chapter ten
feelings
[anya rose steinburg]
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"let's say split up and meet back here at six?" jasmine decides, after we had all finished eating and paid for the bill. we all look at each other and nod, as i look at my watch, seeing it's only 3.

"where do you want to go?" i ask shawn, linking my arm with his as we begin walking away from the group.

"all saints? i want a jacket." he says. "and maybe a couple shirts too."

"i wanted to go there too, so i guess that's cool." i chuckle, as we walk in the direction of all saints. "i also want to have a quick look at the winter sherri hill dresses in one of the dress boutiques here."

"i'm very okay with that." shawn smirks at me, as we come up to the entrance of the shop.

"shawn! anya!" a couple teenage girls come running up to us, their shopping bags linked on their arms. "hey, could we get some pictures?"

"sure hunny," shawn smiles, walking towards them and quickly taking some pictures. "have a great day, you two."

"yeah, you as well." the blonde smiles at him, before they walk away, letting shawn and i walk into the shop.

"that was a little abrupt," i chuckle. "you're so sweet to them though."

"that was pretty rude, but they are my fans at the end of the day." he shrugs, walking to section of shirts. "do you like this?" he says, pulling out a navy blue patterned shirt.

"it's nice, it'll suit you." i say, folding my arms and following him as he picks out a few shirts for himself.

"you go look at your stuff, hunny, i'll be fine on my own." shawn says, smiling gently at me.

"are you sure? i mean i can always shop online-"

"we're here now, gorgeous, shop to your hearts content." i chuckle at him, as he presses his lips to my forehead briefly, before i walk to the women's section, browsing through the leather biker jackets. i find a short cut leather one, and i slowly pull it off the rack, looking at the size. i see it is my size, and i quickly take my current jacket off, slipping the leather one over my shoulders. i walk over to a mirror, gazing at my appearance, turning around and getting a full view of the jacket.

looks like i'm buying it.

putting it back on the hanger, i walk over to shawn, clutching the jacket in my hands, seeing him looking at a suede jacket.

"that's a nice jacket." i tell him, as he sighs, taking it off the hanger and trying it on.

"do i buy it?" he asks, looking at his appearance.

"well if you don't, i'll buy it for you." i chuckle, as shawn rolls his eyes, smirking at me. "i'm serious."

"fine, i'll buy it." he laughs. "are you getting that one, hunny?"

"yeah, i like it." i shrug, looking at the leather. "have you got everything you want to buy?" he looks around the shop once, before nodding. "okay then, let's pay."

shawn and i quickly pay for our own items, before heading out of the store and walking back out into the mall. shawn holds onto my shopping bag in one hand, and his other hand captures mine, warming it up as we walk to a dress boutique that stocks sherri hill.

"can we go out for dinner tomorrow?" shawn asks me quietly, as i open up the door to the boutique. i smile softly, looking back at him.

"yeah, what are you thinking of?" i ask softly, turning towards him. "there's a couple places i like."

"are there any actual dinner date places? like that one we went to in london?" shawn asks me, as i think for a quick moment.

"there is one nearby the house, it's a short walk away, we could go there." i shrug, as shawn smiles softly, nodding. "i'm glad we can go out, we haven't really had that much time of just us recently."

"yeah, me too." shawn says back, leaning down and pressing his lips to my cheek.

"hello, may i help you?" a woman warmly smiles, making shawn and i pull away from each other. "oh my my, anya rose!"

"hey jane." i smile, embracing the woman, with a small laugh.

"how are you, sweetheart? i haven't seen you for a few years at least!" she chuckles, making me blush slightly.

"i'm great, thank you." i chuckle nervously. "how are you?"

"i'm good, now, who's this young man?" jane says to me, smiling at shawn.

"shawn mendes, ma'am, lovely to meet you." he says, holding out his hand. "i'm anya's boyfriend."

"well, what brings you here today? we have the new spring collection for sherri hill coming in january, you should come back." she tells me.

"actually, i wanted to check out the winter collection." i say. "my own collection needs updating."

"oh, right this way, i have a few items that may interest you." shawn follows myself and jane to the dressing rooms, where there are plenty of dresses hanging up around the large boutique. "now, there's been a lot of grey pieces in fashion recently, how about this one?" jane brings out a long periwinkle grey dress with a flared out skirt and a glittery bodice, along with a sweetheart neckline and sleeveless. my eyes immediately light up, as i nod, jane placing it on another rack for me.

"okay, maybe something more casual? i know how much you love a casual dress." i laugh lightly, as she pulls out a black mini dress, with a deep v-neck and a chain like belt over the waist. i nod again, as she places it on the rack next to the grey one. "how about something sophisticated yet elegant?" she brings out a red dress with a high neck bodice, sleeveless, and the skirt flaring out until ankle length. the bodice is covered in embroidery created by gemstones.

"that one is beautiful," i say in awe, as she places it on the rack. "can i try them on?"

"of course, there's heels in the dressing room if you want to try them on with heels." i nod, as shawn takes my handbag and jacket, whilst i take the grey dress, walking into one of the large dressing rooms. i strip of my current clothes, pulling the dress over me, zipping it up on the side. i turn in the mirror, gazing at my appearance, as i smile softly, slipping the heels on to see the length if i'm wearing high shoes. i slowly walk out of the dressing room, seeing shawn gazing at me in a trance, his mouth slightly ajar.

"so, what do you think?" i ask him with a small giggle, as he smiles at me, his cheeks flushing a soft red colour.

"i think you look stunning." shawn compliments. "you look gorgeous, hunny." i smile thankfully at him, as he slowly walks towards me, pushing my hair behind my shoulders. "i'll buy this one for you." he whispers.

"shawn, you don't have to, i can buy it myself." i tell him, as he scoffs, smiling at me.

"i'll buy this one for you." he repeats. "jane? could i get this one totalled up in a bill? actually, can i get anything she buys totalled up in a bill?"

"shawn!" i complain, playfully glaring at him. he smirks cheekily at me, as jane walks out of the area, laughing to herself.

"alright, try the black one on now." shawn tells me, pecking my lips gently. i roll my eyes, walking back into the dressing room and changing into the shorter dress. i walk out, without the heels on my feet, as shawns eyes light up immediately.

"i'm getting that one for you too." he says, as i roll my eyes. "baby, you look so beautiful." he walks towards me again, slipping his hands around my waist. "you look sexy." he whispers in my ear, before placing a kiss onto my neck. i blush, feeling my cheeks heat up, as i laugh softly, making shawn pull away. "jane, we'll take all three!"

"but shawn, i haven't even tried on the red one." i chuckle at him, rolling my eyes.

"i know you're going to look stunning in it, so there's no point." he says, smiling at me widely. "go get dressed, hunny, i'll meet you at the checkout, okay?" i nod, as he quickly kisses my forehead, before i walk back into the dressing room, changing into my regular clothes, slipping on my trainers, before walking out of the room, holding the black dress in my hands. i walk out of the dressing rooms, joining shawn and jane at the main desk. he beams at me, taking the dress from my hands and placing it on the table.

"i could've paid, you know." i mumble to shawn, a small smile on my lips.

"can't i treat you?" he teases back.

"you should've seen her when she was sixteen. she came here once and bought about seven dresses or something crazy like that." jane laughs, placing my new dresses into a large bag.

"well when you're an easily impressed by fashion sixteen year old, you would go crazy." i laugh along with her, as shawn lets out a small chuckle. "i can't resist sherri hill dresses."

"every event we've been to as a couple, she always wears a sherri hill." shawn says, taking out his debit card, and linking his other arm around my waist. "we went to an armani event and she wore sherri hill dress."

"oh wow." jane laughs, as shawn enters his pin, paying for the dresses. he pays, picking up the bag in his hand, and holding it along with the other bags we have from all saints, before capturing my hand in his spare hand.

"i'll see you soon, jane, keep well!" i say, beginning to leave the shop.

"tell your mother i say hi, and come back soon dear." she warmly smiles, before shawn and i leave the store, walking around the mall aimlessly.

"ooh can we quickly look in tiffany's?" i ask shawn, gazing at the blue fronted shop. he chuckles, nodding, as i pull him into the shop gently, immediately gazing at all the jewellery.

"pick whatever you want, i'm treating you today." shawn whispers, pressing a kiss to my temple. i look up at him, shaking my head, and he grins back. "if you don't buy anything because you don't want me to spend money on you, i'll still buy things."

"hello, how may i help you?" a woman asks us behind the counter of rings. i blush lightly, noticing the engagement and wedding bands.

"yes please, my girlfriend here wants a few pieces of jewellery." shawn butts in, as i glare at him, saying no, but he smirks back. "can we look at a few of your rings?"

"are you looking for wedding or engagement rings?" i almost choke on air, but shawn is quick to cover that up.

"no thank you, do you have any everyday rings we could look at?" i look down at my fingers, seeing the first tiffany ring shawn bought me, the diamonds lying perfectly on my finger.

"we have this one, from our city hard wear collection." she says, bringing out a rose gold band with a rose gold ball in the centre. "18 karat rose gold." she mentions. "what's your ring size?"

"5." i answer, as she takes one of the rings out, handing it to me. i slowly slip it onto my ring finger, gazing at the gorgeous, yet simple band.

"do you like that one, hun?" shawn asks me quietly. i nod my head lightly, before looking at the desk, seeing an olive leaf design gold band.

"can i see that gold one?" i ask, pointing at the one i noticed. the shop assistant nods, pulling it out and handing me my size. i slide the ring onto my finger, almost gasping at how beautiful it is.

"we'll take that one." shawn says for me, as i slide off the ring, handing it back to the assistant. "how about you go outside for a second, babe, go get some ice cream or something for us." he says, pointing at the ice cream stand outside the shop. i look at him briefly, as he sends me a cheeky smile back.

"one ring, mendes." i warn. "i'm paying you back as soon as we get back home, and i'm paying for dinner tomorrow." he shakes his head, lightly pushing me out of the shop, as i fold my arms, playfully glaring at him. sighing, a small smile on my lips, i walk over to the ice cream stand, ordering two scoops of vanilla on a cone, before standing outside the store, waiting for shawn. he comes out after a few moments, handing me the blue tiffany bag. i hold it in my hands, shaking my head, noticing it weighs more that just one ring.

"right, we're going into that gibson store and i'm buying you a guitar, and i don't care if you don't want one, i'm buying you one." i say, as he laughs, whilst i drag him into the gibson shop.

"i wish you luck." he smirks at me, before i roll my eyes, laughing softly after.

i think it's shawn.