"Follow me" Jacqueline said walking in her expensive high heels. I followed her to a ginormous two door garage.
I watched as she unlocked a dark grey BMW. "This is a nice car" I said as I sat in the front seat. "Oh thanks I got it for my birthday" she said. Wow for my birthday I got a cake and 10$ gift certificate to pottery barn.
"So who are you buying presents for?" She asked pulling out of the garage. "Well, everyone of course it's just...I don't know what to get anybody not even Tom" I huffed. "Don't worry I'll help you I'm amazing at gift giving" she said.
The rest of the ride was filled with useless small talk. I stared out the window most of the time. "We're here" she said pulling up to a giant department store. "Woah" I said. "Everything in the house all came from here" she said looking at the store as if it were her first child to go to college. I rolled my eyes and got out. We walked in to be greeted by swarms of people and cheesy Christmas music.
I looked to my right and saw a department store Santa. He looked like and alcoholic in a red suit and polyester beard. Little kids were either crying in his lap or running around hyped up on all the Christmas cookies they were handing out.
I followed Jacqueline to an area that was the mens section. Fake Christmas trees towered the store the looked quite pretty if I should say. I saw a big pyramid shaped stand full of corny Christmas ties. "Okay let's start with your father" she said looking at the shirts. "Lately he said he had been wanting a new tie and shirt so why don't you get him some?" I nodded. I picked out a black button down and a black tie with vertical stripes. I carried the stuff around and we walked to the kids section. "I already got Jax his presents I'm just gonna grab a couple more"she said. I went to an area where the had nothing but dinosaurs. I picked up a big set complete with 250 pieces. Let's hope Jacqueline steps on them.
I got a lady to put it on hold so I did t have to walk around with it. "Okay now for tom" she said. We walked over to the music. "Here I know he'll like this it looks punk" she said handing me a Paramore album. "He actually doesn't really like them" I said putting it down. "Oh" she said. I picked up a Guns and Roses cd, NOFX, and Rancid CDs. I looked around and saw a beautiful black guitar. I knew just knew he had to have it. I picked it up. Only 100 dollars. I'm getting and I'm going to get matching picks.
We checked out all the stuff. By the time we got back to the car it was lunch. I was proud of my self because I didn't claw her face off I even got her a present. It was a pretty charm bracelet. I got Tom his candy and gum too. I can't wait till Christmas to see Little Jaxs face when he sees his toy. "Okay hungry?" She asked "yes!" I breathed. I wasn't resentful towards her it was civil. We pulled into Taco Bell. "I don't usually eat here I always eat at georginos" she said. I was guessing was some fancy restaurant. We order 2 5layer burritos. Sitting in the parking lot of Taco Bell around Christmas and eating terribly made Mexican food with my step mother was something I never expected to happen. But here we are. As much as I hate to admit it, she's actually really cool. Like, right now she's telling me stories about my dad and her and the many expensive vacations they've taken. "And then one time we went to Cancun and he got drunk off margaritas, so I went to the bathroom and came back to find your father-*laughs* doing the Macarena on top of the table!" She told me. I laughed.
"Okay I guess we should get back now it's getting a little late" she said. "Okay,thanks for telling me the stories" I said taking the last bite of my taco. "Oh anytime I've got plenty of em'".
"And I also meant to tell you, I know I'm probably not your favorite person right now but, when I was your age my mom died from breast cancer, and my dad remarried to a young girl who I hated for a long time until I realized she wasn't a wicked stepmother she was a women who tried to be there for me as much as she could, I didn't notice until I got older that she was a kind woman, but what I'm getting at is that, I'm not some evil stepmother and I'm gonna be there for you as much as I can, because even though I just met you I do love you and care about you" she said turning to me. I didn't know what to say. "Thanks you that means a lot" I said with a smile. "Okay let's get home" she said starting the drive back.
