and a strange look on his face.
"Then no, I can't, thanks for the ice cream though, I love it"I said and shoved some in my mouth.
"Happy you love it"he said and strode over to the driver's seat while I went in shotgun.
Once he dropped me off, he sped away. I shrugged him of and walked into the main building,not before saluting Charlie at the front desk.
"Happy as always I see, I wish most people had your daily enthusiasm"Charlie sighed. Charlie is a handsome oldy, around 57 if I heard him right, always with a hearty smile and Charming attitude.
"Why hello Sir Charlie of Everstone"I said with another wide smile and curtsy. "Well dear, I never realized I was knighted. Very well milady, how may I be of service to you?"he said with a bow and winked. I grinned up at him. Yup, he was quite tall. "Well Sir Charlie, I wish to inquire if a certain ball of fury was dropped off earlier or not... honestly either way, I wonder if I'd get to the night with my head still on my shoulders"I said in my best attempting at a British accent, which I can tell wasn't much. He shot me a wry smile "Milady I'm afraid you're little ball of fury returned with the bus which he seriously was not pleased with. I suggest you avoid cutlery and large pillows for the time being, I do intend to see your smile again Milady"he said sadly.
"Ahh, I see. My thanks Sir Charlie of Everstone, you have been most helpful and I will take your warning into consideration. I must not delay the inevitable, for now Sir Charlie, I bid you adieu."I said mirroring his practiced sadness and curtsied.
We saluted each other and I turned on my heels off to my apartment.
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I gently opened the door. I was instantly greeted with a huge mess. I moved around the room then towards the kitchen... that's when I begun to panic.
Red, everywhere.
Plates and pots broken and scattered all around, my eyes instantly started searching for him. "Audrey!, Audrey please answer me! Please"I cried.
I searched the kitchen, I ran back to the living room, then his bed room and then mine. He wasn't there.
Anger but mostly fear and pain welled up inside me. Suddenly I heard the sound of water running. I rushed toward the bathroom but picked up a knife first.
I swear if he hurt a hair on his head, I won't give him the pleasure of instant death!
I swung the door open and came face to face...with a confused looking Audrey. He had a towel wrapped around his waist and a questioning look at me. I mirrored that expression.
I looked around the bathroom but nothing, no one else was here.
"Can I ask what I could have done to deserve death by my own sister?"
I stared at my hands and instantly dropped the knife in the sink and picked him up, squeezing him to me and nuzzling my face in his neck.
"Donna what's wrong? Uhm Donna?"
I ignored him and hugged to my heart's content. "I thought lost you"I sniffed into his hair.
"And why would you think that? I'm right here....and you're crushing me... loosen up a bit... please"he wheezed. I put him down and sat on the floor. Relief flooded me as I stared at his naked body, no scars, no injuries, at least not fresh ones. He came closer and put the back of his hand on my head, then checked my neck.
"What are you doing?"I asked watching the doctor's apprentice,
"Checking if you're sick or got knocked out somewhere...but I can't find any signs. So, what's wrong with you? You're being too panicky"he said and stared at me with his signature gaze- the narrow eyed scrutiny.
"I came in and the house was a mess, there was red everywhere, and you're home, so I thought something happened...did something happen? What happened!"I asked, my panic resurfacing.
"You do realize I can handle myself right. You got panicked over ketchup...uhm...we had a fat rat situation. Like an actual huge rat that was eating the...leftover...pizza... I forgot to throw out"he said and lowered his head in shame. I blinked. Ketchup?
"You mind explaining why the house is a mess!"
"Yes, I do mind"
"Audrey!!!"
"I chased it! I had to remove before you got back okay"
"Around the entire house!"
"Yes, it's not my fault it chose to run that way"
"And just how did Ketchup get into all this!"
"Funny story really, when I got back, I wanted to put some ketchup on the fries I bought... I'd already taken it out off the fridge when I noticed the fat rat on the sink...then I really don't remember how it got all over the house. I'm sorry!!!"
"And where is this evil rat invader"
"Ohh, I'll show you"he said and led me off to the kitchen, butt naked, I doubt he's realized this yet.
We entered the kitchen and beside the trash bin, he bent over and retrieved a large kitchen knife. The blade was encased in the guts of a truly, fat, still bleeding rat. Gross.
"That smells awful, and you shouldn't touch things like that butt naked!"I yelled. "I was just showing you wanted to....wait what d- why are you just telling me that!!! " He screamed, dumped the dead rat in the bin and ran back to the bath, hands apart.
"You know I don't know why you get flustered, you literally used to love shaking that ass for me"I yelled out.
"I was a baby! You can't hold that against me!"he replied
"What do you mean was?"
"Madonna!!!"
"Just make sure you soak in there, I'll clean it up, we'll go out for lunch. Sounds good?"
"Yup,and Donna?"
"Yes your highness?"
"You really shouldn't always worry about me. I can handle myself"
"I know, It's just, you're everything to me, I can't help it okay. Now take your time, this might take a while"I said and opened the cabinet to retrieve cleaning equipment. So what do I need?