Chapter 7: Elsa's POV
I bet Punz knows I like Jack and she's trying to set me up. Damnit! I dashed back into my room. I grabbed my keys and my purse and stopped in front of my mirror. I gaze over my reflection and wonder, does Jack like me? Why would he like me? I'm not very pretty, I'm not even pretty. Anna's the pretty one. My outfit doesn't even look okay. Should I change? For groceries probably not.
"Hey Elsa," Jack poked his head in my room, "You ready to go?" He had put a pair of scandals on his feet and grabbed his wallet.
I mentally sighed. "Yeah, I've got my keys."
"You're driving? Sweet, can I control the radio?"
Jack was behaving so childish, it was endearing, "Sure thing," I smiled.
He grinned at me, "Punz, We're heading out, be back later!" Jack called into the house.
We were standing by the front door when Punz scrambled down that stairs with a list. "These are the things you should for sure get. You can add your own choices if you want, and Jack?"
"Hm?" He looked up from the list.
"No spray cheese."
"But! That's not fair!" Rapunzel shot a warning look at him and he shut up. "Fine."
"Spray cheese?" I ask, "That's disgusting."
Jack looked at me, "What?"
I just shook my head. Jack raced to the door and opened it for me. He then bowed and held his arm through the door like he was saying after you. I smiled at walked out onto the porch. My car was parked and I taped the unlock button. Jack closed the door behind me and raced to the car. He dashed to the passenger side, flung the door open and hopped in. I walked a steady pace behind him and eventually reached the car. "Why did you race here? No one's taking your seat."
"I wanted to win a race, I beat you so bad." Jack grinned at me, flashing his sparkling white smile.
"Next time Frost, you'll have to crawl your way home from your loss," I retorted. His grin faded and he fiddled with his seatbelt.
I turned the car on, hit the brakes, and slowly backed out of the driveway. Jack messed with the radio until he hit a favorite song of mine, "Oh wait stop I love this song!" I bobbed my head along with the tune as we drove to pick up groceries. "Jealousy, turning saints into the sea, turning through sick lullabies," I hadn't even noticed I was singing along until I noticed Jack smiling at me. I abruptly stopped my singing and turned back to the road, my face was surely a bright shade of red.
"Why did you stop? You're an amazing singer!"
"Thanks, but Anna's the singer in the family, she's been in more musicals than I can count."
Jack smirked, "Well she's got some competition. Elsa?"
"Yes?" I turned onto the road leading to the grocery store.
"Why did you say spray cheese was disgusting? It offended me."
I chuckled, "Jack it's so unhealthy, and it's bad for you."
"But, it's delicious!" Jack pouted. I pulled into the parking lot of the nearest grocery store, which happened to be a very large Super Target. I parked my car and Jack and I walked into Super Target. "Wow, this place is huge…" he said with shock.
I snorted, "Well, it is called Super Target, not Average Target."
"Shut up Arendale, I've never been to a store this big."
"Really? Never, even when you were a kid?"
Jack became figedy, "Nah, never when I was a kid."
He looked at his scandals with new sudden interest, I didn't pry any further. Jack seemed uncomfortable with my question. I pulled a cart out of the large line of shopping carts and we headed off to the produce section. I read Rapunzels list, "Appeles, oranges, pears, orange juice, coffee grounds, cerels, flour, butter…"
"Hey Elsa!" Jack called. I turned, Jack was holding two watermelons to his chest and smirking. "Look at my melons, their huge" he added a suggestive smirk and wiggled his eyebrows.
I covered my mouth with my hand to try and surpress my giggles. But Jack's face made me lose my cool. I laughed loudly and the woman across the fruits gave us a dark glare, "Stupid youngsters" she muttered.
"Jack, put those down!" I giggled. "We're not getting watermelon today."
Jack smiled, "I know, but I couldn't help it. I wanted to hear you laugh! Might I add your laugh is addicting." He smiled down on me, Jack was a full head taller than me, and it was intimidating, but damn he was attractive. Positive my cheeks were now beat red I looked at my flats with new curiosity. Jack took the list and left to grab the rest of the fresh produce we needed. I admired his strong arms and tall form from the cart, I swear he looked like the gods created him theirselves.
Eventually, Jack and I managed to get everything we needed for food. I grabbed a few other things as well, for me and Anna. Since she always runs out of things quickly. As we placed our groceries on the check-out I saw Jack reach for his wallet. "Wait, this is on me," I pulled my own wallet out of my purse.
"Nah, Elsa I got this,"
"Your total is $197.51 sir."
"Okay, maybe I don't got this," Jack stared at the cost of all the food we bought. "Elsa I'm gonna buy you a lot of coffee as a thank you."
"It's okay, Jack. You don't owe me anything." I smiled and payed for the groceries. Jack loaded up our cart and pushed it out to my car. I popped the trunk and we placed everything in the back of my car. Jack returned the cart to its gate and we hopped in the car.
As we pulled out of Super Target, Jack turned to me, "You know Elsa, you're very pretty."
I felt my hands grip the wheel tighter, WHAT DID HE JUST SAY TO ME?! "Wait, what?" I felt my cheeks turning into a bright shade of crimson. "Why did you say that?"
He just shrugged, "I don't think you know how pretty you are, I was just reminding you."
I turned back onto the road, Jack is not going to make it easy for me to like him. Really? Did he have to be so perfect! This year is gonna be interesting, that's for sure.
