A Little Cinderella Moment

Chapter 94

And that is exactly what we did for the rest of the night. Savannah texted me a couple of hours later saying that the girls have all fell asleep watching Magic Mike XXL and she was going to do the same. I wished her goodnight and when I saw the guys Lucas fell asleep on the couch with the controller in his hands. Greg crashed about an hour ago stretched out on the floor with his head propped up on a bunch of cushions.
Stretched out on my Lay-Z Boy, struggling to sleep, I am on my phone thinking about what Christmas present I should get Savannah. Thinking about the day we had, all our conversations, there was nothing that stood out that made me think I should get her that for Christmas. You would have thought with knowing this beautiful woman for months now I would know what she likes, what she doesn't like, if there's anything she wants, and what she has.
Best thing is Google search for what to get your girlfriend for their first Christmas. The net says that you can never go wrong with earrings and after a little thought, that's not a bad idea. Now it's just finding the perfect pair for her. Thanks to our chat history I know her favorite color and there are plenty of gemstones we can find in that color too. Just now need to think about what stone would make her beautiful green eyes sparkle like the jewels they already are.
I come across a pair of earrings, and I just stop. They are the ones, they are absolutely perfect, and I think they are her style. Vintage looking Art Deco design emerald drop earrings. I need to have them. This is the present I need for Savannah; I can feel it. Making a note of the store on my phone, I know where I am dragging the guys in the morning, and Greg better buy my sister something nice for Christmas if he hasn't already.
I didn't manage to get off to sleep until three in the morning and I was awake just after six. Doing my usual routine on very little sleep is much harder than I thought. A two-mile run on the treadmill in the home gym and weightlifting can tire any man out, especially on three hours of sleep. After a shower to freshen up, I make a pot of coffee and head back to the game room to see if the other two sleeping beauties are awake yet so we can plan our day out.
It took half an hour for these assholes to finally wake up. After they showered, borrowed some of my clothes, (but they can keep the underwear), and had something to eat, we were finally on our way to grab the girls their Christmas presents. Lucas had the same thought as me, he has been looking for the perfect bracelet to buy Selena, so I showed him the website where I found the earrings for Savannah, and he found a perfect amethyst and diamond-crusted bracelet. I think it will look beautiful on her. But Greg had other thoughts about what to get Jen. He's planning on getting her a set. Earrings, necklace, bracelet, and a ring.
When he said ring at first, I almost punched him in the face. Hearing a guy, you are trying to build a friendship with for the sake of your sister, and still don't yet trust after he broke her heart the first time around wanting to buy her a ring, you want to punch him in the face. It better be a nice sett he buys her otherwise punching him in the face may still be an option.
We all hop in my car and head towards our destination. This vintage jewelry store is located in Main Street L.A, so we have a little journey on our hands. I just hope the roads are not too busy with it being Christmas Eve and you always have the last-minute shoppers saving it for last minute. Such as ourselves. I hold my hands up and admit I was a fool to wait until the last minute for Savannah, I've had Jen's since Thanksgiving. I don't know what their excuses are but as long as it gets done today then that's all that matters. Isn't it?
Three hours. Three fucking hours it took us to get here and park up. I guess we should have come at the crack of dawn. Next year I will make sure I have arranged her birthday and Christmas presents before Halloween, because this was a joke to do it today. It took us another twenty minutes on top of that just to get to the store. Can this day get any worse? Walking into the store I am stopped in my tracks. I ask the guys why they stopped me, and it wasn't until I look ahead, I see why.
"You have got to be kidding me!" The person who I am looking at turns around at the sound of my voice.
"Hello, Chase."
"What the fuck are you doing here Candace?" This surely cannot be a coincidence. How many times in the last twenty-four hours has she been where I have been? As soon as we get back, I am gonna talk to my dad and get this restraining order in place this is getting beyond a joke now.
"What does it look like baby?" She picks up a box with a set of earrings in it. I look at the earrings inside the box and I swear my eyes are about to pop out of my head. "I'm buying this beautiful pair of one-of-a-kind earrings for myself. What do you think? Don't they look great?"
"You are unbelievable Candace. Do you have some sort of tracker on my phone or hacked into it so you can see what it is I'm looking at and where I will be? I have been looking at the same earrings last night, and I know for a fact you do not like anything to do with Art Deco so why now eh?"
She starts laughing at my ridiculous thought about her stalking me, tracking me, and even have my phone hacked somehow. "Oh, Chase you say the most funniest of things. No, I do not have any sort of access to your phone or know where you are and where you will be. I want these earrings because I like them, it has nothing to do with you."
Candace turns back around to talk with the sales clerk, she hands him her credit card and he goes and cashes up the purchase. She turns around and gives me a smug look and turns back around to face the counter. Fuck if they are the only pair as she says they are I am screwed.
The sales clerk walks back over to Candace with a look on his face I can't quite read. I step closer to see what is going on while the guys walk off to get what it is they are here for. The clerk hands Candace back her card. But there's no receipt. Am I still in for a chance?
"I'm so sorry ma'am but your card has been declined." Oh, thank God. This is perfect, she is screwed. I knew them earrings would cost a pretty penny and I came prepared. I swear someone up there is looking out for me giving me all this good luck as of lately.
"You must be mistaken, or you are using your machine wrong. Do it again," She Orders him to make sure I do not get them earrings.
"Ma'am I have tried the maximum of five times and each time the card has said declined. Do you have any other form of payment?" Oh, this is perfect I know for a fact she does not carry cash around and if that card is her usual purchase one daddy will not be happy with his little princess.
"And I told you to do it again. I know that card cannot and will not be declined it is unlimited. So do as I say run it again." Was she seriously this controlling when we were dating? If she was, I would have broken up with her long ago, she is what everyone says she is. A real bitch.
"I'm sorry ma'am I cannot run this card again it has declined every time I ran it. If you do not have any other form of payment, then I cannot go any further with your transaction."
"Listen here you miserable old fucker," Candace makes a grab for the earrings before the clerk takes them from her but is immediately stopped by security. The security team restrains her arms and takes the earrings off of her. "Get your hands off of me. Do you know who I am? I demand them earrings are given to me, or you'll be sorry." Candace struggles to get free from the grasp of the security team.