Disclaimer: Don't own Ben 10 'cause MOA does.
A/N: Sigh. Where is everyone? AND WHO IS THIS MYSTERIOUS NO NAME PERSON? Haha thanks for the reviews and appreciate the suggestion. I think that's not a bad idea at all :D As a matter a fact, I think I'll use it for this chapter :) A little inspiration from yesterday…"Hours" is now here :D Kevin's mom's POV. Her name will be Olivia for this! (I don't know why I like her named Olivia…it's just a good name T.T)
Big Damn Table
6. Hours
:Olivia's POV:
Dragging Kevin all the way to the mall wasn't fun at all. I knew him. He was a young man that didn't really like going shopping for endless hours and looking at clothes. He loved to work on his car and experiment with different alien technology, seeing how it works and how he could use it in a fight. I asked him if he wanted to come and he said no. So I didn't take him with me. Before I left the house, he gave me a thin disk, the size of my palm. It was smooth and sleek.
"What's this?" I asked him.
"It's alien tech." He rubbed the back of his neck, frowning. "Um…It's automated to danger. You keep it in your pocket or purse and it detects your blood pressure and your pulse. It reacts to your emotions. So if something comes up…" He trailed off in embarrassment, his cheeks reddening. "Just call me if trouble comes up. Ben, Gwen and I can handle it."
I smiled. Kevin was a nice young man. He resembled Devin so much. It hurt a little, but I knew that Devin was still with me, inside of Kevin. "Thank you sweetie." I gave him a kiss on the cheek. "Do you need anything?"
He shook his head. "Nah. If I'd need anything, I can just pick it up myself. I'm fine ma. You just have fun at the mall."
"Thanks. I'll call you and let you know when I get there." Giving him one last kiss on the head, I went to my car, started it and drove off.
This was the third day of tax free apparel. I knew it would busy on the first day and even the last day. So I had decided to go in the middle of the week when it was less busy.
Once I was there, I parked in the front of the JCPenny's and called Kevin. "I'm here sweetie. Are you sure you don't need anything?"
Kevin sighed heavily and I laughed. "Like I said ma. I'm fine. Just go have fun and buy some stuff. You've been working to the bone. You need to have some fun."
"You're right. Love you Kevin."
"Love you too ma. Bye."
"Buh-bye." Once I hung up I was inside. It wasn't a busy day. There were only ten people that I counted once I walked in. I walked past the clothing and walked straight into the perfumes. I was overwhelmed by the scents crossing between sweet and spicy, with musky and clean. I looked around for the Euphoria, a scent that I found a sample of in Elle magazine. It had the scents of pomergrante, black violet, lotus blossom, persimmon, black orchid and mahogany wood. I bought a small bottle of it and walked toward the center of the mall. It wasn't busy, but there was a lot of shouting from children and chatter from all around.
I looked around and head toward Bebe, a smile on my face. I had a lot of money on me and I have been admiring the clothing for awhile. I had the figure for the clothes (not that I'm bragging or anything). So why not?
:Gwen's POV:
"Oh. My. God. This top is like, amazing."
I rolled my eyes. I was with my friends at my school. Amber and Jeanne were the stereotypical prep school girls. They were a bit snooty and the liked to add "like" to each sentence they said. They had a lot of cash on them from having rich parents and had amazing clothes and accessories from designers. They were still my friends though. Nothing else really mattered.
Amber gawked at a cream colored tunic that had ruffles at the bottom. "Wouldn't this look, like, so hot on me?"
"Yeah, yeah," Jeanne nodded, her long brown hair whipping up and down. "Totally. But, like, how much is it?"
"It's 69 bucks. 69…" Then she gave a little giggle. "I can totally handle it."
"Hup, that's what she said!"
Then they bursted into a spastic giggling fit that caused heads to turn. I looked down, trying to look unnoticed. I slipped away to the clearance rack, flipping through things.
I had been saving up money for my allowance for the longest time. I was so paranoid about college tuiton, trying to look for jobs. Then when I learned that the Plumbers paid for everything in my education, I felt a whole lot better. I hadn't bought many things, so I was ready for this day. I still was trying to save money though. I had coupons on me for twenty or thirty percent off anything.
"Hey, Gwen, we're gonna try this stuff, 'kay?" Amber said, waving armfuls of pants and tops.
"Go ahead. I'll be here." I flipped through the items, my lips pursed. A lot of the items were larges and extra larges. Then they were mostly tank tops that were still $20. Sighing, seeing that the clearance rack was hopeless, I looked around some more. Then I found something pretty cute.
It was a one-shouldered, blue top. It had a gorgeous beading pattern that ran across the strap, and a zipper at the back. It looked beautiful, but the problem?
89.00.
I didn't care it was no tax day. No way I would be spending that much money.
I frowned. It did look stunning and I had the money for it but still…
"Oh, that's a nice looking top."
I looked up at the stranger next to me. She had long black hair that stopped at the middle of her back and warm brown eyes. She looked young, around her twenties. She was smiling at me so nicely that I couldn't help but smile back.
"Are you going to try that one on?"
My heart sunk at the mention. "No…not really. It's too expensive."
"Oh? How much."
"Almost ninety." I held up the tag. "I have the money for it but I still want to save, you know?"
She nodded, understanding. "Mm-hm."
Amber and Jeanne came back out holding clothes that they wanted to keep. Amber gushed once she saw the top and rushed towards me. "Can I see?"
I handed it to her. She blabbered about how great it looked along with Jeanne, then snapped her head up. "Let's try this baby on shall we?"
"No, I'm not getting it."
"You don't like it?" Jeanne asked, eyes wide.
"I do, I just-"
Amber rolled her eyes. "I've got money girl. I can chip in. You pay half, I pay half."
I frowned. She did this whenever I would find something cute and when it was too expensive.
"Excuse me, what do you think?" Jeanne chirped, looking at the lady next to me. I glared at her, both in anger and horror, but the lady smiled.
"I think that sounds like a good idea. Why not?" She grinned at me again, and I froze. I knew that grin. I'd seen it time and time again. The one that I could never surrender to, the one that melted my heart and I couldn't say no too.
"You're…Kevin's mom aren't you?"
"And you must be Gwen." She held out her hand and I took it. She had a firm, yet soft grip. "I've heard so much about you, so when I saw you, I figured that you must be the one that Kevin's been talking about. You are a very beautiful girl. He wasn't kidding."
I blushed, looking down. Amber and Jeanne snatched up the opportunity to snoop.
"Kevin? Wait, Gwen, you gotta boyfriend? Who?" Amber asked, her voice sugary and sweet. I cringed. She really wanted the scoop and maybe even blab it around the school. Then I paused.
Uh, hello? News flash. Yes, Kevin Levin had a bad reputation in Bellwood. Everyone knew him. Girls swooned over his bad-boy rep and the guys scoffed, saying how he wasn't the toughest guy around. I've known him longer than anyone else though. He was my boyfriend. I loved him, no matter what he's done before. So anything anyone says about him, I didn't really care.
"Kevin Levin."
Amber and Jeanne sucked in a large gasp and let it all out. "Oh. My. God. Kevin Levin? The bad boy?" Jeanne cooed, grinning ear to ear.
"Dang girl, you got yourself one hot man."
Kevin's mom laughed behind me, making me jump. "Kevin does have that sort of reputation, doesn't he?"
"Yeah…" I trailed off, looking down at the top. "So, anyone want to see me try this on?"
"Me!"
"Oh, oh, me too, me too!"
Kevin's mom smiled at me again. "I would like to see it too. It looks like a good outfit to wear to a date."
I blushed at that and was pushed by Amber and Jeanne to the dressing room, Kevin's mom tagging along.
-2 Hours Later-
Amazingly, the top was perfect. It fit gracefully around me and my red hair brought out the blue color. Amber immediately ran to the register and bought it herself, before I could even get a word in. She said I was in charge of finding some accessories and the bottoms to match. I was fine with that now.
Kevin's mom went with us and Amber and Jeanne were cool with her. His mom was surprisingly younger than expected. She liked to shop at Aeropostale and Charlotte Russe. Then when we past by Victoria's Secret, Amber joked about how Kevin's mom needed to show Gwen what she approved of. I nearly punched her in the face, but Kevin's mom laughed like it was no big deal. I began to laugh with her too. She had a very relaxed sense of humor, unlike my mom who would start screaming at Amber for saying that.
We all took a break at the food court, snaking on pretzels. Kevin's mom told her about herself. She worked at the Verizon center as an assistant for the manager. She checked profits, took calls from complaining customers and did what the manager wanted. She said that he was a pain in the ass, but she was paid good money and that was all that mattered.
Once we started getting tired and our feet throbbed, we crashed at the water fountain. I looked up at the glass ceiling. The sun was setting. "We've been here for at least six hours," I muttered.
"New record," Jeanne grinned, holding her thumbs up.
"Six hours…my, my. You girls have been here longer than I have. So. I'd say that we spent some cash girls don't you think?" Kevin's mom asked. We all laughed in agreement. "Well, I say that we get back home then. See you girls soon?"
"Oh, totally!" Amber nodded.
"Coolest mom ever," Jeanne beamed. "Most definantly seeing you again."
I smiled at her. "Yes." That's all I could really say. "We'll keep in contact. I'd like to do this again."
She nodded, waving good bye. She went off, disappearing into the forming night crowd. I sighed. I instantly missed her. She was easier to talk to then I thought before. She was refreshing, young and beautiful for her age. She said before that she was forty-three, which sounds ridiculous when she looked way younger.
Amber stretched, letting out a big yawn. "God Gwen, you are so, like, lucky. My boyfriend's mom isn't as cool as your boyfriend's. She likes all those ugly knit sweaters and smells like old cheese."
"My boyfriend's mom smells like incense. Do you know how much she uses? She smells like a freaking incense convention or something."
"Incense convention, huh?" I laughed, rolling my eyes.
Jeanne blushed. "Ah shuddup!"
Amber smirked. "You know what's awesome? She can be your mother in law one day. That'd be pretty freaking awesome."
I smiled at that. That was something to consider…
:Olivia's POV:
"I'm home!" I called out, seeing Kevin on the couch with his eyes drooping. He shot up, eyes wide.
"Woah! How long were you planning to stay out for?"
"Oh, only for awhile. Then I bumped into someone and we chatted for awhile. It kinda escalated at that."
He rolled his eyes. "Kinda? Mom, you've been out for a really long time."
"Only two hours sweetheart." I rested next to him. "Oh honey, you should have been there."
"I really have shouldn't. Two hours? Shopping? No way."
"But the person I bumped into is someone you know."
"Who?"
"Not telling," I said in a sing song. I got up from the couch, taking my bags and head toward my room. He followed me.
"Who was it ma?"
"Not telling you!"
It went on for awhile. Maybe a few hours. I lost track after a few minutes.
A/N: Oh, Mrs. Levin you are so cruel xD You can only imagine Kevin's face when she finally got it out though ha ha :D Thank you mysterious No Name for the suggestion. And here's a link to see the shirt Gwen got: .com/One-Shoulder-Silk-Peek-A-Boo-Top/dp/B003AWPAJ6?ie=UTF8&field_launch-date=-1y&field_availability=-2&navAsinList=B003N7URF0%2CB003JSUHRQ%2CB003H6G19S%2CB003L0JM82%2CB003JT03WE%2CB003JSSFSO%2CB003JSUNES%2CB003JT0F6I%2CB003GJPJS0%2CB003F5XO7I%2CB003G2W1QU%2CB003AWPAJ6%2CB002XLIJ7K%2CB003AX5VTY%2CB003AWF712&navAsinListIndex=0&searchRank=-product_site_launch_date&id=One%20Shoulder%20Silk%20Peek-A-Boo%20Top&ref=search_results_12&node=2245308011&field_browse=2245308011&searchSize=20&searchNodeID=2245308011&searchPage=1&asinSearchPageIndex=11&searchBinNameList=null&field_is-searchable=0&pf_rd_r=134C2SCSEA3CSNV68G6S&pf_rd_m=A2FMOXN01TSNYY&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=2245308011&pf_rd_p=495094551&pf_rd_s=search-results Damn. Long link O.o So yeah…thank you for reading and hope you review! :D