Chapter 13 - Shopping Montage
(1:18pm, 1 hour earlier at Bueno Nacho)
"Well, that was a filling meal..." Kim exclaimed, patting on the bib portion of her overalls. "I know that I cannot fight crime on an empty stomach."
The salad bowl was about cleaned off.
"Girl, it's like a fiesta going on in my mouth!" Monique exclaimed, "I should really cut back on the Diablo sauce!"
"Really good salads as always!" Tara exclaimed.
"I am agreeing with ya as well, KP!" Ron replied. "The churros and Nacos are like heaven's food, the perfect snackage!"
Rufus then belched loudly, his mouth smothered with cheese.
"Rufus, what do you say to us ladies?" Kim asked.
"Excuse me?" Rufus squeaked.
"Good naked mole rat!" Kim replied, patting Rufus on the head.
Ron then felt a rumble in his stomach.
"Um, ladies, if you don't mind, I may need to use the little boys room!"
"Go right ahead, Ron." Kim replied, "We aren't going anywhere...yet!"
Ron rushed to the men's restroom.
"So where are we gonna hit up next?" Kim then asked the two other girls.
Monique replied, "Kim, you need to get in a trip to the mall before you and the fam leave for Utah!"
"Great minds think alike, Monique!" Kim agreed, "Now we'll have to wait on Ron..."
She then heard the flushing of the toilet and Ron coming out of the bathroom.
"Hey, girls, we ready?" Ron asked. "Where to next?"
"Take a wild guess!" Kim smirked. And then all three girls gave him the dreaded puppy-dog dog pout.
Ron gasped, "Oh no, not now! Not the...!"
(40 minutes later)
"...mall!" Ron groaned as he followed behind the three girls at the Middleton Mall. "Curse the person who invented the PDP!"
Rufus then went on his owner's shoulder and chirped.
"Sorry, Rufus. Someone has to carry the ladies' bags..." Ron sighed.
The four teens (and naked mole-rat) approached Club Banana.
"Shop till you drop, girls!" Monique exclaimed to Tara and Kim.
Kim then took out a piece of paper. It was titled "Colors of CB Overalls I Own". It had dark denim, regular denim, hickory stripe, camo, black, duck bib, mustard corduroy, painter's white, paint stains, brown, khaki, red, orange, yellow and green all checked off.
"Now...which color don't I own yet? Oh of course, purple! It would look great for the trip! And it would complete the rainbow that I own!"
She went to the women's overalls section of the store to search for the purple overalls.
Ron then went to the front desk and saw what his new girlfriend was doing.
"Hey, um, where exactly are the guys' overalls?"
The female sales associate sighed, "In the back of the store, to the left."
Ron went to that area of the store.
"Let's see...medium...medium..."
He finally found a dark denim pair.
"Boo-yah! This is totally perfect for me!"
Kim also found her purple pair of dungarees.
"Spankin'!"
The two of them met up at the dressing room.
"Ron? You're actually getting overalls too?" Kim asked in surprise.
"Why not, KP? They'll go perfect for the trip tomorrow to Utah!" Ron replied.
"I actually have not seen you wear them since you were 6." Kim said, pointing to her BF's overalls.
"There's always a first time for everything after an 11 1/2-year pause!" Ron said.
He then asked, "But what is the difference between the guys and girl's versions?"
Kim then pointed out the CB charm chains on the beltloops. "I think that will answer your question. Now if you don't mind...ladies first!"
She grinned as she entered into the ladies dressing room. A few minutes later, she came out in the purple overalls.
Rufus gave a paws up. Tara and Ron gave a thumbs up. Monique also gave her approval as well.
"You really dig those dungarees, girl!" she exclaimed.
"Check them off the list!" Kim exclaimed, "They are definitely going in the travel fashion wardrobe!"
She then looked at the rack featuring a baggy overall black leather variant that was on sale for $30.
"This pair would be perfect for a night out on the town or going to a fancy event!" Kim said as she grabbed a pair.
"And now, for me, the moment of truth!" Ron said, holding his overalls. He went to the men's side of the dressing rooms to change.
A few more minutes later, he came out in the overalls on his own with both straps hooked.
"Wow! I actually do not feel like a farmer in them!" he exclaimed, holding the straps. "These are totally badical!"
Ron then continued "And here is the other test..."
He unclipped the right strap of the overalls, allowing it to dangle behind his back. He had seen Kim, Monique, and Tara do the one-strap look on a few occassions at school and outside of it and also, unfortunately, see Bonnie go down the both-straps undone route.
"Success!"
"You know, you don't look bad at all when you do 'em one-strap!" Kim grinned.