Kathryn has found herself in a toxic relationship with a man who has manipulated her to believe that his controlling behavior is out of love for her. When he finally crosses the line she decides to leave him, which makes Jake spiral. He quickly goes...
I've been trying my best to keep Katie occupied, I know right now she really needs it, and she doesn't even know what I know.
After breakfast we drove out to The Galleria to walk throughout the shops, I know how much she loves to window shop and get ideas from different fashion designers.
"Ooo this one looks promising" she tugged on my hand, pulling me into a small boutique that apparently had a promising look to it
We've only been in 3 other shops, she hasn't found anything she wants to buy yet, even though I told her she looked amazing in everything she tried on. She keeps saying I'm biased but I'm truly telling her my honest opinion. I followed closely behind her as she browsed through the racks, looking at each item of clothing closely; examining each detail with a close eye to decide whether she liked it or not. Some items she would hold up to her body, as to imagine what it would look like on her; even though, again, she looks good in anything.
"okay, I'm going to try these on" she smiled at me, I could see a twinge of excitement in her face with the items she had picked out
I walked over to the seating area they had directly outside of the fitting rooms to wait for her to change into the clothing she's going to try on.
"I really like this first one" she called out from inside the small fitting room
"let me see" I responded, earning a glance from another lady walking into a fitting room next to the one Katie was in; her friend, I'm assuming, sat in a chair to the right of me. I watched the door, waiting for it to open up to see how she looked
Her door opened and there she stood in a yellow strapless sundress, it hugged her upper body perfectly and then flared out at her waist. I felt my eyes light up just looking at her
"Woow" I started
"you like it?" she smiled, twirling around for me to see how it looks from all angles
"yeah it looks great on you" she turned towards the mirror in the fitting room to look at herself once more "I think we found a winner" I smiled in her direction
"Me too," she responded "Im going to try on the top real quick and then we'll head out" I nodded in response before she turned around again
As she closed the door behind her I pulled my phone out of my pocket, deciding that browsing through instagram would probably help time pass by faster. Before long she opened the door once more to show me the top she found.
"This one looks like a skirt on my chest" she spoke before I could say anything, however, I agree
"just a little" I chuckled
"This one is not a winner" she moped back into the fitting room, and I once more went back to scrolling through social media
So far I was doing really well of ignoring the other girls that were chatting about random stuff, but they seemed to be getting louder
"okay Amy, what do you think of this?" I heard the girl in the fitting room ask; being uninterested in their conversation, I continued to look down at my phone
"looks super cute" her friend responded
"excuse me sir, what do you think?" I heard her ask, I looked up right as Katie opened up her door; the girl stood there in a bra and panties, once I noticed what she was wearing I quickly jolted my stare over to Katie
"ready babe?" I stood up as I spoke in hopes of two things, one being that the girl would notice I'm with my girlfriend and talk to her friend instead, and two..that Katie wouldn't flip out on her. Katie turned to look at the girl next to her, a disgusted look on her face
"gross" she muttered before walking towards me
"excuse me?" the girl asked
"I said gross" Katie didn't even bother turning to look at her, she walked to me and took my hand in hers
"I cant believe the nerve of that girl" she spoke as we walked out of the boutique
"don't let it affect you babe, she's irrelevant" I put my arm around her, trying to keep her calm
"I know she is, it's just so rude" I pulled her in close to me
"I know, but lets forget about her and head back to the hotel, change out of our clothes and go to the beach"
"okay" she sighed, obviously still feeling upset about the encounter we just had; and I don't blame her, I would be just as mad if the roles were reversed. Although honestly I probably would have gotten in a fight over it
"wow look at you" I blurted when I turned to see her in her bathing suit, she looked beautiful in the royal blue color
"you like it?" she asked, spinning around for me
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"definitely" I smiled as she tossed her bathing suit cover to the side "I wonder what it'll look like in the water" I moved quickly and scooped her up over my shoulder, running towards the water
"Mikey no!" she wiggled and kicked trying to break loose but was not successful in doing so. My feet hit the cold water, I only ran a few steps more before the water was almost at my hips so I knew this was the perfect spot. I quickly grabbed her, holding her bridal style, laughing at the cute look on her face
"Please don't" I felt her grip around me tighten to avoid falling, but she didn't realize my plan was different than hers
I quickly folded my legs under me and in an instant we were submerged under the cold water; almost as fast as we dropped, I stood back up to allow for us to breathe again
I set her down in front of me, she slapped my chest in between her giggles intertwined with my laughter.
"you're so mean"
"pose for me" I pulled my phone out of my pocket to get a few pictures of her in front of the sunset
Standing here in front of her, everything felt right. Seeing the smile on her face made me feel complete; something so simple as her smile, made me realize that everything that I've ever wished for was right here in this moment
Bliss, happiness, love
I have that all with her.
"How do they look" she shuffled over to me, I pulled up the shots I had taken and could tell she was happy with how they turned out "I haven't smiled in a picture like that for a long time" she took the phone from my hand to look at the picture closely
"Katie" her name fell off my tongue so smoothly and soft, she turned to look at me; I took the phone from her hand, shoving it in my pocket before pulling her closer to me. I pressed my lips on to hers, allowing my emotions and feelings to speak through my actions. I moved a hand up to cup her cheek, to truly intensify the kiss.
I slowly pulled my lips away from hers, still keeping our faces close to one another because I know my words will come out almost in a whisper
