Contumacious

Parte 11

I saw the rest of the pants and thats all what I needed to. The shirts he can figure out by himself, but I still did give him some options to choose from. Whatever he chose from. I'd be satisfied with. However, I did give him the options.

He was trying on the shirts while I went to fill up another bag. More shirts. As I made my way towards the chemise section, I walked past the underwears one. I continued to walk, but those were so good. They looked like something he'd wear. I walked backwards back to the same isle and tilted my head at the images on the models. Maybe.

I picked a bunch of shirts and knew that that would be the end of me. I stood outside as he showed me each and every shirt I'd got. Until now.

"Are those..?" He asked from the fitting room.

"Yup" I replied to his question. He didn't have to try them on obviously, but I just thought it was the best way to show him, without having him embarrassed.

I heard him sigh under his breath as he tossed them under the door. "Thanks," he said cheerfully "but no thanks." Of course he had to finish it off.

We went to the counter as another guy entered all the necessary information. Eric reached his pocket and pulled out a credit card. Well that was a sight. He waited there for a minute or two till the dude opposite us spoke up. "Thank you for shopping with us please visit again."

"Wait, what?" Eric asked as he grabbed four of the bags as I told him to. "You weren't supposed to-" he stopped to come up with. "That was nearly $10,000. You don't go around paying $10,000 to strangers do you?"

I smiled "so we're strangers, huh" I asked as I took all the bags in one had to ruff his hair with the other.

"I-I didn't-" he realised he fucked up and tried to make things better.

"They have instructions, kid. That's all" I explained to him talking half the bags back in my free hand.

"Instructions?" He creased his eyebrows.

We got to the car, and made it back to his house. "We move Saturday morning." I told him as he left and gave me a nod for a reply.

"Thanks for today, for everything really," he continued with a genuine smile.

"No worries," I smiled back. I just had this thirst in keeping this boy happy.

All what was going on in my head was going home and laying down. Like hell I was tired.

As planned, I laid down. And turned my alarm to 5 30am.

I had my usual routine. Shower, workout, shower, deep thought, drop him.

7 more hours. I got home and had my share of sleep.

I went back the same road as he was standing there with the two of his friends. Pixie hair pointed at me to Eric as he looked my way. I was interrupted by Kate's text 3 hours ago,

Today is day one don't be late. 3 30.

Shit. I am late. I looked the kids direction, and he was no longer there. In the same instant, the door to my passenger seat was opening.

"Common kid, I'm late." I said waving my hand for him to be quicker.

He got in instantly and questioned "what's wrong?" In a rush.

"I need to get to get to set, it wont take long. Half an hour tops, just to check out the place and make sure there are no objections and everything is-" I cut myself when I realised I spoke too quickly. Also, what the hell was I doing? Lets do this an easier way, the more fun way...

"You wouldn't guess" I tried again, smirking.

"What?" He asked, his face expressionless, understanding this much.

"I took your advice, and now I'm modelling." I said excitedly. 

"Oh my god. So Jenna wasn't messing with me!" He spoke more to himself.

"The pixie kid?" I asked but he ignored me as if I weren't there.

"I'm sorry if you're offended, I just am not very updated," he apologised. "Can I come along?" He plead in a more excited tone.

"You kind of don't have an option today but whatever" I shrugged.

I stopped near the sent location. Sweet, not too far. "Come on." I waved my head to direction outside the car as I pressed the appropriate button to kill the engine.

I got inside and there were Katherine, Stan, the red head, and finally the guy who always seems to wear suits.

"Mom, dad?" Eric questions.

I frown my eyebrows in confusion, "do you have any idea what was the fancy dinner for, kid?" I asked after turning my head to his direction.

"No?" He stated as a question more than an answer.

I roll my eyes, and then we walk to their direction.

"Nathan!" Kate greeted loudly. "You're late!" she continued in a bit louder than a whisper.

"Good afternoon," I replied, ignoring her second half of the greeting.

They kept going and going about their suggestions on improving the set.

"Ahh, 30 days." I spoke in the middle of the conversation. "We shoot for 30 days. Its non of my business if it takes longer than that."

"Why didn't you say that when we were signing the contract?" The guy in the suit question.

"A man's word does the job for me," I paused for a minute when all of them were now staring at me in confusion. "Am I right?" I raised my eyebrow. As the guy in the suit looked offended.

I'm all honesty, it wasn't that important to me that we finish shooting in month. It's simply that I stay here usually for a week. And I don't want to stretch my stay further than that.

A good minute or two passed in silence. I thought about Eric's absence for a second as he appeared instantly with a coke in his hands. Sure he went to the other side of the building just to get to the vending machine.

"So, do we all agree to the few changes made?" Stan asked, as they all nodded in silence, including me. "Very well then, I suppose our work starts next week." He finished off.