Something More Than Happily Ever After Maxerica

Groceries

Sorry! I procrastinated and only had like 200 words written yesterday morning. Thanks for over 700 views!  Looking back, about 8 or 9 chapters ago I was just thanking you guys for over 90 views!  Now... Geez, I am thanking you for over 700 views. I mean even last chapter was just over 500 views! I'm going to stop rambling, so, yeah...
Enjoy!
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{11th day of the #Maxerica Honeymoon}
[2:36 a.m.]
Maxon POV
I think that America and I should have a day where you kind of do nothing.  I should ask America what we should do today, to get her opinion.  But first I have to actually wait until she wakes up.
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[8:41 a.m.]
Maxon POV
I give up.  I place a soft kiss on America's exposed shoulder. 
"Huh?" America questions.
I respond, "Lazy day?"
America shakes her head, "No."
I frown, "Why?"
"We desperately need groceries, Maxon," America says responsibly.
"Whatever..." I say. 
We get ready, me wearing tan shorts, with a forest green button down t-shirt, America wearing an electric blue sundress. I grab the keys and head out to the car, with America loosely following.
"Why can't I ever drive?" America whines.
"Uhh... You haven't taken driving classes or your drivers test," I say.
"Can I do that another time at home?" America asks hopefully.
I'm kinda unsure about this whole, America driving thing, so I say, "Maybe..."
Once we get to the grocery store America gets really excited. Since she grew up as a five she never really got to pick out lots of food.
"Now remember," I say calmly to America, "We only need food for 3 and a half days. Try not to go too crazy with our money."
"I'll try," America says as she grabs a cart and runs into the grocery store, spin as she goes along. Shaking my head I follow her.
First, America wants fruit. After 25 minutes of going back and forth,we have, or America has decided on, pineapple, watermelon, golden raspberries and star fruit. I'm noticing that what she is choosing, are things that lower castes don't really have the money for. I'm letting her purchase some of the most expensive food here. I told her that I would spoil her.

America POV
Oh my strawberry tarts! There is so much food here! I wonder if they have strawberry tarts. Around my house in Carolina, all we had was a little market, with produce from local farmers. That food was never amazing. How much food do they have? Probably enough to feed an entire province. And not small one. A big one, like Whites, or Hudson, or Midston.
Now I have to choose vegetables.
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{20 MINUTES LATER}
America POV
I have decided to choose, asparagus, radishes and avocado. Maxon and I had a major disagreement about the asparagus. I didn't expect it. It was asparagus.... He literally fought with someone over a vegetable.
[Do you get?! 😂 I put the quote from The Heir in... with a twist! 😂]

Maxon POV
I close my eyes my eyes and take a deep breath in and out. I open my eyes. We have 7 things in the cart and we have been here for at least 45 minutes. This is going to be a long day... a very long day. We walk by the bakery. I try to pull America past, fail! She stops and stands there, looking for the perfect dessert. I pick out a loaf of bread and before I drop it in the cart, America says, "Wait, we need to pick out the freshest loaf in the basket." I sigh.  She is going to be the death of me.
Finally America picks out a little vanilla cupcake, with a chocolate covered strawberry on top. After, we look through the basket of bread looking at every label to find the bread that is the freshest. We choose, I mean America chooses. Right after we put the bread in the cart. A worker drops a bunch of warm and freshly baked loaves of bred into the basket. Of course America has to switch out our bread for the warm loaves. So, we pretty much just looked through every loaf of bread for no purpose. Then we go to the cereal section and I grab to two boxes, one with cereal with marshmallows and one honey flavored. America says no to the marshmallow cereal. "Really America? You got a cupcake..." I say.
America sighs, "Fine, whatever..."
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{34 MINUTES LATER}
Maxon POV
We only have made it to dairy, eggs and chips, since cereal. In the dairy aisle, America had to find the perfect yogurt, the package of shredded cheese and gallon of milk with the furthest expiration date from today. In the egg section, she had to find the carton of organic eggs with the most even sized eggs. In the chip aisle, we stood there for 15 minutes and then decided we didn't really even want chips.
Now we are in the meat section. America is making a decision between chicken.
"Well... the steak is more expensive..." I state.
America nods her head. Apparently, my statement helped turn her decision to the change chicken, since the steak is a lot more expensive. "We'll get the steak then," America says with confidence. Geez... we're going to be broke.
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{21 MINUTES LATER}
America POV
We have spent like 3 hours here and we are putting our stuff on the grocery belt to pay.
Once everything is scanned, the screen flashes the price, 212 Ilios. Maxon gasps and hands the cashier the credit card. As she is going to swipe the card she jerks to a stop and curtsies, unexpectedly. "Your bill will be on us today, Your Majesties," the cashier says. The grocery bagger bows and we take our cart, now full of food, to the car. Maxon puts them in the trunk of the car, while I get the car ready. Maxon hops in and we get going.

Maxon POV
Oh my gosh! I'm so glad that the cashier paid for our groceries. It normally costs 250 Ilios for a regular grocery trip. We had a small grocery shopping trip and we "spent" 212 Ilios.
"I can't wait to put the groceries away!" I say sarcastically to America.
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I know I haven't been consistently updating, but I've been trying to make my writing extra good. There will be other chapters up soon!
I have some sad news...
When school starts up, for the first couple weeks, or maybe longer, updates will probably be very inconsistent/no updates, because "school comes first."
💖Paige