*unsure whether this chapter will be just the shopping chapter, or whether it will include both the shopping and the party I guess I'll decide halfway through the chapter! Enjoy!*

Beca POV

I woke up a little bit later than I hoped to this morning. It was 10:15 and I was meant to be going shopping with Amber at 11:30. I looked around, Jesse wasn't in the room so I guessed he was downstairs with everyone else. I headed for a quick shower. I used a shower cap to cover my hair because I didn't want to have to dry it after I got out. I washed in record speed time and dried myself even quicker. Searching through the draw that I had put my clothes in I shoved on some matching blue underwear then I pulled on a pair of black denim shorts, they were shorter than I would normally wear out shopping but I was in a good mood and I felt sexy for some reason. I grabbed a brown crop top that clung to my body nicely, it showed a small strip of my stomach. To make it feel and look more like me, I threw on a brown plaid shirt over the top. I quickly done my normal makeup and grabbed my boots before heading downstairs. I could hear chatter in the family room so I dropped my boots by the front door and went into the room. Glen, James and Amber were all sat watching something on TV.

"Morning Beca," the twins greeted at the same time. It was kind of freaky since they hadn't even turned to look at me.

"They do it all the time, talking together, it still creeps us out sometimes!" Amber laughed, clearly she had seen the shock on my face.

"Where's Jesse?" I asked, he wasn't here and he hadn't been in the room.

"Oh he's just gone to get some drinks for tonight, he said you can drive his car to the mall and that you're not allowed to let me drive under any circumstances." Amber explained.

"Wow im surprised he's even letting me drive his car, that never happens!" I laughed. It was only 11am but since we had nothing else to do we headed to the mall early. Driving around in Jesse's Audi convertible made me feel on top of the world. Speeding down the highway, Amber and I laughed as we turned the radio up. Perfect by Pink came on the radio and I started singing, when the chorus came on Amber burst into song along with me. Jesse had been right, she had a cracking voice and we sounded good together. Eventually we reached the mall and found a parking space. Putting the roof up on the car and locking it I smiled. "We should totally sing together properly sometime! You have an amazing voice!" I told her, we linked arms and headed towards the shops.

"Yeah we could sing tonight, there's normally a karaoke at the party, we could surprise Jesse!" she replied, dragging me up some escalators. I was surprised at how different she was from yesterday, it was good though. She aimed us towards a shop called BeachBits, I guessed it was the place to get our swimsuits. As we entered the shop it smelled amazing, there was a fruity tropical smell that was unlike anything else I'd ever smelt before. The walls were lined with multi-coloured bikinis, swimsuits and boys swim trunks. I looked through them until I found a bikini I liked; it was purple and black in a Aztec pattern. I picked it and decided to try it on in a minute. I found a one piece that was super sexy, it was gold and shimmery, the back looked like a bikini but the front had a strip connecting the top and the bottom. It wasn't something I would normally wear but I had been drawn to it. I found Amber she had picked up a glow in the dark bikini and a floral patterned bikini. We headed to try them on. Luckily both of mine fitted and so did Ambers. We decided to buy all of them even though we would only wear one tonight. I was informed that towards the end of spring break Sticky –whoever this guy was- usually held another party that wasn't a pool party. This of course meant a new outfit aswell. We searched around various stores; I got a white lacy shirt to go over my bikini tonight, some new jeans, new shorts and another plaid shirt. We walked into a small boutique called Bella's, it was a very small shop, it felt cosy and welcoming. There were loads of pretty looking dresses hanging on the rails. I wasn't into floral print so I looked on the other side of the shop. I was flicking through some random dresses when one caught my eye. It was round neck dress, it was dark emerald green, it had a small area cut out just where the cleavage would be. There was also some triangles cut out on the side and it hung probably around mid-thigh. I picked it and went to the changing room. It fit like a glove and clung to my body perfectly.

"Hey Amber what do you think?" I called as I stepped out of the little changing stall. She looked over and her face lit up.

"oh my god, that is stunning. You look totally hot right now, you HAVE to get that!" She squealed. I hadn't felt this good in a dress for ages. I changed back into my normal clothes and paid for the dress. This was turning out to be an expensive shopping trip. Amber had brought a lovely strapless floral dress that had a stunning brown belt that had a silver embellishment on it. I was so excited about the parties coming up, I was never one that got invited to parties at high school so this was all new for me. We decided that we could go buy shoes, then grab lunch before heading home.

We found ourselves in Office, the most expensive shoe shop in the mall. I grabbed some brown sandals that had a nice green jewel flower on them. They were only half price which made me a little happier since I really did like them. Just as we were about to leave I spotted a pair of black heels. They were about 4 inches high and had some silver sprinkled through them. They were stunning. I decided to buy them aswell.

We headed for lunch at a little café on the outside bit of the mall. It was quaint and cosy which was nice. We had a lovely baguette for lunch and then headed home. As we bundled through the door, with our many shopping bags we were greeted by Jesse and the twins who looked at us and our many bags with an amazed look on their faces.

"Enjoy your shopping a little bit did you?" Jesse laughed as he took my bags from me. I kissed him quickly on the cheek and laughed.

"Yeah, Amber is a great shopping buddy, and the mall here is better than at home or at barden," I told him. I followed him upstairs. I was tired from the day out and needed a break. The party wasn't until 8, it was only 3:30 in the afternoon so I had time for a quick sleep before I needed to get ready. I settled down in Jesse's bed. I knew he wouldn't sleep, he never slept in the afternoon. Instead he sat down next to me, stretched his legs out and leant on the wall behind us. He picked up a book and started to read. I felt my eyes closing as thoughts of tonight rushed through my head. Tonight would be amazing and I couldn't wait to show of my new bikini to Jesse, he was going to go crazy over it!

*well it turned out longer than I thought It would but I think it's a really good chapter! Next chapter will be tomorrow at some point hopefully, and it will be the party chapter! Review and happy reading!*