The breakfast mood was a bit off. Arya wasn't sure why, so she was sitting quietly eating a toast with some strawberry jam. It tasted really good and Arya smiled to herself thinking back at the time when she only could dream about eating stuff like that.
"You seem quite happy." She heard Mr Reyes interrupting the silence.
"Yes, I enjoy the meal as the food is delicious." She smiled.
Mr Reyes looked at her plate with the single toast.
"What have you been eating at the Institution?"
"Well Master a slice of bread and tea for breakfast and some soup for dinner." Aria took another bite.
"That's it?"
"Yeah." Arya shrug her arms. Silence again. One could only hear the crunching of toast.
"I'll be busy today, I will allow you to go to the city. Jason will come along with you. You may do some shopping and eat at a restaurant. You will be back home for dinner." He wiped his mouth and laid a napkin aside.
Arya was taken a back for a brief moment.
"Thank you Master." She managed to spill out. He was actually letting her go to the city!
"Master may I kiss you on the cheek?" Arya was really overjoyed, her eyes were sparkling.
"Yes." Mr Reyes looked at her placing his cup aside. Aria stood up and placed a gentle kiss.
"Thank you Master. Can I go get ready?" She was barely holding her excitement back.
"Yes, you can." A light smile appeared on his face.
Arya was sitting in a carriage in no time, wearing a white dress, laced gloves and a hat decorated with flowers made of satin. She felt like a fine lady with the only downside being Jason sitting opposite her. She decided not to spare him a glance and kept her eyes on the window. She was now fully aware where the manor she has bee living in right now was. She has never been here after being sent to the institution, it was a residential area and beggars were not welcomed. Before that, she was in this area once or twice with her family. The surrounding was really something all those fancy houses with gardens made her clear where she was standing. Jason was looking at her expectantly but Arya kept quiet. The carriage was rolling leisurely and soon they reached the park after which it must be pretty close to the main street where all the shops are. For a moment Arya was thinking where she would like to go and what she could buy but than it appeared to her that she didn't have any money. Fuck. There were two possibilities she will go window shopping or Jason has it. Time to break the silence she thought unwillingly.
"Is there any plan where I'm allowed to go?" She started turning her gaze at the butler.
"No madam, there is none." He responded politely.
"How much money am I allowed to spend?" That was a question to check whether he had it or not.
"Mr Reyes didn't stated the limit. If we are run out of cash, most shops will have no problems sending the bill to our master." He smiled heartily. Arya nodded in acknowledgment. They passed the park and right now they entered busy street with other carriages and horsemen as well as people strolling on he sidewalks. Arya knew this area more or less, she has been here few times.
"I want to stop here." She remarked.
"Of course madam." He knocked at he side of the carriage and it stopped. They got off and walked along the sidewalk.
This part of the city was really well maintained with clean, cobbled streets and a few flower beds. The shops offered every luxury you could buy with money, right now she was passing by perfume shop, something she as an Omega wasn't using. She had a natural fragrance sweet smell reminding of elderflower. She looked at the fancy bottles presented on the window display and moved further. She saw a lingerie shop and decided to enter it only to make that Jason butler ashamed. She was looking through some typical simple laced underwear sets ant thought they looked boring.
"May I help you madam?" The nice shop assistant approached her with wide smile. Arya knowing that the butler was right behind her decided to act bravely or shamelessly name it as you want it.
"Well have you got a more sexy option?" She asked innocently.
"Of course madam, if you please follow me." The young woman was walking straight to the back of the shop where more reviling underwear was presented. Arya looked for a moment and decided for a transparent white set.
"I'll take this one."
"Excellent choice madam, shall I pack it?"
"Yes please." Arya stepped aside and gave Jason a meaningful look. With a faint blush he was waiting at the counter bearing with the look the shop assistant was giving him. An old man with such a young wife … pervert. Her gaze said it all.
They went outside and Jason sighted with relief. Arya smirked. Next was a small pastry shop with a garden restaurant and yes, they were selling ice cream. Arya was weak to this sweet treat.
"I feel like eating ice cream." She pointed to the small restaurant.
"As you wish madam."
Arya ordered a chocolate and vanilla flavor, while Jason a coffee and cheesecake. They sat in silence and Arya savored the moment along with the cold sweetness. For the time being she was a part of the rich upper class she used to admire from a far. It was pretty warm and quite a lot of people were walking the main street, enjoying the warm breeze and Arya came back to her favorite pastime activity, watching passers by. It took her a while to realize she knew the tall woman walking into a shop with a young girl.