Till I Met You (Ariana/You)

Chapter 40

A/N AAAAHHHHH IM BACK!!! I'm so sorry I haven't updated in like forever lovelies. I've been taking a much needed mental health break, and have been putting more focus into my studies and my current relationship ☺️ but I am back and with plenty of updates to share, since I've taken quite a bit to work on my writing skills💗💗 Ily guys and I hope you enjoy :)

~Y/N's POV~

The ice-cream freezer was stacked high with all of my favourites, chocolate peanut butter, raspberry ripple and tin roof sundae, but there were more, so many more! As my breath fogged up the glass another shopper cut in front of me reaching in decisively. I took a step back and waited until they were gone, this wasn't something I liked to rush. I walked up and down, looking at the prices as well as the flavour. Finally I decided that nothing beats chocolate chip cookie. Taking a huge box, I placed it in the shopping cart and looked at the ingredients list in my hand. One more thing to go.

"Tent." I said and looked over at Ariana who was busy reading a business email on her phone. Her eyebrows were furrowed in concentration. "Ariana." I cooed in a sing song voice and she looked up, putting the phone away for the final time that day. "Sorry, baby." She muttered, before kissing my forehead and took the shopping cart from my hands. She started moving forward and I followed her. I understood. Her work is important too. She told me last night that ever since she met me, she hasn't really concentrated on her work. Because of her break, there were piles and piles of emails that she had to reply to. She was doing that the whole of last night. She wanted to finish them by Friday so that she can be free during the Camp. Ariana suggested that she can get her maids or servants to go and buy all the items for us. But, I didn't want that. I was grown up to do all the things on my own and I was not ready for giving it up all of a sudden. Plus, I wanted the shopping experience.

Did I mention that Scott and Ariana were invited too? Apparently, Scott's Father is a lawyer who is part of the association and Ariana's company is one of the sponsors of the association so they were both invited too. We reached the Tent section and looked around. I still couldn't digest the fact that the Camp is being held in the middle of a forest. It would be fun but still. Shira told me that the experience was adventurous and thrilling, because you could hear the howls and roars of the wild animals in the forest. That would be nerve wrecking. The thought of it excited me even more and my belly tingled in enthusiasm. I felt like a child waiting for Christmas.

Leaving the Cart in one place, Ariana went forward and touched the material of the orange tent in front of us. Her nose scrunched up.

"The material is bad." She commented and I touched the material to see that it was quite thin. She moved forward and assessed all the tents before stopping in front of a blue one. She looked at me, giving me an assuring glance. "Go and sit inside."

I went in, making myself comfortable and looked around. It was perfect and a little huge. It would be comfortable for two people. But, we had to place our luggage somewhere. So, Ariana suggested that I should get a little bigger one. I popped my head outside to look at her with a thumbs up. She smiled at me amusingly, before bending down and coming into the tent. "It's good. This is the one." She said, checking the zip, just to make sure. "I'm so excited." I squealed, revealing my excitement to her because I just couldn't keep it in. She chuckled at my state.

"It would be good. You can get a clearer idea of the association. It would help you make a decision." Ariana said, before brushing away a strand of loose hair from my face. I smiled at her,nodding my head. It warmed my heart that Ariana was letting me choose whether to go or not. It has been a long time since I have ever made a decision of my own. Everything was forced or made by someone. I pushed those disturbing thoughts away.

"How was your first experience?" I asked, referring to the Camp. "It was crazy." She shuddered. My eyes widened. "Everything was going well until a bear came into our campsite. It was huge and it destroyed everything. No one got hurt but it was pretty crazy. Uncle Nicholson—Scott's dad set it on fire and it burned down. We had a huge meal that night." She smiled and her story excited me even more. "Come on, let's get out before the assistants come and embarrass us." She winked and I blushed as both of us got out of the tent. "Anything else?" She looked over my shoulder at the shopping list in my hand. I shrugged but asked, "Can we get some KitKats?"

She chuckled before getting me a huge box of Kitkats. I squealed in happiness before both of us went to the cashier. I looked around for any signs of Scott and Shira. "Don't worry, they will come. We will wait in the car." She said. After paying for all the things, both us carried the bags to the huge Range Rover waiting outside. I saw Shira leant against the car in annoyance, with her arms folded across her chest. I looked over at Ariana and she shrugged before putting the bags in the back of the car.

"What are you doing here?" I asked. She pursed her lips. "I got kicked out." I laughed, not surprised at all. "What did you do?" "Scott and I were looking for good Fishing Rods and I wanted to check if they were working. I swung it around and it got stuck in an old lady's hair. Her wig fell off and it got into a big fight." She rolled her eyes and pursed her lips again as I laughed. Ariana smiled before unlocking the car. "Get in the car, ladies. I will go and get Scott." She said and both of us got in the car. The topic shifted as I started telling her how excited I was. She smiled before turning up the music and both of us laughed as we danced crazily.