Charlotte Edwards (sorry__charlie) wrote in tiberiusswann, @ 2012-01-14 12:34:00 |
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Entry tags: | charlie e, riley |
Monday - March 23rd, 2009
Who: Charlie and Riley
When: Morning
Where: The house and the mall
What: Shopping
Ever since Riley had told Charlie he would take her shopping, she had been excited. And once he'd told her that he was taking her on Monday, she was even more excited. This was the first time in her entire life that she had ever been shopping for anything other than food or diapers, or the first time that she could remember anyway. And she had certainly never been to a mall so this was exciting stuff.
When she came charging down the steps, dressed and ready to go, Charlie had the look of a small child on Christmas morning who was running for the tree to see what Santa had brought her. "Riley!" She called out, then popped around the corner and into the kitchen to find him sitting at the counter still nursing his morning cup of coffee. "Are you seriously not done yet? Come oooonnnnnn!"
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Riley could hear Charlie running around upstairs, she was getting ready to go shopping with him and he had to admit it was really fucking adorable...but he wasn't gong to tell her that. She was full of energy and Riley was without two full cups of caffeine. He blinked at her when she came around the corner and then smiled, finishing the cup he had and deciding he would just buy another one while they were out. "Okay okay I'm coming, geez."
He grabbed his coat and headed outside with her, car already in the driveway warming up for them. "Okay so any particular order you want to do this in or just one end of the mall to the other?" He asked innocently, pretty much knowing what her answer would be.
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"You said you'd be ready at nine," Charlie remined him, then she pointed at the nearby clock on the kitchen wall which read all of two minutes after. But the didn't have all day! Mara only had preschool until two o'clock then she'd be home and she'd be expecting her daddy to be there, not that he had to be. Lauren would be there even if they weren't, but still!
A smile formed upon her lips when he finally got up and got moving. She already had her coat on and she grabbed his for him, helping him put it on before she pretty much skipped out to the car and climbed in. He didn't even have to remind her to hook her seatbelt. "I wanna go in every store twice." The quickness with which she answered meant she had obviously been thinking about this game plan. "Once to look at everything and twice to go back and buy it all."
~~~
Riley smiled at her and just followed her out. "Sorry I was late babe." He said as he started the car and laughing at her game plan. "You know I kind of figured that. But hey we have to fill up that huge walk in closet of yours right?" He said as he got out onto the road and underway. Riley was going to do his best not to veto her choices in clothing but if she picked see through he would have an issue, but he wasn't going to stop her if she wanted to dress slutty, it was Charlie.
it didn't take long to get to the mall, Riley was prepared for this, he had been psyching himself up for it all day yesterday. "First things first, I am getting a starbucks and then we are off okay?" Riley veered straight to the coffee shop got his huge ass caffeine fix and motioned to her. "Pick a store and let's go."
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His response was perfect. It was absolutely the best thing he could have said. And so, just to show her appreciation, when he reached the nearest stop sign, she unhooked her seatbelt so that she could lean across the center console and kiss him. She didn't say a word when she pulled away, instead just settling back in her seat and hooking her seatbelt once more.
"You're going to die someday from all the candy and caffeine you consume," Charlie remarked, and she made it very clear that he was wasting her valuable time the entire time they stood in line at the Starbucks, huffing and tapping her foot on the floor. But FINALLY, he was ready to go, and she knew just where she wanted to go first; Victoria's Secret. She was in dire need of some hot, new undergarments.
"Ooohhhhh... Pretty!" Charlie wasn't in the store for five minutes before she was already tugging bras off the rack of various colors and designs. "What do you think of this one?" She'd ask, but before he had a chance to answer, she'd pick up something else. "Oooh. This one's hot. You think it'd look cute on me?"
~~~
This kiss had surprised him but he smiled wide from it, the woman had dibs on his heart as well. However once they were in line for coffee he could tell she wasn't very impressed. He smiled at her comment. "nah I won't don't you worry, I won't leave you like that." And then followed her straight into Victoria's Secret, how did he not realize that it would be their first stop.
Riley stood in the store and sipped coffee as she asked him question after question and showed him everything she thought was cute. He had opinions but she wouldn't let him get them out so he just smiled at how happy she was and would make appreciative noises at the ones he really liked. "Charlie, you would make even the ugliest piece of lingerie in here hot as hell so you get what you really like."
When Charlie went to try some on the sales girl came over and told her how amazingly hot her boyfriend was. Riley would have been greatly amused by that if he had heard it.
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Charlie smirked a little at the compliment and then glanced around to find the ugliest bright yellow bra she had ever seen. She held it to her chest and then asked, "Even this?" Her brows wiggled and then she laughed. "I have to try these on. I don't even know what size I actually wear." In the psych ward, it was rare to even get a bra and if you did it was some generic sized sports bra.
When she was waiting on the sales girl to get the key to let her into the dressing room, she'd made that remark and Charlie frowned a little. "My boyfriend?" She asked, and then she glanced over at Riley. "Oh! Him?" She shook her head. "He's not my boyfriend. He's my gay baby daddy." She shrugged her shoulders, amused by the shocked look on the woman's face.
"Riley!" Charlie called back at him. "Come help me pick some out," she gestured with her head for him to come with her and she headed into the dressing area with her arms full of under garments.
~~~
Riley raised an eyebrow at the hideous bra and then shrugged. "Your boobs could make it look sexy as hell trust me." He sipped his coffee and watched her gather piles of bras. This outing would cost a few grand but it would make Charlie happy and that's all he cared about.
He did however hear Charlie's response to the woman and covered his laugh with his cup. He looked up when she called for him and headed over and into the dressing room, flashing the sales woman a devastating smile and slipped in with Charlie.
"That woman is so shocked, I bet she prays for us at church." He chuckled to himself, feeling a little more functional as the second cup of coffee was hitting his system. "What do you want me to look at?"
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Charlie rolled her eyes, but she was smiling. "You're gay. What do you know?" Then again, maybe a gay man saying your boobs were hot was more of a compliment than a straight man doing it. Not all gay men liked all boobs the way that straight men did.
The woman really was dumbfounded, but it worked in Charlie's favor as she didn't say a word about him heading into the dressing room with her. "Probably. God, if she only knew." She made a face and then laughed. People were so dumb.
"Just.. which ones should I try?" She asked as she stripped off her shirt and the bra she was currently wearing, her back turned toward him. "You like the blue one?" Blue was her favorite color. And she thought that it looked good on her not to mention they had the matching panties too though she hadn't brought any of those in to try on. You couldn't try on underpants, after all. Those were much easier to fit though.
~~~
Riley stuck out his tongue at her then concentrated on his coffee. Yeah not all gay men liked boobs the Riley did, but just being in this store was starting to get to him. the bras, the awesome pictures of the models in bras..getting to see Charlie in a bra...okay he needed to think of dead puppies or something jesus.
"Hmm definitely the blue it would look amazing on you." He said, pouting a little that he wasn't getting to see her boobs, but then if he did things would get a little more distracting than just what bra she should try.
"You need some good black ones too, always need a good black bra." He said as he finished up his coffee with a frown. "It never lasts long enough he sighed and then started poking through the bras she had in the room and hanging his choices up on a hook.
~~~
"And pink," Charlie added. "Oooh, and red!" Meanwhile she was struggling trying to get the damn hook snapped in the back because she wasn't very good at it. These things were like.. tricky. Every time she thought she had it, she didn't. And when she finally got it hooked, it was all wrong, hooks in the wrong eyelets and all.
"Grr. Stupid fucking...." Charlie unhooked it and tried it once more before she gave up with a growl. Looking over her shoulder at Riley with a frown, she asked, "Help?" Sadly, he as a gay man was probably better at that than she was a straight woman with boobs.
~~~
Riley approved of her choices, she was picking the ones he would pick for her. Just the bras alone he knew were going to make Charlie feel better. She needed a confidence boost and clothes she loved was a damn good way to star.
After that inspirational thought he proceeded to watch her try to get her bra on. he bit his lip to keep from asking to do it. But when Charlie asked, his hands shot out and he had that done up in a second. "Let me see." He asked as he leaned against the opposite wall so he was out of touching range because he really realy wanted to play with them but he could control himself when necessary.
~~~
So blue, red, black, pink and probably a white one since every girl needed at least one white bra. That was five. Hopefully that wasn't too many. "It's a sad state of affairs when you can hook my bra and I can't." Charlie laughed, and then she went about adjusting it, trying to make it feel right.
"Do you think it's too tight?" Charlie asked when she finally turned around. She was kind of busting out of the top of it. "I think they grew when I had Mara." She glanced up at him and asked, "Do they look bigger to you?" She cupped them both and then let them go. "Maybe I should go up a cup size?"
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Riley chewed on his lip while he waited and then grinned at her statement. "Yeah a little bit." and when she turned around he got that look and then cleared his throat as he watched her "Yeh the cup size is too small, your boobs grew with Mara. " He swallowed and kept his hands to himself.
"Should ask the sales girl for a larger cup." He said as he slid his hands into the pockets of his coat. "And don't forget you need matching underwear and a few extras, enough for at least two weeks." Riley said with a grin.
~~~
Charlie saw that look. She knew that look. It was met with a smirk and then a bit of a blush as she glanced down at her chest and then asked, "They look good though, right? Not too big?" She was pretty sure that most men didn't think there was any such thing, but some girls looked weird with larger breasts. And JR had complained that they were different, not that she cared what he thought, but still...
"I think this is the right size around though," she remarked, checking the fit there and finding that it was pretty comfortable. "So... fourteen?" That was a lot. And they were expensive! "Will you even have money for clothes after?"
~~~
Riley grinned at her after she blushed and then nodded quickly. "Yea they look amazing, all kinds of creamy goodness, but definitely need a larger cup size, but the band should be fine." He moved a piece of hair from her face and then smiled at her when she seemed worried about the money.
"It's okay Charlie, we can get you just about anything you want today. I mean I'm not going to buy you thousand dollar boots or anything but fourteen pairs of panties and all your bras is fine. Now lets get out of this dressing room before I won't let us." He said with an overdramatic wink. Yeah Riley was a dork and he knew it.
~~~
"But what if I want thousand dollar boots?" Charlie asked, a small pout tugging at her lips. His wink made her laugh and then she bit her lower lip for a moment before she moved to tug him into a kiss. Charlie pressed the curves of her body against his as she kissed him and exhaled a soft moan against his lips. But she didn't keep the kiss up for all that long before she pulled away, a smirk upon her lips. "Oh yeah, I still got it." She clicked her tongue. "Now go fetch bigger cupped bras and matching panties! We have lots more shopping to do!"
~~~
Riley smiled at her and shook his head. "No thousand dollar boots today babe." He licked his lips as he watched her and then she was pulling him into a kiss and Riley wasn't fighting her, he was enjoying it. He echoed her soft moan and pressed his body to hers, her pulling away didn't surprise him but it didn't mean he liked it. He licked her gloss from his lips and then smiled at her. "Yes dear."
~~~
Mean? Maybe. But Charlie was feeling playful today! And she showed this by chasing him halfway out of the dressing room just to grope his ass and then giggle before running back into the room and closing the door.
The sale's girl was looking at the both of them, her brow raised incredulously. Now she was starting to think that they were lying just so they could misbehave in the dressing room. But she said nothing as she went to help Riley locate the right sizes while Charlie got her clothes back on and put the bras that hadn't worked on the returns rack.
It was another fifteen minutes and a few hundred dollars later before they finally made it out of Victoria's Secret with a bag full of bras and panties and another bag stuff with some body sprays and lotions that Charlie managed to catch sight of before they could make it to the register.
"Real clothes next?" She asked, and then she gasped and moved a hand up to shield his eyes from being able to look to the left of them as they passed the candy story. "You don't need to look that way. Nothing of interest over there. Nope. Not at all."
~~~
Riley didn't mind the lotions and sprays, Charlie never got to have those things so he was going to spoil her and let her feel like a real girl. He carried the bag of beauty products as they exited the store, much to the sales woman's relief most likely.
Riley nodded and grinned at her. "Absolutely real clothes next, you chose where you want to go, then we can get you some shoes, and probably some make up and stuff." He said as he checked his phone to make sure they had plenty of time, which of course they did.
He had just slipped his phone into his pocket when Charlie was covering his eyes and he laughed. "Babe what are you doing...hey do I smell carmel apples?" Riley knew full well the candy store was there but honestly this was too cute on Charlie's part.
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"Nooooo!!! No, no, no, you do not!" Charlie giggled, and then dropped her hand. "I will not have you turning into a gummy bear, baby daddy." She poked him in the gut when she said it. "I like your six pack. Gotta make sure you keep it." She smirked and then she switched the side that she was walking on because he had the bags in the hand nearest to her. On the other side, she could hold his hand, and she did, walking alongside him and glancing into the various stores, looking for one that had clothes that she would actually want to wear in the storefront.
"Ooohhhh, let's go in here!" Finally a place had sparked her interest and she dragged Riley along with her into the store. It was obviously geared toward the younger generation. Most everything was low-cut and a bit tight fitting and in crazy colors and patterns. But Charlie went for the dresses first, tearing through the rack and pulling out a few choice items to try on. Oh! And of course she needed some jeans, t-shirts, a new coat, some skirts and tops, a couple of sweaters. She obviously wasn't keeping a budget in mind as she piled things in Riley's arms that she wanted to try on but the place wasn't overly pricey or anything.
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Riley laughed with her and then took the hand that poked him in the stomach kissing it and then smirking at her. "Don't worry, I won't become a gummy bear, I like my six pack too." He held her hand as they walked through the mall, looking for a place she wanted to go into. Shopping was definitely a great idea, Charlie was in an amazing mood.
The older man looked at the store and tried to hide the internal sigh he had. It was not a store he would look twice at but Charlie was young and hot so she would definitely want to wear these clothes. Riley carried everything she threw at him, not bothered. Riley was like this with clothes too, when his favorite stores had sales he was like a kid in a candy store.
~~~
Of course Riley wouldn't look twice at this store. He might like to look at Charlie, but he didn't like anyone else looking at her. But yes, she was young and attractive and she had never had the opportunity to dress that way before. Sure, she'd modified a few of her clothes back in her asylum days, but there was only so much you could do. This stuff, it all looked great without having to be tied or cut or torn. And before she knew it, she had an entire new wardrobe to try on.
"Hi, uhm.. do you have a big dressing room that we could use because, you see, I have... all these clothes to try and I need him to help me." This is what she explained to the cute guy working there when he came to see if they needed any help, and he eyed her for a moment, then Riley, and then he smirked a little before he nodded his head and showed them into the large, handicap dressing room.
"Okay, pick me out something to put on," Charlie instructed as she began stripping off the clothes she was wearing. She really should have insisted upon wearing one of her sets of new undergarments out of the last store but whatever.
~~~
Riley smiled at the guy who was helping them and then followed him to the large dressing room. "So he thinks we are having sex in here." He grinned as he started riffling through the clothes to hand Charlie a tight, snow leopard print dress, not because he wanted her to wear it in front of people but because he wanted to see it on her.
As she slid into it, riley started putting outfits together that he figured would make Charlie happy, they were slutty, but some were actually really nice so he knew he had to find a way to just suck it up an enjoy her in the clothes and not think about all the horny guys that would be staring at her if she started going to classes.
~~~
"Really?" Charlie asked, taking the dress from him and starting to shimmy into it. "I know people do that sort of thing in the movies all the time but people really do that?" There were so many people in this store. It was a bit surprising that people would be that brazen. Of course she had never really had an issue with that but then again she was being treated for nymphomania so that sort of went with the territory.
"What do you think?" She asked once she'd finally gotten the dress on. It would have looked better if she'd been wearing one of her new bras but even without one, since she had taken hers off, it looked pretty damn good. She checked herself out in the mirror, looking over her shoulder at her ass and then adjusting her tits. "I like it."
~~~
Riley frowned at the clothes he had put together and then shrugged. "I suppose some people do, i did it in college but not in a store as packed as this, too many people. Besides in reality if they catch you security will probably kick you out and that's not any fun."
He glanced over at Charlie and his eyes went wide. "Wow...that dress is...wow." He shook his head and cleared his throat. "I don't even think I can form proper words." He said with a slight laugh and then bit his lip. "You look amazing in that dress Charlie." He said with heat in his voice.
~~~
"That's no fun," Charlie pouted a little. Stupid authority was always trying to ruin people's fun. That was the problem at Dax too. That place had actually been kinda fun in the beginning but then Kayden had came and everything was cracked down on and... She didn't care to think about that right now.
A smirk formed upon her lips as he remarked on the dress, though it was the heat in his voice moreso than the comment that made her smile. "Hmm, you know what I think, Riley?" Charlie asked, taking a few steps toward him and then moving a hand up to push him back and against the wall. "I think..." She smirked a bit more. "I think we should just go ahead and buy all of these and whatever doesn't work we can just bring back." That probably wasn't what he was expecting her to say, but there was a method to her madness.
~~~
"Well malls want you to have fun, just not that much fun." He said as he stared at her and then found himself pushed up against the dressing room wall...again. He shook his head at her question and then blinked slowly at her idea. "Yes...yeah we should do that." He said as he gently moved Charlie back and then moved out from under her and started picking up the clothes. "Change into your clothes and I will go buy all this, bring the dress when you're done okay cause that is coming home."
Riley smiled as he put the pile of clothes down on the counter and handed the man his credit card. This man was different and he batted his insanely long lashes at Riley the entire time they stood there. Because of how wound up he was Riley considered it for a second but he changed his mine. He stayed pleasant but to be honest Riley was used to pretty boys, there had to be something more there for him. Besides it would be really tacky to flirt with the salesman with Charlie here.
~~~
"Better idea," Charlie said, and she yanked the tag off of the dress and handed it to him. "I'm wearing it." She smirked. She was sure they wouldn't mind much. It wasn't like they weren't going to pay for it. But she did need to gather up her other clothes, so she did that while he took the rest of them to pay for them.
Charlie primped in the mirror for a moment, making sure everything looked right before she headed out to join him at the register, smiling at the cashier and then letting out an excited "ooohhhh". Tugging on his arm, she asked, "Can I have that too?" It was a purse. She'd never actually had a purse before. She'd never had the need for one. But if she was going to wear lotion and perfume and makeup then she could use one.
~~~
Riley watched as she yanked the tag off and smirked at her. "Of course." He said as he made his way out. When she joined him at the register and asked for the purse he nodded. "Yeah sure, grab the purse to." He took it and handed to the cashier and about a thousand dollars later they were out of there.
"Now you need some shoes, you can't wear a dress like that with flats." He said as he tried to find a comfortable way to carry the bags. "After shoes we are going to need to take these out to the car or we won't be able to carry anymore." As Riley walked he tried to ignore the men practically falling on their faces as they looked at Charlie.
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That was a lot of money. It was a good thing he was a shrink. Of course that didn't mean that he was made of money and she didn't expect this sort of thing all the time or anything but she did need a wardrobe. It was kind of required, especially if she was going to try to have some sort of "normal" life.
"Shoes, then some makeup, and then we're going home." It was still early, yes, but that was the whole idea. If they got home early enough, they'd have a little time alone together before time for Mara to get home. And Charlie wanted him all to herself for a little while.
~~~
Riley had the money to spend so it wasn't that big a deal to him. Would he do this for her every month, no but he would take her on smaller shopping trips at change of season. He always said she was a beautiful girl but in proper clothes she was truly stunning.
Riley nodded at her and then smiled. "Okay we can do that, shoes might take awhile if you end up loving them." He said as he walked towards a shoe store that he knew she might like. It had more trendy shoes mixed in with its normal shoes. Riley wanted to get home before Mara as well, get things put away or at least all in Charlie's room.
~~~
"They're shoes. They keep your feet warm." Charlie gave a small shrug of her shoulders. She did not understand the appeal of shoes. And then they walked into the shoe store.
"Holy shit..." She had never seen so many shoes in her life! There were boots and heels and sandals and tennis shoes and more boots. She was really liking the boots and the high heels. "I like these," she'd say. Then two minutes later she was off looking at another pair. "Ooooh, these are even better!" She'd already set her sights on at least half a dozen pair before she asked, "How many shoes and what kinds? I mean.. they need to match the clothes, right?"
~~~
Riley smirked at the young woman's statement and then plopped himself down in one of the cushy chairs to watch her drool over the shoes. When asked he thought about it for a moment. "You need a pair of sneakers, two pairs of boots, two pairs of heels, two sandals, and two flats, that should do you no matter what you wear." He said simply as he crossed his legs in the chair. "Yea they can match or you can wear all black with cherry red shoes. Get what you like."
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Charlie ran over the list inside her head. "Okay," she agreed. "Yeah, okay. I can deal with that." It wasn't the entire shoe store, which she would have loved to have just taken home with her, but it was enough. And she started to go through the place with a more discerning eye, picking out some that she really liked. And then she came across the little girl's section.
"Oh my god..." They had a pair of the boots that she liked it little girl's sizes too and wouldn't that just be the cutest thing ever if she and Mara had matching boots! "Riley! What size shoe does Mara wear? Can we get her a pair of these boots?" She popped around a corner to show him. "They could be from me. I could pay you back for them. Somehow."
~~~
He could see that she was getting serious about a really hard decision and pulled out his phone to play a game while she made her choices and then would ask him about them. He wasn't really paying any attention to what she was looking at until he heard her call his name.
Riley looked up and then took the boots offered to him and grinned. "they are awesome, yeah we can get her a pair, she is in a size 8 right now." He looked up at Charlie and nodded. "You can pay me back." It was important to her that she did pay for them he could tell, that way they were totally from her. "She will never take them off, I hope you know that." He chuckled.
~~~
It was important to her. Charlie didn't really get the opportunity to do things for people very often and she wanted Mara to have something that was from her. It was just a pair of boots but... it wasn't like she had anhy sort of family heirloom that she could pass on. She smiled and replied simply, "Good." And she took the display boot back and picked out a pair in a size 8 for Mara to match her own.
"I miss her," she remarked, somewhat offhandedly, and then she looked up at him and suggested, "I could hold onto them for a little bit, maybe... Maybe I'd be able to give them to her myself soon." She had to do it eventually. She wanted to. But she didn't want to rush it. She knew that for sure. She didn't want to see her and freak out and just... mess her up more than simply staying away from her could.
~~~
Riley smiled at her and then frowned slightly when she said she missed her. "You can keep them for a bit, you will be able to see her soon Charlie." He said softly as he motioned to the rest of the shoes. "Pick out your shoes babe, you still have more shopping to do." He chuckled at the look the girl in the store gave them and went back to his phone.
Riley knew better than to be texting Fox or someone that he really liked when he was around Charlie. She would not be impressed at all and the whole day would just fall apart, so Riley was checking with Lauren to see how dinner was coming along and if she was still picking up Mara as planned.
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Charlie nodded her head and smiled a bit sadly before she went about picking out her shoes. She had lost her exhuberence for it now though and she just kind of grabbed what was functional but would match okay. (Aside from the "fuck me" heels she'd picked out, of course. Every girl needed a pair of those.)
"I'm done." She had of course noticed that Riley kept checking his phone and she frowned a little then asked, "Who are you talking to?" She thought it could be Fox. If it was, she would glare at him and probably give him the silent treatment the rest of the day.
~~~
Riley frowned at his girl, he could feel her energy for all of this was gone now and he hated it but if she wanted to be done, he could always take her back out later. "Are you sure babe? I mean if you are okay, we can come get make up and stuff another day."
He looked up from the phone at her question and smiled at her. "Lauren, just checking that dinner is cooking, our laundry is going and that she's still getting Mara from pre school." He shoved the phone back in his pocket. Riley would have never survived without Lauren, but he didn't think it was good to say that to Charlie.
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"Oh." Of course it was Lauren. Lauren knew how to do everything right. She knew how to take care of Mara better than Charlie did. She could do laundry and cook and drive and all the things that Charlie didn't know how to do. And now she was starting to feel really bitter and angry and annoyed. But no, she wasn't going to let this, all of this, ruin her good time.
"No." She said it a bit more forcefully than she'd meant to and a few people even glanced in their direction. "I mean... I'm fine. We can go take care of it now. I just.. I wanna get done. That's all." She forced a smile onto her lips. "Makeup?" After they paid for the shoes, of course.
~~~
Riley hoped that Charlie wouldn't resent Lauren, he needed her or he would go crazy and then who would look after them all, Remy? Not fucking likely, he had too many anger issues for Riley to be comfortable with him raising Mara by himself.
He was honestly surprised that Charlie wanted to continue, she didn't feel like she wanted to but if she said so than they would do it. "Yes let's get some good make up, not that you need a lot, I just thought you might like to have it, especially for when you start going to school."
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Charlie simply nodded her head at the suggestion, helping him with the bags they'd already accumulated as they went to the register to pay for all of her shoes and Mara's cute little boots. Too much more shopping and they wouldn't be able to carry anything else which was why makeup had to be the last stop. But first, she changed into her new heels and put her flats into the bag before they left the store.
While they were on their way to one of the nicer department stores that carried what would be considered good makeup, Charlie was quiet, almost too quiet. Finally she spoke again, in the form of a question of course, glancing up at Riley. "Would you be jealous if I ever had a boyfriend?"
~~~
Riley paid for the shoes, took a moment to appreciate Charlie's legs in her new heels and then hefted the bags as they headed for the department store. Riley started to feel uncomfortable with the silence, Charlie was never this silent unless she was ignoring him for some reason, but he knew she wasn't mad at him so he wasn't sure what was going on.
When she did speak he was surprised at what she said. "Honestly, yeah I'd be jealous but you're going to have one eventually Charlie and I have to find a way to handle that. i want you to be happy." Riley couldn't help the fact he would hate charlie with another guy seriously on so many levels. It wasnt like losing Rez but it was up there.
~~~
"I don't think I'm ever going to really be happy," Charlie stated simply. She pursed her lips in a frown at the thought and then asked, "Why are you gay?" She understood that people said they just were. But she just... figured that there was a reason behind it, right? There was usually a reason why people were crazy. There was a reason why people were sad. So why wouldn't there be a reason why people were gay? And why couldn't you just decide not to be anymore? Why didn't it work that way? And so may as well add to the line of questioning, "Do you think you'll always be that way?"
~~~
"You can't say that Charlie, you never know." He shrugged and as they walked into the store and steered them towards the make up counters. Riley nearly tripped over his feet at her next question. "Because I am, I've always been...it's how my brain works." He said simply and then stopped in front of a counter and set their bags down, waving away the sales girl for the moment. Her next question confused him a little but he went with it. "Charlie, i will always be this way. I like sex with you, I like affection with you, but...I'm not interested in other women that way. i like looking at them but I don't want to have sex with them. Men are a totally different story however."
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"Did something... happen?" Charlie wanted to understand it. But she didn't. She really didn't get it. How could he be attracted to her but not be attracted to other women, only men? It just didn't really make sense to her. And she frowned a little as she thought about it, focusing her gaze on one of the eyecolor palettes on display as he spoke. "So... why me?" She looked over at him. "What makes me different from every other woman in the world?"
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Riley frowned at her and shook his head. "No nothing happened I just...I always knew and I just started admitting it to myself." He cleared his throat getting a little uncomfortable and then looked at the same palette as she asked. "How do people choose the person they are going to marry out of everyone in the world. There was just something there between us Charlie and I enjoy it, it does something to me. Where a woman like...I don' t know any random woman on campus...they don't have the spark for me like you do."
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"Was?" Charlie asked, a brow arching slightly as she glanced at him. "Or is?" And then to try to keep things kind of light, she remarked, "Those are pretty colors." Of course her head wasn't in this right now. She was thinking about what he'd said, specifically the fact that he'd mentioned marriage which wasn't something she had said anything about though that could have just been for an example. "Do you wanna marry me?" She finally asked, a slight frown pursing her lips. "If you did, you'd still want to have sex with men, right?"
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Riley looked at her for a moment and then nodded. "Is, I still feel that or I wouldn't have wanted to fuck you in the dressing room." He said calmly and then glanced at the make up she was looking at. "If I ever married a girl it would be you Charlie but neither one of us seems to be on the road for that quite yet, but yes if we were married it wouldn't change what my desires were. I'd want a man in my bed." Riley was just going to go with truth with Charlie, this time, see where it got him.
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Charlie smirked a little and then admitted, "I wanted to fuck you too." The moment had passed just now but she was pretty sure that she could get it back if that's what he wanted. But now wasn't the time or place for all of that. And maybe it wasn't the time or place for this conversation but... "I think I'd probably be okay with that." She frowned as she added, "As long as it wasn't Fox." She paused then added, "Or Rez, or Mike." That basically included every man he had dated that she knew of since she had known him but they were all assholes and Riley deserved better than that. "And, you know, as long as I got to be in the bed too." She gave a small shrug of her shoulders.
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Riley knew marrying Charlie would probably be a huge mistake for both of them but he was surprised when she said she would be okay with him having sex with men...but would she be okay with him needing an emotional connection with them. Before he could even say anything she was telling him who he couldn't sleep with. "Okay well Fox is straight, Rez isn't interested in me anymore and I hope Mike is dead so moving on." His cheeks were pink and they got a little pinker when she said she'd want to be in bed too. "Um conversation for a more private time babe."
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Charlie looked at him, a bit of a smirk behind her eyes because she knew that she was making him uncomfortable with this conversation, especially here in a public place. But instead of being a mature adult and behaving as though she understood, she asked, "Why?" It took a lot of effort to look innocent and sincere when it came to asking that question.
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Riley gave her a look that told her he knew exactly what she was doing and then innocent act wouldn't work on him. "Charlie, you know why." He said simply and ushered the sales girl over so she could talk to Charlie and see what she really needed for make up. "And this discussion we can finish up at home if you still need to ask me questions."
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Charlie rolled her eyes at him and then decided to ignore him, giving the sales lady all of her attention now. She knew very little about makeup so the woman had a lot to teach her. By the time it was done, there was a ton of must have products lined up on the counter for purchase.
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Riley bit the inside of his lip, he knew that charlie was ignoring him now, he hadn't played along. He zoned out as they talked about make up not really paying them any attention, only coming back to earth when it was time to pay for everything. "Looks awesome. anything else you want Charlie?" He asked as he pulled out his card.
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"Uhm...." Charlie seemed to be thinking really hard about the question for a moment. With a smile, she answered with a question, "A kiss?" She batted her lashes at him slightly and then said, "Unless you don't wanna." She smirked.
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She was playing her game right now and Riley knew it. He smiled at her, leaned in and kissed her. Riley had no problems with public affection but he did not like talking about his sex life in front of total strangers who were listening to get a lurid thrill that they obviously couldn't find in their own lives.
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He actually kissed her. Great! Since that didn't get to him, she decided to reach both hands around and give his ass a nice, hard, tight grope just to see what happened. And yes, she was most definitely toying with him, seeing which buttons she could get away with pushing and just how far she could go. It was good to know those things, after all. And at least fucking with Riley was putting her in a better mood again, as usual!
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"You really love my ass don't you?" He said to her, lowering his lashes to look through them at her. Riley could play too, he just got bored of it a lot faster than she did. He held his hand out for the bag from the sales girl and hefted the others. "Want to go home and love all the things you got?" He winked at the sales girl who flushed red and then waited for Charlie.
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"Wanna go home and love you," Charlie retorted with a wink. She glanced at the sales girl and gave her a bit of a growl before she giggled. "He's totally getting laid today," she said in a hushed voice, but one loud enough for Riley to hear, the woman turning a few more shades of pink as Charlie turned to head out of the store with Riley. That was fun. She liked making people insanely uncomfortable.