I'm yours

Part 9

After Beth and Deb agreed to go shopping later, Beth was taking a bath. Deb will come around 4 o’clock and until then, she soaked in her tub filled with hot water. Beth nearly dozed off because of the steam and warmth of the water, but a doorbell awoken her. ‘She’s really quick today.’ Beth thought while coming out of the tub. “Come in!” she shouted while poking her head through the bathroom door. Then she wrapped a towel around herself and her hair and got out. Since she knew Deb would sit on her usual spot on the couch, Beth went straight to the kitchen and took out a can of soda and made her way to the living room. “What made you come early to… day…?” she suddenly froze when instead of Deb she saw Sebastian, who was as much as surprised as she. Her mouth half opened and she found herself unable to speak. He was the one who made the first move and turned around. “This…”, “…Is awkward, I know. I’m sorry, but you said to come in.” Sebastian explained, still turned around while Beth didn’t know what to do, so she backwardly went to the kitchen, hitting a chair on her way, and hid behind the wall. “So, uhm… you need something?” she asked a little louder so he could hear her. “Yeah, the Idiot said he lost his phone and told me to ask you.”, “Why didn’t he come by himself?” There really was no need to clarify that ‘the Idiot’ was Ciel. “I don’t know, he said he’s scared of your reaction or something.”, “I-I’ll look for it later.” Beth heart beating sped up and she started breathing deeply which caused towel to loosen up on her chest and open. “Okay, can you bring it over if you find it?” Sebastian asked while Beth was fixing the towel. “S-sure.”, “Thank you. I’ll be going.”, “Don’t expect me to see you off.” She managed to speak and heard him laughing. When she heard the door closing, Beth sat on the chair, with her hands shaking. ‘Oh, my God. Oh. My. God. Kill me, please.’

“Beth, I’m home!” Beth twitched when Deb burst in. “Hey, Deb.”, “What in the world are you doing?” she asked Beth with a confused look. “Oh… I… was just thinking and… stuff.”, “Naked?”, “Yeah. No!” she quickly corrected herself, realizing she was still in a towel and stood up. There was no way she was going to tell her what just happened. She’d haunt her for the rest of her life because of that. Beth handed her the soda can. “So… you’re gonna dress up or?”, “Oh, right, right. I’ll be right back.”
After Beth dressed up and dried her hair, she found Deb sitting on the couch, watching TV and laughing like an idiot. “Shall we?” Beth asked her while turning the lights off. “I was wondering… Do you ever watch TV?”, “Yes.”, “What, once a month?”, “That’s enough for me.”, “Figures.”, “Shut up.”

“So, how are you and Claude doing?”, “I don’t know… First he doesn’t call for a week and then he calls me every day. When we meet he’s neither in a good or bad mood. I don’t know what to think anymore.”, “Well, are you dating or not?”, “I don’t know!” Deb shouted and everyone in the store turned to them. “I don’t know.” She then repeated a little quieter. Deb seemed upset and Beth wasn’t good in these kinds of conversations. Well, it’s not like other kinds were any better, but still… “Don’t get me wrong, but I think it’s because you’re too… hmm… easy to get.” After Deb turned to her and narrowed her eyes, Beth corrected herself. “What I meant is that you need to be hard to get. Don’t meet whenever he wants, but when you want. Even if it’s hard, refrain yourself. What else… Don’t do everything he asks you to.”, “What, you mean it’ll help?”, “I’m not 100% sure, but try it. You don’t have to answer at the same moment he calls you on the phone. Let him wait. As I said; hard to get.”, “Thanks for the advices, I’ll try to put some effort in them.”, “Fine, your choice.”

3 hours later, when Deb (and Beth) bought everything she had to, they were wandering around the mall, looking around. Finally, they sat in some café. When Deb started talking about Christmas and such, Beth stopped listening, because first: she absolutely hated the fact she’ll have to buy all the shit for Christmas. Second; she saw a GameStop not far from the place they were at. It was a GameStop, which meant they had PS4 which meant she can buy it for Ciel so he doesn’t bother her anymore. He did say something he broke his old one at home and neither his parents nor Sebastian don’t want to buy it for him. ‘Perfect.’ Beth thought and smirked. “Deb, please, order for me. I’ll be right back.” She said and quickly went to the store.
As usual, there were only men and boys inside, giving her surprised looks. Beth went straight to the cashier and asked for the thing she came for. She also listed him the games she’ll take. Even though the price was high, it was worth for her freedom for the rest of the holidays. After she paid for it, Beth happily went out.
“So, what did you buy?” Deb curiously asked her when she came back. “PS4.”, “Really? Is your old one not good enough?”, “It’s not for me.”, “Then for whom?”, “My neighbor.”, “Why would you buy something like that for your neighbor?”, “Believe me, it’s worth it.”, “Why?”, “Jesus, Deb…” Beth sighed and started telling her everything what happened since she met Ciel.

“Do I see a new love story on sight?” Deb enthusiastically asked after Beth told her everything. “God, no. What is wrong with you? No. No. Nope. Not in a million years. No.” Beth shivered at the thought. “Why not? He seems hot from your description.”, “How many times do I have to tell you that’s not everything in looks. And besides, he’s not my type.”, “Holy shit Beth, you have a type? That’s new.”, “Shut up.”, “It seems he’s really into you.”, “Even if he is, he’s going to be hugely disappointed. I only see him as a brother. 10-year-old brother, that is.”, “Too bad.”, “No, I already tried to set Em to him. Don’t know if they’ve been out yet.”, “Anyway, that is the reason you’ve bought him PS4?”, “Yeah.”, “You’re crazy.”, “I’d become crazy if he bothered me more than this. He’s like a male version of you, only 10 times more boring.”, “Hey!” Deb frowned and turned her head from Beth. “Hey! I almost forgot.” She quickly continued. “My parents invited you to the Christmas lunch. You’re coming, right?”, “I’ll think about it.”, “I’ll take it as a yes, then.”, “Fine, but we’ll go to buy something for them now. And you’re coming with me.”, “Right, right.”

When Beth came home from shopping, she immediately went to eat the burgers she bought on the way home. It was a snowy day and she was wet from head to toe. But the food came first and then showering.
After dressing up into her casual clothes again, Beth then started to wrap presents for Ciel, Deb and her parents. She kind of felt bad for not buying anything for Sebastian. She did buy Ciel one hella present, but nothing for him. ‘Tomorrow. Definitely tomorrow.’ Because she was going to buy a Christmas tree then.
While she was sitting on the couch watching TV, Beth suddenly remembered Ciel lost his phone here and she said she was going to bring it over to them. She quickly started looking under the couch, tables, chairs, carpets, in the hall, bathroom and kitchen. It wasn’t there. And then it occurred to her. Sebastian said that he lost his phone, but not at her place, it could be anywhere. That idiot, worrying her and all.

The next day, Beth went to her final shopping for Christmas lunch and pastries, tree and a present. What could she buy to a guy she barely knows, but she has to? As she was walking around the mall once again, her problems were solved when she saw a shop with neckties. Beth went in that instant and started searching. The choice was really big, from the cartoon to vulgar ones, then the simple to disgusting ones. It became quite bothersome to look anymore and she refused help from the shop assistant already from the start. But when she saw the one in the math style and decided to take it. Funny, because he is a professor after all. Since she couldn’t just take the tie, she had to buy at least one more thing. Chocolate. Chocolate solves everything. So she entered the store with all kinds of chocolate. But the best choice was the Swiss chocolate, everyone loves that.
On her way home, she meet at least 5 sellers of Christmas trees, but bought one that was the nearest to her home. And so she was carrying her stuff like some kind of mule in the cold, snowy day. She was wet again, but what the heck? She was glad the shopping was done.