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Chapter 14 - Shopping
Later that day, Phil and Keely went to the mall to do a little shopping. Phil was planning on getting Keely something special… but he didn't know how to when she was clinging onto him like a baby lemur clings to its mother. Not that he minded… but he just needed to figure out how to be sneaky; something he wasn't exactly good at.
"So, Keel… anywhere in particular you want to go, Keel?" he asked.
"Yeah, I'm sure I'll find somewhere I want to look," she said. "What about you?"
"No… not really. I brought you here, so you look anywhere you want."
"You came here for me?" she asked him.
"Yes, I did," he said, smiling.
"Aww! Phil, you're so sweet! I love you!" she said, kissing his cheek. Phil smiled and immediately kissed her back.
"Okay… I want to go to Aeropostale, then Wet Seal, then American Eagle, Hollister, etc." she said.
Phil laughed. She was so adorable. "Alright, Keel. That's fine with me. Just don't make me stay here until my feet fall off, okay?" he asked, playfully.
"I would never do that to my baby," she said, kissing him again. He kissed her back happily. "Plus, I don't want my feet to fall off, either! I'd lose my job!"
They shared a laugh and held hands as they walked, their fingers laced. They were both tense while doing so, but they loosened up after a while.
They walked into Aeropostale, and Keely didn't stay long (surprisingly!). She bought about three pairs of low-rise jeans and a miniskirt. She didn't have to try them on, though, because she already knew what size she was. That part was nice for the both of them.
After Aeropostale, they walked into Wet Seal. Keely bought a shirt that said, "I lost you at hello." Phil thought it was cute, and he had a good idea about why she bought it, too. Next she bought a cute pair of large sunglasses (some she could actually pull off). Then she bought a cute white sparkly tube top, which she had to try on. When she came out of the dressing room and asked for Phil's opinion, his eyes grew wide as saucers and his jaw dropped. Keely laughed and closed his mouth, and that made him come to.
"Keel… that… that looks… wow," he said.
"Your famous 'wow' speech, huh? Is that all?" she asked.
"No… Keel… you look amazing… and… sexy!" he exclaimed.
Keely giggled. "Thank you, Phil," she said. "Very much."
"Hey, it's the truth!" he said playfully. "And you're welcome."
Keely grinned. "So do you think that I should buy it?" she asked him.
Phil gave her a look that said, 'What do you think, dumbbell? Of course!"
"Okay… I get it. I'll buy it."
Phil smiled. "Thank you. Thank you very much." Keely grinned from ear to ear and nodded a thank you.
After they were done at Wet Seal, they walked into American Eagle. Keely looked around, and all she bought was a pair of black rainbows. "I need some of these," she said to Phil. "Why aren't you buying anything, Phil? Don't you have any money?"
"Yes, I do," he said simply.
"Then buy something!" she said.
"I don't want to. I'm saving my money for something I really want."
"Oh… okay. Do you want me to buy you something?" she asked thoughtfully.
Phil let out the breath he had been holding. He was glad Keely didn't ask him what he was saving up for, because he wouldn't know what to say to her. "No thanks Keel. I really haven't seen anything I like so far," he lied. The truth was he could have easily bought more things than Keely had.
"Well… alright. But please let me know if you see something you want, okay? I offered, so I won't mind. I have plenty of money, so don't hesitate."
"Okay, Keel, thanks. I won't."
"Promise?" she asked.
Phil thought for a minute. Keely really cared about him. "I promise, Keel. I won't hold it in."
"Thank you, Phil," she said with a grin.
He didn't see anything he particularly liked in that store, so they walked out after Keely checked out. "Do you want me to carry some of your shopping bags, Keel?"
"Um… yeah, actually… you don't mind?" she asked, holding out her American Eagle bag.
"I'm totally sure. I offered, didn't I?"
Keely smiled. "Yeah. Here, I won't make you carry the girly ones," she said, a hint of tease in her voice.
Phil laughed softly. "I appreciate it, Keel," he teased.
"I figured. Hey, could you hold the rest? I need to go to the bathroom… my stomach hurts… it might be a while. I'm going to take my purse, you can go walk around… I'll call you on my cell when I'm done, okay?"
Yes! his mind screamed. Finally, a chance to buy her something! "Alright, Keel. Go and I'll walk around."
"Okay, thanks, Phil," she said, handing him the rest of the bags.
"No problem, Keel. I love you," he said, grabbing her for a kiss.
"I love you too but I really gotta go," she said.
Phil laughed. "Okay, I understand… see you later." She didn't reply as she walked quickly to the bathroom down the hall.
Phil practically sprinted to the nearby Friedman's Jewelry Store. He looked around, and he realized that the jewelry was too fancy and even more expensive than he thought it would be. He decided to check Icing, but hesitated for a moment. What if she thought that it was babyish or immature? Then he realized that if Keely really loved him, she would love it, no matter how inexpensive or tacky or childish it was; as long as it was from him. He rushed to Icing, the shopping bags hitting against his legs as he walked.
When he walked into the store, he was a little freaked out, and he felt kind of ridiculous. I mean, come on… a guy in Icing? But he knew that Keely would appreciate it, and right now, she was the only image in his mind. He walked into the rush of pink and found a lot of things he knew Keely would love. He finally decided on a beautiful aqua-colored heart necklace that was slightly tilted. It was sparkly, another feature about it he knew that she would like, and it was one of her favorite colors. He grabbed it and put it in his hand, and then looked around some more for other things that she might like; but then he thought that getting her more than one thing might have been a little over the top. He shrugged and walked to the cashier counter.
He checked out and walked out of the store, glad no one was around to see him walking out of the store that was strictly for girls. He didn't want others to see him as something that he wasn't.
He went into Pac Sun to see if there was anything he might want in the future, and saw nothing but a pair of sixty-dollar skateboarding shoes he wanted. He doubted Keely would buy him those, so he gave them up and walked out of the store.
Then his cell phone rang; Keely. He answered it. "Hello?"
"Hey, where are you? I'm done," she said.
"I just walked out of Pac Sun… where are you?"
"I'm still out by the bathroom… can you just meet me here?" she asked.
"Sure, I'll be right over. Just sit down and I'll find you," he said.
"Alright, I'll be here." She hung up the phone with a 'click' and Phil put his phone in his pocket.
He quickly looked around for a place to hide Keely's necklace. It wasn't difficult, since it was rather small, so he put it in his pocket. There was no noticeable trait of it, so he wasn't worried.
He walked a few more minutes and found Keely sitting on the bench. She looked a little bored. When she saw him, she got up off the bench and walked over to him, taking his free hand.
"I can carry those now, Phil," she said.
"You don't have to, but you can."
"Just give me the Wet Seal I guess… that's the girly bag," she chuckled.
"Okay," he said with a small laugh. "Thanks… again."
"Welcome. So where to now?"
"Didn't you say you wanted to go to Hollister? And what about Abercrombie?"
"I changed my mind… I don't want to go to Hollister, but I want to go to Abercrombie."
"Alright, that's fine. Are you hungry? 'Cause after that I wanted to go get something to eat at the food court or something."
"Yeah, I am actually. That's cool with me, I didn't want to go anywhere else after that anyway," she said.
"Cool, so let's go," he said, once again taking her hand and lacing his fingers with hers. Keely's heart skipped a beat.
God, I love him, she thought. I hope he never goes.
End of Chapter 14
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