It has never been something that you are looking forward to because you have anxiety and so being inbetween all those people is not something you can handle very well.
You have been ignoring the grocery store for a while now, you always let Chandler or Joey do the groceries considering you live with them in the apartment and that way you don't need to face your fears.
Chandler was actually the person who suggested to go with him this time, so he can help you with overcoming your fear of grocery shopping. He has been very sweet to you lately and you are thinking about him as more than a friend, you two have only kissed once but are always very flirty towards one another.
"Alright, you already went outside with me and walked this far to the grocery store. Now let's go inside, okay? I'm here for you." Chandler says.
You sigh deeply as you gaze at the store that lays infront of you and then turn your head so you look at Chandler who is also looking at you.
"Can I hold your hand?" you ask softly.
"Ofcourse." Chandler's lips curl into a smile and he reaches out his hand so you can take a hold of it.
With your fingers intertwined and an anxious feeling in your ches, you make your way inside. Your ears fill themselves with the different noises that are being made around you as you try to focus on your own breathing, because otherwise you'll go crazy.
Chandler takes a shopping cart and has to let go of your hand for a second, however, he is quick to hold your hand again and steer the cart with his other hand.
Things are going surprisingly well, maybe because there are not that many people in the store but mostly because of Chandler who is confidently walking around with your hand in his.
"What flavor of ice cream do you want?" Chandler asks as he parks his cart in the aisle and walks over towards the freezers.
"Uhm.. Let's take some vanilla and strawberry."
You walk over to the freezer and take out two pints of ice cream, you hand them to Chandler who smiles at you and then walks back over with you towards the cart.
"What?" you ask, a blush covering your cheeks as he's staring at you now.
"Nothing.. I'm just proud of you." Chandler says.
Your heart just melted as you heard those words leave his mouth, you watch him place the pints of ice cream into the cart as you walk closer towards Chandler. You open your arms and it makes him also move a little closer so you can give him a hug, you wrap your arms around his neck and hold him close to you.
"I have an idea." Chandler mumbles in your hair.
Before you know it he has lifted you from the ground and it makes a soft shriek leave your mouth because he startled you, he places you into the shopping cart and then lets go of you.
"Now sit down." Chandler demands.
You chuckle as you place yourself into the cart, your knees pulled up a bit and your hands clinging on to the railing of the cart besides you. Chandler has taken his place behind you and starts to do a countdown, you close your eyes and then feel how he pushes the cart and starts to run.
Another shriek leaves your mouth as you open your eyes and feel how fast you are going, Chandler pushes you all the way to the end of the aisle and it's so much fun that you're laughing the whole time.
You are two grown people in a grocery store acting like children. The other customers are looking at you with a judgy look on their face, but for the first time in forever you simply don't care about that.
You let your head fall back and get a glimpse of Chandler who's still standing behind you, you both have a huge smile onto your faces. Chandler chuckles at the sight of you before he leans down and presses a kiss onto your forehead. You move your arms behind you so you can cup his face and pull him down some more so you can press your lips onto his.
"Never had this much fun in a grocery store.." Chandler mumbles against your lips what makes you chuckle.
"Same." you mumble before pecking him on the lips one more time.
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God.. I'm such a simp for Chandler...
Anyways,
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Just a reminder that you are a bad bitch and you can handle anything that life throws at you.
Because: "I'm a bad bitch, you can't kill me!"
-> it's a vine reference for people who didn't understand, if you did understand, I love you.
