Burning Ember

Chapter 16

Embers POV

We finish showering and Raiden quickly gets dressed, oh so now he's in a hurry

I lather my naked boys in vanilla scented body yoghurt before popping on a matching set of baby blue bra and panties. I look up as I finish hooking my bra and see his heated stare on me

"Nu-uh mister!" He stalks towards me like a predator hunting it's prey, grabbing me by the hips and pulling me flush against his body once he's close enough. He rests his forehead against mine, looking deeply into my eyes before giving me a soft kiss on the lips

"I better go see what the boys need. When you get back why don't you and Jake come over to the clubhouse and I can introduce you to the rest of the guys?" He questions

I smile softly up at him "ok" I whisper, kissing me softly again and then again while he walks himself backwards until we're stood in the threshold of my bedroom he stops and looks into my eyes again

"You're so beautiful" he says before kissing me one last time "Call me once you get back from shopping"

I can't help but grin at him as he walks backwards down the hallway, still staring at me. Crazy bastard

I shake my head at him and go back into the bedroom to finish getting ready. Not long after I'm dressed and ready to face the world, standing in the kitchen I chug down a cup of tea. Sometimes if you time it just right, you can drink tea when it's at a perfect temperature. It doesn't happen often though, sometimes I forget I've even made one and always end up drinking it cold!

A knock on the front door drags me from my thoughts of perfect tea so I set my cup in the sink and go to answer it knowing it'll be Sandy.

She greets me with a massive smile on her face before grabbing my hand and pulling me out the door and into her waiting car, luckily I already had my handbag over my shoulder.

We make it to the 'mall' in no time at all, well, it took around 10 minutes and I haven't been before so who knows if that's quick or not? And mall? I'm not sure if I'll ever get used to the way Americans say things. I'm pretty sure a 'trash can' will always be a bin in my eyes!

"Come on sugar! Let's get to it, we've got a long day ahead" she announces as she clambers out of the car and practically marches us into the shopping centre. Huge! It's fucking huge! There's no way I'll ever be able to navigate this place on my own, hopefully I won't ever have to  though.

"Where do ya wonna go to first?" She asks, excitement written over every inch of her

"Errrm, I've always wanted to know what all the fuss over target is about?" I say as more of a question

She giggles and then says "Oh no honey, that's a whole separate day out!"

Fair enough I think as she again drags me towards a shop, American Eagle. Never heard of it

Shop after shop and our arms are laden with bags, my feet are killing me and I need a cold drink!

Sandy looks me up and down and rolls her eyes before relenting "fine! Amateur! We'll get some lunch, this way" she instructs and I follow

I drop the bags onto a chair at the table we arrive at and Sandy does the same, asking what I want and then strolling up to the counter to order. As I sit in my seat a strange feeling settles in my gut

I feel like I'm being watched, I look around but can't see anything out of the ordinary, weird.

By the time Sandy gets back with our orders the feeling has gone, putting it down to anxiety from being sat alone in a strange place I think no more about it.

We finish our food and head to one last shop, so she says anyway, this woman is a fucking shopping machine!!

Victoria's Secret. I've heard things about this store and I already know it's going to be my favourite out of them all!

Sets upon sets upon sets of lingerie in our arms, we make our way to the changing rooms. I try one in almost every colour but decide to just get the candy pink and baby blue.

When I step out I notice that Sandy isn't done yet, so I take the stuff I'm not keeping and pop it back then sit and wait outside the changing rooms for her

Again I get that weird feeling, is someone watching me? My gut is telling me that there is and people say you should always trust your gut. I once again look around to try and find the source of the uneasy feeling but, once again, I don't see anything or anyone.

Sandy finishes up not long after and comes out of the changing room "You ok sugar?" She questions with concern. I nod my head yes and she shrugs it off leading me towards the counter to pay. I only got two sets but it looks like she's buying half the bloody store! Like a said, this woman is a shopping machine!!