Denny drove to the biggest shopping mall in the downtown area. It had restaurants and many other shops in the whole establishment, including a supermarket. It even had other entertainment booths, as well as cinemas. Many people shop and spend time with their family indoors in the mall as the air conditioner would be adjusted according to the season and weather outside. If it's cold, the heater will be on, while coolers will be on when it's hot. "I haven't tried any of this, so you are not allowed to laugh at me," Denny warned Trisha. "Yes, honey," Trisha replied with a nod. The word "honey" became casual and fluent as if she was addressing Denny as her master. The respect it contained did not lessen by the sweet word; rather, it solidifies it. Charming and respectful in a way. They arrived at the place after about half an hour drive. The parking lot was within the building, so Denny drove his car to the closest empty spot, but as it was the weekend, they still had to reach the sev
"That would be perfect! Because I am the best tour guide you can find," Denny boasted with a wide grin.He was feeling his confidence hitting the roof. More than Medicine, more than business, above all knowledge stored in his brains, his hobby as a traveler is his claimed best skills and talent. "When my brother regains his health and takes his office again, I will book us a return ticket to the best place to visit in Japan for our overseas trip," Denny stated his thoughts. The food arrived. A pot of soup was placed on top of the induction burner in the center of the table. The waiter turned the fire on, and the soup started to boil softly. He began to explain what to do, but Denny smiled at the waiter gently."We'll take it from here," Denny stated kindly. "Thank you."The waiter smiled back. He was actually relieved he did not have to explain anything. It was a protocol for servers like them to introduce the menu and how to enjoy the food, but customers like Denny would decline if
The plan to buy a few things came out, like buying the whole place already. Denny was too fascinated with many things that he thought were so nice and affordable even when Trisha believed they were not necessary to be bought. He was excited to put things into the cart as they walked around."Honey, what do you think about this one?" Asked Denny to Trisha.The service girl could not help but chuckle every time he would ask that line. It was as if his question was merely perfunctory. Because in the end, he would still decide if he would put it into the cart or put it back into the racks. Trisha did not reply right away as she watched Denny checking every item he was interested in, so the man turned to look at her."Honey..?" he called again, just to see her smiling at him with clear fascination."Would you really like to hear my opinion about it?" she asked with a playful pout. Then she pointed at their cart with her pointed lips. "We don't even have the space to put them anymore, haven
As he waited, Denny decided to look around but only nearby where Trisha left him, just in case she came back so soon, she would see him right away. He checked the other scented oils on the shelves. There were so many scents to choose from. "I think they have all kinds of nice scented oils around here," Denny murmured, checking every bottle and their scent sampler. But the rack he was nearby with were all flower-scented oils. He saw clary sage, chamomile, geranium, jasmine, juniper berry, lavender, rose, and their claimed effects to be good for. Lavender, Ylang Ylang, and Clary Sage have calming properties when one needs to relieve some stress. To smoothen or improve the appearance of the skin, Geranium, Helichrysum, or Roman Chamomile is said to be the best option. In general, the common properties that floral oils give to its user are emotional benefits as well as enhancement to the skin and hair. There were small bottles with only about fifty milliliters contents. The smallest one
The two were still murmuring and giggling when a guy from the next counter to the right line on the cashiers' row kept staring and frowning as he seemed to recognize someone from the crowd where he was looking at. There were some racks of items sold in single packaging right next to the cashier. Things that people would fancy to pick while waiting for their turn to be paying their goods and leave the supermarket like bubble gums, car air fresheners, wet wipes, eco-bags, bottled water, energy drink, and more. It also divides the line from one cashier counter to the other. But the distance was not too far from each other, and Denny's conversation with the lady cashier reached the nearby cashiers and customers. He attracted attention, although they did not say anything. Their eyes followed to where he went after speaking about his pleas with the person he considered to be of concern. The guy recognized Trisha, but he was not so sure. He decided to find out if she was who he thought she
Denny was not surprised at what name the guy called Trisha. He had seen from the legal documents of their contract that her name Trisha is what she uses at work. It wasn't her real name, but as he was used to the one she introduced herself to him, Denny did not mind. Besides, nowadays, he doesn't even call her by her first name. She is his "honey" and he was hers."Honey, do you want to talk with this guy?" Denny asked Trisha gently. He did not want to be rude and pull her away if she wanted to deal with the guy. But if things were only up to him, if he could decide for her, Denny wanted to punch the guy for that grab on her wrist earlier. "No, honey. I don't think I need to speak with anyone who would dump me like a hot potato after getting what he's after," Trisha replied with disdain, then she turned to the guy, looked him straight in the eye, and declared with stern and firm tone. "And may I tell you, Donald Debron, I don't want to see your face ever again!" Trisha wound her arm
Arriving inside the house, they went directly to the kitchen and placed all bags on the island table. They unloaded all items from their bags and separated the food from the others."Honey, I will deal with the food. You decide where to put the other things," Trisha suggested. She was comfortable to deal with the food as they would only be placed in the refrigerator if not on the pantry. She was sure Mister Vero would want to unpack every item he bought with fascinations and enthusiasm. "Deal, but I will have to unpack them tomorrow. We should have that wine and try these glasses that we had from our first trip to the supermarket. This needs a celebration, you know?" Denny replied with a grin as he pulled the box of wine glasses. It was only a pair of wine glasses with a print on each. One says, "You're my person..." while the other pair says "...and I'm yours." with hearts shaded with red colors on it. "I will get the wine," Denny exclaimed excitedly as he walked to his modern-style
"You might have troubles with hang-over in the morning if you try something stronger than a fruit wine," Denny replied with humor and also honesty. "We have a lot of wine, don't worry about it."He handed her the wine glass as he read what it said on the print."You are my person..." Denny poured the fruit as Trisha held the glass.Then Trisha handed Denny the other wine glass as she read its print."And I'm yours..." mimicking Denny's gesture of pouring the wine for him.They were still standing on their spot by the island table in the kitchen. They clinked their glasses before having a sip of their drinks."Cheers!""Honey, you take the glasses, and I will bring the tray. Let's move to the living room," Denny suggested."Okay," Trisha complied and followed Denny's lead on where to sit on the couches.Silence filled the place when they got seated. Denny opened the conversation."You don't have to say anything if you're not ready, okay?" Trisha nodded with a grateful smile."You can