Falling Apart

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As we're walking into the car dealership, my eyes are fixated on a white Tesla, model X.

For me, I'm more interested in the large, cosy family car to a Lamborghini or a Bugatti. I also envisioned myself in one with the love of my life and two children, but i wouldn't know if that would ever happen in my life at the moment.

We dropped his motorcycle at the house, it's a large house, bigger that I ever imagined. It has a large glass balcony that goes along the entire front.

Elias and I went to IKEA and ordered new couches, kitchen items, beds, electronics, everything we could think of.

As they said at the store, everything will be ordered to us at different times, from tomorrow morning up to two weeks later.

We were able to buy a large double air mattress for our nights before the bed arrives, so we'll have the ability to sleep in some way.

"You like that one?" He asks, "can get you that"

I look back at him, a smile fixated on his face. I begin to shake my head, "no, Elias, we couldn't. It's far to expensive"

I look back at the car, accepting that I couldn't possibly ever have that.

"Mer, we have six million. I don't think a hundred thousand is going to affect it that much"

Hens right but I hate spending money on unnecessary things, I'd rather buy something cheap to save our money. We've already spent three million on the house and furniture.

I start at walking towards a small blue fiat, looking at every single inch and corner of it, inspecting all its pros.

"This is nice, I could buy this. It's only fourteen grand" I say, looking back at Elias who is watching me.

"Mer, you just looked at the whole car, almost trying to find something you like about it and the only thing you come to is the price" he speaks sarcastically.

"We're getting the Tesla" he says, no acceptance of argument in his voice, yet I will.

He begins walking towards the main office, where a man or women will help us proceed with the payments of our car.

I follow after him, almost running as his fast movements move across the room.

"Elias, no. We can't, we have already spent too much in one day, we couldn't possibly" I speak aloud, trying to stop him.

He does stop, he looks back at me, with that annoying looking all over his face.

"Merliah, would you rather go back to the palace? Be the new queen on Italy and be controlled by everyone there on what you say, do, spend money on? They'd tell you when ti have children, Merliah"

I stop talking, silence filling between us. "Exactly. So let me do this for us as we now have to live out alone without that help. Neither of us have ever once experienced this so make it easy for the both of us, please"

I nod my head, letting him continue walking into the office where I see a man looking up and immediate shock surrounds him as he sees the very own prince of England walk in.

I roll my eyes, sitting down on a bench outside the office. I'd get too agitated in there, I've never once spent so much money in one go. This is all so new to me.

But at the same time... we're starting our lives up from scratch. We have no other choice but to go all in now.

After waiting for half an hour, Elias finally walks out, keys and files of paper in his hands and a smile on his face.

He throws the keys to me, I catch them, and he begins walking towards the car, I follow after him.

"Did you not get one for yourself? I thought that was what we were doing" I ask, unlocking the car and getting into the drivers side.

Elias sits in the passenger's side, pulling his seatbelt down and looking me in the eyes.

"Thought about it. Realised you were right about spending so much money in one go. We have a car and a motorbike, that's all we'll need for now until we can eventually find out way into getting more money.

I pull at my seatbelt, pulling it over me and locking it in.

I start the car, feeling adrenaline pumping in my heart as I do. I start driving out, being careful of my every movement.

I earned my drivers license nearly two years ago but I never had the chance to actually drive a car after.

I was practically trapped in the palace being royal so this all feels new to me.

I guess Elias has a point.

"Where are we going" I say, then quickly realise that Elias has already set the map up on the Tesla for me to see which way to go.

"The mall. We need clothes" he says.

Oh. I completely forgot about that. I do need some new clothes, I am wearing Elias's boxers and sweater.

Yes. His boxers. The lucky thing, is that they're so big, it looks like normal black shorts on me.

I follow the route, realising how close the distance is from where we just were.

"I'll need to get other things as well. Like makeup, toiletries, towels, beddings, and other random stuff"

I look quickly to my right, noticing Elias nod his head in agreement.

"Do you need medicine? I'll get that in the mean time" he asks.

"Yes. That would be great, could you get pain killers, as well? They're sort of a necessity at the moment"

I know he'll immediately pick up in what I mean, but I'm not bothered at all. I'm a women, with a normal human body and I'm in physical pain right now, and terrified of leaking. 

He snaps his head to look at me, I glance at him for a moment then look back at the road.

"You could have told me, Mer. I could have gone to the shop earlier" he says immediately.

"I didn't realise until we got to the car dealership. I'll be fine, though, I've been used to it for six years now" I comment back.

"I don't care. It still must be painful and uncomfortable for you. I want you to stay in here and wait for me to get back with pain killers and sanitary products. What do you use? Pads? Tampons?"

I glance back at him, annoyed by his demanding comment.

"Elias, I can take care of myself. As I've said... I've had to deal with this for six years, I'm sure I'll be fine-

"What do you use, Merliah" he demands once again.

I sigh loudly, turning a street.

"Tampons" I say, voice low.

I glance back at Elias and a smirk is written on his face.

I hit him in the arm with my free hand, laughing between my breathes.

"Gross" I say, aloud.

He attempts to hide it, but I notice a faint smile form in his face, then quickly fade away.

God that was annoying.