Till Death Do Us Part

Ch. 11 - Department Store Shenanigans

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Roxie's POV

Milo and I shared a look before I stuck my finger in my mouth as if to say 'gag me' as we pulled up to the store we'd be shopping at. I knew by just a single glance that pre-Rouge me wouldn't have been able to even breathe in the air from this place.

"Tell me again why the 'happy couple', her mom, your dad, and his parents all had to come with us?" Milo whispered against the shell of my ear as to keep everyone else in the car from hearing. Oh yes, we had to carpool too. Imagine that. I giggled at his sarcastic tone, causing Jedrek to peer at the two of us from his rearview mirror.

"Because the princess decided today was the best time to go shopping for all the furniture for their new home together," I muttered back in amusement.

"This is going to be so much fun. I haven't been this catty since I was in middle school," he responded, causing my eyebrows to furrow in confusion.

"You have no idea how much shit you can cause inside a store like this," Milo insisted before wiggling his eyebrows at me and opening his door. He helped me out, making sure to keep an unnecessarily firm grasp on my waist. Seeing our intimate embrace, Tori tried to grab Jedrek's hand and hold it, but he jerked it from her before shoving both in hands into his pant pockets.

"Did you see that look she just gave me?" I asked Milo.

"Everyone saw the look she just gave you," he replied with a laugh.

"She acts like that shit was my fault!" I hissed quietly, highly annoyed.

"That's because it was, you idiot," he stated with a half-smirk. I just rolled my eyes at his observation before pulling him ahead of the whole group. We did a half-skip into the store before skidding to a halt as Milo jerked me back.

"How committed are you to getting him back?" Milo asked me seriously.

"Why would you even ask me that? He's getting fucking married Milo. There is no 'getting him back'," I growled, angry he'd even toy with my feelings like that.

"Bullshit. I'll ask again. How committed are you to getting him back?" he asked groughly.

"If that was even a possibility," I began, leveling him with a pointed look, "I would do anything. He was it for me. I'll never love another the way I love him - assuming I can love another man that isn't him," I said, my voice wavering with emotion.

"Then you have to follow along," Milo ordered with a shit-eating grin.

"If you guys don't mind, we're actually going to do some pre-registering for wedding gifts ourselves," he suddenly said over his shoulder.

"What?" My father snapped, caught off guard. "Since when were you two engaged? I thought you were just dating?" he demanded, obviously miffed about his 'only' daughter not telling him about her pending nuptials. You cut me out of your life, it's only fair I do the same to you I thought.

"Well, I'm just being prepared for what's to come," Milo insisted with a huge smile before looking down at me and kissing me chastely. I just smiled back at him and shook my head, knowing exactly where he was going with this.

"Jedrek, where are you going?" Tori demanded angrily as he stormed off and into some random department in the large store. She followed after him while demanding that he stop and wait for her. The rest of the crowd quickly followed behind, obviously trying to do some damage control.