Forever mine

Chapter 11

"Woah, what is this place? It's huge!" Delilah exclaimed from the passenger seat of Knight's car. They had just parked in the parking lot of the biggest building Delilah had ever seen, and there were cars everywhere. 

"This is a mall. It's just a collection of different stores." Knight responded. "Know before we go in, there are a few things I need to go over. There will be a lot of people in here, so make sure you hold my hand the whole time. It is a really big place, and I don't want you to get lost. We need to get you some new clothes, and I also need to get you a phone and maybe a laptop for school. Hopefully, we won't be too long but make sure you tell me if you get too tired or uncomfortable, okay?" Knight waited for Delilah to nod in understanding before getting out of the car and going around to help Delilah out. 

"Let's start with some clothes. What kind of things do you like to wear?" Knight asked as they entered the mall. 

"U-Um, I don't really know," Delilah replied, slightly overwhelmed with all of the people. 

"That's okay. Why don't we start here? A lot of girls at our school shop here," Knight said, leading Delilah towards a store called Garage. "You can pick out anything you like." 

Delilah looked at a few things that looked interesting, but when she looked at one of the sweaters' price tags, she realized she had a problem. She didn't have any money left; she couldn't afford to buy anything. 

"Knight," Delilah called, catching his attention. "I'm s-sorry for wasting your t-time. I should have said something e-earlier, but I d-don't have any m-money. I can't get anything h-here," Delilah mumbled, feeling bad for making him drive her all the way here for nothing. She had been looking at her shoes, too ashamed to look up until she heard Knight start chuckling. 

"Silly baby, you, my love, are not paying for anything today, so don't worry about it.  Just pick out anything you want, don't worry about the money." Knight said, kissing her head. 

"Knight! I can't ask you to do that. It's too much." Delilah argued. 

"Well, good thing you didn't ask. I am volunteering. Now pick something out, or I will buy the whole store." Knight countered, nudging her towards a rack of clothes. 

Delilah quickly scanned the store and saw a big sign that said clearance 50% off in the back. Thinking this is the best way not to waste too much of Knight's money, she picked out one t-shirt and a pair of shorts, both on sale for $10. 

"Okay, I think this is good. Do we j-just go and b-buy them now?" Delilah asked, not totally sure how this whole shopping thing worked. 

"That's really all you want?" Knight questioned, hoping she would pick out a few more things, but when he only received a nod from her, he sighed. "Okay then, why don't you go to the change room over here and try them on to make sure they fit?" Leading her over to the dressing rooms, Delilah went inside while Knight assured her he would wait for her outside. 

Knight knew that Delilah purposely picked the cheapest things in the store, so while she was trying them on, he went back and picked up the sweater she was looking at before and then walked over to one of the employees who was folding clothes. 

"Hey, can I ask for your help for a minute? Can you help me pick out a few things for my girlfriend quickly?" Knight asked the girl. 

"Yes, of course, my name is Leah, and I would be happy to help. What kind of things are you looking for? Does she like sweaters, crop tops, jeans, dresses?" Lea asked, leading him to the front of the store where their more popular stuff was on display. 

"I'm not really sure, maybe one of everything? What do most 18-year-olds wear?" Knight asked, a little out of his element. 

"Well, these micro camis are really popular right now, as well as these floral dresses," Lea said, holding up one of the smallest pieces of fabric he has ever seen as well as a pink dress with white daisies all over it. The dress seemed perfect for his angel, but he would die before he let his girl go out in a shirt like that. He didn't care how popular they were; he was not letting anyone see that much of his angel exposed.