Clipped Wings

IIII

May 24th

The check out beeps occasionally as the check out lady scans each persons items. Harper gripped onto her metal basket as she made her way through the aisles picking up bits and bobs for the week. Hitting the cereal aisle as she fancied something sugary for breakfast , maybe her favourite honey Bunches the sugariest and sweetest cereal on the market. Scanning the aisle she couldn't see it and felt defeated. They couldn't have sold out could they she thought as she noticed a box in another customers basket and almost freaked out. How could she have missed them. Catching sight of the ungodly yellow box in the corner of her eye sighing in defeat as she realised they were on the top shelf.

Standing on her tip toes her fingers grazed the corner but the box didn't budge and not a single other customer that passed her could be bothered to help her. Leaving her to try and pull it down herself. Moving the box just about one centimetre but still it didn't go anywhere.

"Why on earth do they do this?" Harper exclaims making a small jump to try and give herself a boost to grab it but still her hand narrowly misses it.

A hand came up beside hers and grabbed it effortlessly handing it to her. Smiling happily she took the box from him shoving it in her basket without a care for who it was. She had her cereal and that was all that mattered.

"Would you like another Miss Clancy or is one box of that sugary shite enough ?" Finnegan questions as her gaze follows the box up to his face.

His signature crisp white shirt obviously unbuttoned enough for everyone to wonder why on earth he even wore it. It was a pointless piece of material and he clearly got pleasure over people staring at his visible muscles the vain angel. Harper cleared her throat shaking her head.

"One is enough its just for me." Harper says shaking the box happily as he chuckles

"No boyfriend. Would have thought someone would have snapped up Little Miss Pure face by now. I mean I get laid all the time so why wouldn't you." Finnegan questions and Harper grimaces at the thought of discussing her private life. Let alone her sex life in a supermarket with a dark angel who may or may not be lying about anything that came out of his mouth.

He probably wasn't Harper thought. He probably had slept with every dark angel in the country guys included and all the good angels in a heart beat. Heading down the aisle to the confectionary aisle looking for her favourite bar of chocolate milky bar. Searching both high and low hoping Finnegan would leave her alone. Finding the milky bar within a second holding it out for her to take but when she tried to he pulled it out of her grasp.

"How did you?" Harper starts but Finnegan chuckles at her rolling up the sleeves of his white shirt to his elbows on both sides.

" From the cereal to here you have been muttering milky bar under your breathe but I have a proposition - you my dear can only have it if you steal it." Finnegan states punctuating his sentence with a fake gasp as Harper continues to glare at him and goes to steal the chocolate bar form him again but he pulls it out of her grasp once again.

"No and stop following me Ridley it's getting weird." Harper says and Finnegan still played with the chocolate bar in his hand waving it in her face to torment her.

Even holding it above her head so she would have to jump to even try and get it from him. Which made him laugh as her face began to get redder and redder with anger. Just wanting to have the stupid chocolate bar and get out of there. Since there was only so much time one could spend in the supermarket without wanting to smash you head against the wall in pain.

"Fine if you are going to stick to you goody ways. I am going to steal it and you are going to come with me. My accomplice as you will." Finnegan states producing his jet black sunglasses from his pocket placing them on he took hold of Harper's hand unwillingly dragging her through the shop towards the exit.

Harper started to protest saying she still had the basket she did not want to be involved in this behaviour but Finnegan shushed her and told her to steal it to. Since the metal baskets could come in handy organising all the crap you have in your house. But Harper thought for a moment if she should scream blue murder and say he was kidnapping her to get out of this situation.

"Mr Ridley ! Mr Ridley you have to pay for that!" One of the cashiers said following him to the door but he waves her away with the chocolate bar.

"Fuck you Janice!" Finnegan shouts at her and she glares at him.

"Mr Ridley!" She screams at him but he just holds a middle finger up at her. Harper tried to stop herself from giggling at the craziness of this situation but she couldn't help it.

"For good measure I am taking this dashing man with me too" Finnegan starts picking up a cardboard cut out of Ryan gosling that for some reason was at the front of the store.

Making the store assistant Janice scream even further and threaten the police but Finnegan didn't care he thrived on this kind of behaviour. Heck he even started to dance in the front of the shop with the cardboard cut out ordering Harper to just stand and look pretty while he did. Tormenting Janice further. Picking up a rose from one of the bouquets on display at the front of the store waving it about like a wand as he continued with the cardboard cut out. Throwing them both in a cart turning towards Harper with a cheeky smile on his lips

"and In true Elle woods fashion I am taking the dog ... well the girl but same thing really and if it couldn't get any better Janice. I am not going to pay for a fucking dime of it." Finnegan shouts stalking over to Harper picking her up in one swift movement throwing her in the cart also.

Trying to protest Harper couldn't get her words out as she sat in the cart unsure of what was going on but her heart was racing ten fold. Maybe it was because she was sat next to a cardboard cut out of Ryan gosling. Harper had never felt more alive.

"Finnegan out." Finnegan shouts over the top of Janice's deafening screams. Holding both his hands in the air giving her a double middle finger action before pushing the cart out of the supermarket completely.

"have fun Clancy?" Finnegan questions as Harper tries to catch her breathe the adrenaline hit clearly catching her off guard making Finnegan smile devilishly at her.

"Better rush than sex in my opinion. We should do it again sometime." Finnegan whispers to her