*Disclaimer: I do not own Walmart!*
After finishing dinner, Sheva and Ayanna bathed, brushed their teeth, and did their hair for the night. Sheva read Ayanna a story and they went to bed.
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"Mommy, get up!"
Sheva was woken up by Ayanna jumping on the bed on her knees, chanting at Sheva to get up. She continued to chant and began to shake Sheva's shoulder, seeing that the jumping was not working.
"Come on! Auntie Claire said it's time to wake up!" Ayanna whine to her mother who had yet to move from her position.
Sheva could clearly her Ayanna asking her to get, she just didn't feel like it. She knew that once she woke up, she would be forced to shop 'till she dropped… literally.
"She's not getting up, Auntie." Ayanna complained to Claire who was standing at the door.
"I knew she wouldn't get up. Go ahead and get off the bed sweetheart. Aunties got this." Claire told Ayanna then walked over to the side of the bed where Sheva was 'sleeping'. Once Ayanna hopped of the bed, Claire launched herself onto Sheva's back without warning causing Sheva to bolt up with a loud groan of annoyance.
"Ugh, Claire! Get off me!" Sheva moaned as she tried to push the redhead off of her.
"I'll get up once you promise to get up and get ready to go shopping!" Claire demanded, putting more weight on Sheva's back.
"I promise! Just please get off me!" Sheva agreed. Ayanna watched from the other side of the bed, giggling at the two. The really looked like real sisters in that moment
"…And you have to promise that you won't be a grumpy pants and try to get something nice!"
"I will, jeez! Now get off me, you moose!" Sheva joked, finally turning on her back while Claire struggled to stay on her.
"What do you want from me!" Sheva whined like a little kid.
"Gimme a hug!" Claire ordered then stood up some to open her arms. Sheva let out a playful sigh and hugged Claire, retending to gag when Claire kissed her cheek.
"Ew, I have cooties now…" Sheva said, pretending to be grossed out. Claire chckled at her then picked Ayanna up in her arms and told her "lets give your momma some time to wake up… you want some waffles?"
"Yay waffles!" Ayanna cheered as she pumped her fists up in the air. Sheva and Claire laughed at her excitement, Sheva sitting up and yawning right after. Claire took Ayanna out of the room, leaving Sheva alone to wake up some.
She ran a hand through her hair tiredly, swinging her feet over the edge of the bed and stood up, another yawn escaping her lips. She stretched and reached for her fully charged phone, turning on the screen and squinting at the light shining in her eyes in the dimly lit room. Sheva saw that she had received a message from Chris ten minutes ago and opened it to read it.
Hey, I hope you have an amazing day beautiful! I can't wait for tomorrow! See you when I get off work!
Sent at 9:23 a.m.
Sheva smiled at his sweet message, she missed receiving good morning texts and being called beautiful. She happily sighed as she typed her response.
Thank you handsome! Same to you! I think I am more excited for tomorrow then you, haha. See you later! 3
Delivered at 9:34 a.m.
Sheva placed her phone back down on the night stand and headed to the dining room where Ayanna was eating. She kissed her on the top of her head before stealing a cut up piece of waffle and a sip of her orange juice.
"Hey!" Ayanna whined playfully. Sheva giggled and stuck her tongue out at her, showing her the chewed up waffle on her tongue. Ayanna did the same but had a lot more waffle on her tongue. Claire grimaced at the two once she came out of the kitchen, carrying her toast.
"You to are gross…" Claire joked then headed to her bedroom to eat. Sheva smiled at her then walked into the kitchen to make herself a bowl of cereal, then came back out and sat down to eat with Ayanna.
While they were eating, Ayanna kept mentioning Chris in almost every sentence. Sheva was debating on if she wanted to tell Ayanna about their date tomorrow or just wait until later. She decided to tell her now since she thought so highly and since they were already on the topic of him.
"Hey Ayanna, how would you feel if mommy and Mr. Chris were to be together?" Sheva asked, slightly nervous thinking of all the terrible responses.
"You mean like be how you and Daddy were?" Ayanna asked as she finished sipping on her juice.
"Yeah." Sheva answered with a sigh. Ayanna's expression turned into a sad one as she thought about it.
"I don't want you two to be mad at each other like you and Daddy were…" Ayanna told her sadly.
"No no no, honey, Mommy and Mr. Chris wouldn't be mad at each other. We would be happy, I meant be together like… um how would I put this…" Sheva paused to think of how she would describe their relationship to her.
"Like you guys would kiss and stuff?" Ayanna innocently questioned, causing Sheva to chuckle a bit.
"Well yeah, but not right away. He would be my boyfriend."
"Like you and Daddy were?"
"No, me and Daddy were married, me and Mr. Chris would just be together but not like we are married. Do you get it?" Sheva questioned, not sure if she was sounding clear enough.
"I do… but what about Daddy? Will he still be my Daddy?"
"He will ALWAYS be your Daddy, even if me and Mr. Chris do get married at one point. If that happens Mr. Chris will be your step dad. He'll be like a Daddy but he won't be your real daddy." Sheva tried to explain but found it really confusing herself.
"Oh… ok, I get it. But won't Daddy be mad?"
"That doesn't matter." Sheva said without thinking. She winced once she realized how mean that must have sounded to Ayanna and tried to make a quick recovery. "I mean Mommy and Daddy will talk about that, ok? When you talk to Daddy you don't need to say anything to him."
"Ok…" Ayanna responded simply, seeming unaffected by the first remark.
"So… with that said, tomorrow me and Mr. Chris are going to go out for a while, and you missy, are going to stay with Auntie. You'll probably be asleep by the time I get back because I'll be leaving late." Sheva told her.
"Ok, but why can't I go?" Ayanna asked sadly.
"Because it is time for us to get to know each other and for us to see if we want to be girlfriend and boyfriend." Sheva tried to explain as nicely as she could.
"Oh… ok. Can you guys please be boyfriend and girlfriend?" Ayanna asked as she finished the least pieces of waffle.
"Why?" Sheva asked with a chuckle.
"Because I want you to be happy and I want Mr. Chris to be around more." Ayanna told her. Sheva smiled at her comment, she was so proud of her and amazed at how quickly she understood the situation.
"You are too sweet…" Sheva told her as she pulled her into a hug and gave her a kiss. She released her the grabbed her face, pushing her cheeks together until she had fish lips.
"Aw… my big girl, looking out for her mommy!" Sheva said in a baby voice as she placed kisses all over her face, causing Ayanna to laugh.
"You're silly mommy!" Ayanna giggled once her face was released.
"I know!" Sheva smiled then got serious "now let's clean up and get ready to go shopping. If you stay as god as you have been this morning and don't cry or have an attitude while we are in the store, I'll buy you a playground set while we are out. How does that sound?"
"It sounds great! I'll be good so I can get my play set. Can it be pink and purple and like a castle oh and can I get a sand box and a pool?" Ayanna asked excitedly.
"My my, you are just full of questions today… We'll have to see what they have alright?" Ayanna nodded her head excitedly and grabbed her plate to take to the kitchen. Sheva quickly finished the last bit of cereal she had and quickly cleaned the dishes, with Ayanna's help. Then they both left the kitchen to go get ready.
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1 hour later….
Claire, Sheva, and Ayanna where all dressed and headed to the mall.
"This is the same mall we went to yesterday!" Ayanna exclaimed as she pushed herself up in her seat.
"Uh huh, sit back down." Claire told her. Ayanna obeyed and settled back down in her seat. Claire quickly found a parking spot, not too far for the entrance.
"Ok we are going straight in, getting me an outfit, possibly looking for a playground set for Ayanna, and then leaving." Sheva told Claire as she exited the vehicle. "I need to go to the new house by 2, that's when the furniture truck gets there." Sheva finished as she helped Ayanna out of her car seat.
"We have 4 hours Shev, calm down. Besides it's not like you are going to walk in and find the perfect dress." Claire told her as she got out the car herself.
"Who said I was wearing a dress?" Sheva questioned, pulling Ayanna out of the car and shutting the door. Claire locked the car with a sigh.
"What are you guys doing on this date?" Claire asked, ignoring Sheva's question.
"Going out for a nice dinner and a movie." Sheva answered simply.
"Ok and wouldn't you want to wear something NICE for a NICE dinner and movie?"
"Something NICE doesn't have to be a dress, Claire." Sheva explained as they made their way across the parking lot and into the store. Claire immediately led Sheva to the dresses and they began looking, even though Sheva kept trying to look at anything other than that. Claire picked up 7 or 8 dresses for Sheva while she only picked up one, and Ayanna chose it for her.
"Claire can we just go to the fitting rooms now? It's already 12." Sheva asked, becoming annoyed with all the little they got done in an hour.
"Ugh, fine…" Claire agreed and they headed to the fitting rooms.
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"I like this one…" Sheva told Claire who was facing away from her.
"You've said that about every dress you tried on…" Claire murmured before turning to look at Sheva. She immediately took back what she said.
"Oh my gosh! Sheva you look great!" Claire gasped. Sheva wore a black two piece tube dress that complimented her form. The skirt piece of the dress had a slit that went up to Sheva's mid-thigh and had shiny black design around it. It was simple but elegant, both of what Sheva and Claire wanted.
"All we have to do is get you some heels and jewelry to match and you will be set! We can get your make-up and hair done tomorrow before you go." Claire told Sheva excitedly and hung up the other dresses that Sheva had already tried on.
Sheva quickly changed back into her own clothes and then the 3 walked to the jewelry section. Sheva quickly picked out some a set of black and silver jewelry and they made their way to the register. Sheva sighed as she swiped her card, lowering the amount on it by $100.
'This better be worth it'
Since Ayanna behaved well, they looked around the mall at different places to find a small playground for her. They easily found a set that Ayanna was happy with and call an assistant over to buy it.
"I'm sorry ma'am, this one is just for display. If you want to buy one you'll have to order it online. We can do that here for you if you want?" The woman offered.
"Umm… yeah I guess I can order it here." Sheva answered. The woman told them to follow her to her computer. Sheva reached for Ayanna's hand and looked down at her when she didn't grab it. Ayanna was standing with her arms crossed and a pout on her lips.
"Ayanna I don't have to buy you one at all if that's what you want?"
"No!" Ayanna cried then grabbed Sheva's hand, hoping to make up for her few seconds of attitude. Sheva nodded and then they caught up to Claire and the woman. They made it to the woman's desk and waited as she typed a few things on her keyboard.
"Oh, ma'am we are actually going to have a delivery at around two. Do you want me to save one for you to pick up?" The woman told her. Sheva looked down at Ayanna and debated if she was going to buy it for her.
"Please mommy?" Ayanna asked and squeezed Sheva's hand. With a sigh Sheva told the assistant that she want one saved.
"How long can you save it for me because I have to be somewhere by two?" Sheva asked as she once again swiped her card.
"We can save it until tomorrow but then we would have to give it away to someone because we are only having 2 come in and it's a popular item… but you will get a refund if that happens." She explained.
"Ugh… I won't be able to pick it up tomorrow and I can't wait here to get it…" Sheva sighed, rubbing her forehead.
"I'll drop you guys off at the house and then bring it to you alright? Don't stress Sheva." Claire told her best friend as she rubbed her back.
"Thanks Claire." Sheva thanked her with a grateful smile.
"No problem, I'll take the receipt." Claire told the woman. She handed her the receipt and the three made it out of the store by 1:10. Claire quickly dropped Sheva and Ayanna off at her house then dove back to the mall to wait for the playground.
Sheva placed everything that she needed for the new house like small decorations, paint, and paint brushes, in her trunk which took her about 20 minutes because of the multiple distractions from Ayanna.
Sheva quickly changed her and Ayanna into more comfy clothes, then locked up Claire's house before heading out the door to her own home.
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3 hours later…
"Alright guys, good work today. Remember that I will not be here tomorrow but I want to hear a good report when I come back Thursday. Understood?" Chris told his team.
"Yes Captain!" They all replied in unison.
"Dismissed." Chris told them then packed his bags.
"Have fun on your date tomorrow! Bring pictures!" Rodgers joked as he quickly ran out the door, trying to get away quickly before something could be thrown at him again.
Chris shook his head with a chuckle and rushed the rest of the team to get out of the gym. He wanted to go home and quickly shower to go see Sheva.
The gym was finally cleared out and Chris rushed to his office to gather the rest of his things then made his way to his car. As he sat in the hot vehicle, he decided to call Sheva and give her a heads up that he was coming. The phone rang 5 times before she answered.
"Hey Chris." Sheva's voice came over the phone.
"Hey Shev, I just wanted to let you know I just got off work. I'm gonna go home and freshen up a bit then I will be over." Chris informed her.
"Alright, just walk in when you get here, do you remember where it is?" Sheva asked.
"Yeah, I remember and if I don't I just have to find some moving trucks." Chris joked then continued "Hey do you want me to pick up anything on my way there? I pass by a Walmart on my way to your house…"
"No… its fine… thank you though." Sheva told him, sounding uncertain.
"Sheva I know you need something so just tell me what it is."
"Ok fine… can you pick up some pink and purple paint and some more brushes for me? I'll pay-" Sheva was cut off by Chris saying her name in a warning like tone.
"Sheva, I will get the stuff for you and you will not pay me back, alright? I don't want you to feel like you have to pay me back for everything I get you."
"I just don't want it to seem like I'm taking advantage of you or anything…"
"I know you are not that kind of person. I can tell how grateful you are." Chris told her as he put the phone down and put it on speaker so he could drive and talk without holding the phone.
"Thanks Chris, I really mean it. You are too sweet." Sheva told him and he could hear the smile in her voice.
"You're welcome, get used to my sweetness." Chris joked as he pulled out of the parking spot and headed home.
"I'll try, haha. I'll see you in a bit then…" Sheva sighed from the other line.
"Ok, see you beautiful." Chris said with a smile, knowing that she was probably blushing like crazy.
"Thanks…" Sheva said quietly, not knowing how to take the compliment. He said it in the text message earlier but it was so weird hearing him say it himself.
"One more thing Shev."
"Yeah?"
"Get used to me giving you compliments too." He told her seriously.
"Sorry, I'm not used to getting compliments…" Sheva admitted.
"Well I am going to start giving you some all the time. You deserve to be complimented because you are an amazing person and I want you to know that. So we will work on helping you accept compliments, alright?"
"Ok, thanks again." Sheva thanked him shyly.
"No problem, and sorry I have one more question."
"Don't be sorry, what's up?"
"Could I bring my dog over?"
"Um… does he bite?" Sheva asked worried.
"No he's trained and he does really well with children, Ayanna will love him." Chris explained.
"Yeah, I guess so… just please make sure he doesn't poop on my carpet and bring something to pick up his messes." Sheva requested good humoredly.
I will don't worry…see you in a jiffy."
"Alright, see ya." Sheva responded, chuckling at his choice of words.
They disconnected and Chris made his way to his house, showered, got his dog ready to go, got the paint and brushes at the store and he even picked up some flowers, then he headed to Sheva's house. He arrived at the house within around 30 minutes after getting off the phone with Sheva and parked on the curb, the 3 moving trucks and Sheva's car taking up the whole driveway. He got everything out of his truck, holding Spike's leash tightly and made his way to the front door.
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A/N: Yay, Spike! Sorry this was late again but I hope you enjoy and don't forget to review!
Luna Heartfilia: Yeah, she's adorable! Haha, I do too don't worry! He's a real hottie, haha. I'd love to read your stories, just tell me when you post them and I'll be there! I'll have to see about giving them a storyline, thanks for the suggestion, have an amazing day and thank you for reviewing!
Wolfspiritqueen: Thank you! I appreciate your patience and kindness! I hope you enjoyed this chapter and thank you for reviewing!
~Sheva Redfield