𝐕𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐀𝐍𝐓 | 𝐃𝐔𝐊𝐄 𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐍𝐈𝐒

10

1 week later

Kailani woke up, with Duke being right on top of her, laying on her stomach. She looked to her right, and saw that it was 8:21 a.m., she needed to start her day, because she was doing her Christmas shopping.

She did figure out what to get Duke, it was a very expensive gift. But it was okay, she wasn't paying for it. She just used the money that Duke always gave her.

His gift was already made and paid for, and all she had to do was go to the mall and pick it up. Duke wasn't aware that she was giving him a gift, let alone a Cuban Link chain.

Starting to shake his shoulders, "Duke, wake up."

His face being pressed against her stomach, his voice came out muffled, "No."

"Cmon, I gotta get up."

"No."

"I have stuff to do Duke, I can't lay here all day."

"Do it tomorrow."

"I can't. I have to do it today."

"Get someone else to do it then."

"Duke get up."

He hummed a 'no'.

She started to roll around, to try and get out of his harsh grip, but failed.

"Get up or you can't sleep here tonight." She felt him start to roll off of her.

"If you don't like me no more just say that, forreal." He rubbed a hand down his face.

"Stop. You're being dramatic. I have to go Christmas shopping."

"Alright, when we leaving?"

"I'm leaving in 20 minutes."

"No, when are we leaving?"

"It's broad daylight out."

He smacked his lips, "So?"

"You swear you don't want someone to see me with you but then you say that."

"Ion even care anymore," He wrapped his arms around her waist, I jus' wan' to be with you."

"That's sweet, but still, no." She smiled at him.

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After convincing Duke that he should go home, and come back later, she finally was able to leave for the mall.

     Pulling out of the parking garage, and starting her usual route to the mall, she already saw Duke was texting her.

     Picking her phone up, she opened their text threads, seeing that he was asking when he could come back over. She sent him a quick text saying that he could come back over tonight.

     When she made it to the mall, the first store she went to was IceBox, to get Dukes chain.

     After 20 minutes, she retrieved the chain, she immediately went to aerie to put the IceBox package, into an aerie bag. The last thing she needed, was for someone to see the IceBox packaging, and to steal it.

After she switched the bags, she went to to many different stores, shopping for everyone she knew. She shopped for everyone in Charleston, and she was planning on just mailing it out on fast shipping, so it could get there before Christmas.

When she finished shopping which took hours, and she stopped to eat, she walked out of the mall holding a lot of different bags. Making her way to her car, she unlocked it and popped the trunk, getting ready to finally put the bags down.