Chapter 3: Grocery Trip


Paige's Pov-

Come on, movie it! This line is taking forever.

I kept pushing my grocery cart as I stood in the only line for the checkout with my groceries. It was five other people in front of me and two of them were senior citizens.

"Damn." I mumbled as I got a text from Hanna telling me to pick up shampoo, I didn't really wanted to but the last time I had skipped buying it she gave me hell for it.

I very reluctantly left my place in line to get the shampoo, I wasn't happy doing so since in addition to the two senior citizens in front of me there were now three more standing behind me when I left the line. At this pace I'll be home next Thursday.

When I reached the aisle where the shampoo was I saw a woman reaching for something on the top shelf, she was a bit taller than me but she could just reach up there, her finger tips were just gracing one of the shampoo bottles. As I walked up to her I saw that it was Emily.

She turned her head to me and a big smile appeared on her face as she saw me.

"Hi there." She said.

"Hi." I said as I grabbed a bottle of head and shoulder shampoo as Emily jumped in an attempt to reach the top shelf.

"Damnit, I just pushed it further back in." Emily said after her third jump.

"You could just pick another kind of shampoo." I said.

"Yeah, but I really wanted that one." Emily said.

"Favorite brand?" I asked.

"You cloud say that." Emily said. Then she grabbed a pain of shelves like she was about to climb up and get the shampoo bottle.

"Emily, what are you doing?" I asked trying to stop her.

"I am getting that bottle." Emily said determined on her goal.

I knew there was no way I could talk her out of it so I walked up behind her and then I squatted down without her noticing what I was doing. Then I moved in closer and stood up pulling her up with me. Emily was now sitting on my shoulders and she laughed a little.

"Wow, you're really strong." She said.

"I work out." I said as I felt myself blushing a little.

"Ok, I think I can reach it just get me a little closer." Emily said as I helped her reach her bottled.

"YES!" Emily cheered as she got hold of the bottle and handed it down to me to put in her cart.

"All this just for some… baby oil?" I asked surprised as I read the bottles label.

"It makes wonder to the skin." Emily said still sitting on my shoulders.

"I just can't entirely figure you out." I sand as I went down on my knee so Emily could get off me.

"There is more to me than meets the eyes." Emily said.

"You could say that again." I mumbled as I started to walk to the checkout where the line probably was longer now hen when I left it.

As I walked I suddenly felt a hand grab my shoulder.

"Look, I know I may have come on to strong on you at the museum, the thing is I just went through a break up and I really wanted to rub my ex face in how quickly I've moved on from her." Emily explained.

"But that's not why I'm telling you this now, I think you seem really interesting and I'd like to give this a try." Emily said.

I was tempted to just leave her but when I looked into her eyes I just couldn't be mad at her.

"Please at least give me a chance." Emily said.

"Sure, let's go on a date someday." I said, I figured since I had done a few things I wasn't proud of and if I walked around and judged others even when they are honest it wouldn't make me a better person.

Emily smiled at me as we walked to the checkout, this time together.

This felt different, for as long as I could remember it had mostly just been Aaron and me (and Hanna) but this felt different, it felt like this had been missing in my life for a long time and it felt so good.

I looked over to Emily who smiled at me and she placed her hand on mine and I looked back and smiled at her.

As we walked to the checkout I noticed someone I didn't wanted to see now, it was one of the regulars at the club where I was dancing. His name was Andrew Wells I knew him, it's hard to forget someone who tries to grope you.

I didn't wanted him to see me and point out who I was so I quickly squatted behind an aisle.

"What are you doing?" Emily asked.

I quickly looked around and tried to figure out an excuse.

"I just saw this, I've been looking everywhere for it." I said as I quickly grabbed the first thing that was within my reach as I slowly got up. I looked over to where I had seen Andrew, luckily for me he was gone.

I looked back at Emily who stared confused at me.

"You've been looking for men's shaving gel?" Emily asked.

I looked at my hand and blushed as I saw what was in my hand, I was holding a spray can of shaving gel for men.

"Yeah, this stuff is way more effective than the stuff I used before." I said and nonchalantly put the shaving gel in my cart as Emily gave me a surprised look.

"Well, this is awkward." I said and scratched the back of my head.

"No, no not at all, it's just… I haven't meet many women who openly buys that stuff." Emily said.

"Can we just pretend you didn't saw me get that?" I asked.

"Sure." Emily smiled.

"You know, we could start all over." Emily said.

"What do you mean?" I asked very confused to what Emily just had suggested.

"I mean we pretend to forget all the weird things that we just told each other and start over with a real date. How about dinner and a movie?" Emily said.

"Sure, stranger. I'd like that." I answered, even if Emily's suggestion was a bit rash she did make a good point, we had both made an ass out of ourselves and maybe we should just start over.

"You still got my number, right?" I asked.

"Yes." Emily said.

"Well, how about you call me when you want to have the date and we'll see if that works for me." I said.

"Sure." Emily said.

Then we paid for our stuffs and then we both said our goodbyes and I went to my car and drove home where I was greeted by Hanna, she pretty much tore the grocery bag opened to find the shampoo.

"Easy there Han, it's like you're a wolf." I said as Hanna searched for the shampoo.

"I need to look good, if you were dating you would try to make yourself look sexier and not just go with your hoodie, jeans and ponytail look every day." Hanna said.

"Hanna, I'm a mom. I can't just wear a mini skirt and unbuttoned shirt." I said.

"Well you could 'borrow' some clothes from your work, I'm sure no one would notice if some clothes would go missing." Hanna said.

"The clothes I work in are made to rip easily so I can take them off faster and the underwear's are bright and mostly covered in glitter." I explained.

"Fine, don't steal clothes from the club, but at least alter you look a bit. You know let your hair down, put on a little more make-up, show off the girls." Hanna said pointing to my chest.

"Hanna! Don't talk like that, I don't want Aaron to hear that." I said.

"He is sleeping, you're fine." Hanna said.

"Besides you don't know when you want to look sexy for someone but when it happens I'll seem wise like Yoda." Hanna said.

"In your dreams Blondie." I said.

"Disturbing your lack of faith is." Hanna said in an attempt to mimic Yoda.

"Shut up." I said and started to put the groceries in the pantry and regenerator, I decided to not tell Hanna anything about what happened between what happened between me and Emily in the supermarket, if she knew that she would pretty much treat me like I was her own life sized Barbie doll.

"Whatever, I'm going to take a shower now." Hanna said and ran upstairs with the shampoo bottle.

"Don't use up all the hot water!" I said after her but I knew she wasn't listening.

'Oh, god. It was easy to explain to Emily about Aaron, but how do I explain about Hanna to her?' I thought as I got worried that Hanna would meet Emily and embarrass me.