Merilina

Twelve

Merilina

We arrived in the cities most popular shopping mall, the ceilings were high, painted white and shining, all the shops were designed to look impossibly immaculate everywhere which made my stomach scream in pure happiness.

I haven't actually been here before, ever actually since I spend my time shopping online because of laziness. But this, this, was something else.

I turn to Seth and I'm pretty sure he can see the joy in my eyes,

"This place is so pretty, thank you for taking me!" I say truthfully.

He looks at me genuinely happy at my response instead of giving me a blank cold stare half of the time.

"Let's go shopping, I'm paying for everything just so you know, also we can stop by a restaurant if you're hungry to I don't mind."

I nod grabbing his hand to lead him to all the expensive stores.

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We've made it through all the shops I picked out and now it's his turn, I turn around about to speak and I'm questioning how he's not tired after carrying all those bags. I mean he is strong but still I'd melt into a puddle from all the sweat I'd have running down my face.

He leads me towards a shop that looks skeptical and im a bit worried,

'what if he's actually going to sell me to the black market? I mean it would be impossible to in a big shopping mall like this but it could be a disguise as something good and then it turns out to be bad'

im deep in thought and don't realise he has been calling my name for the past minute,

"Sorry, I was thinking about something important"

"Go in." he pushes my back a little.

I walk in wondering what this shop is about since there's nothing on the walls and no worker in the front.

I look back to see if Seth is still there and he just nods at me signaling to keep walking. I get the chills instantly as I realise it's a sex store.

Filled with sex toys.

I immediately turn around and start walking towards the door but Seth grabs my arm and turns me around so im looking up at him.

"Just look around, if you're interested ask me what it is." He says whilst I can see his lips are twitching trying not to smirk at my nervousness.

"Nothing interests me here!" I silently yell at him already feeling embarrassed about being in this hell hole.

His eyes darken and he grabs my arm towards a shelf showing me the toys up close.

"We're trying out this one."

It's a pink vibrator shaped as a heart, I mean it's cute but inside me? No way!

We both walk up to the cash point and Seth pays, the cashier lady looks at me and sends me a smile saying 'we've all been there'

That makes me smile shyly as we walk away towards a restaurant

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