The Sweetest Honey

It Cost How Much?

(Clara’s point of view)

Drake…

He stops and looks at me and sniffs the air. I no longer have a lingering crush or heartbreak for him, just fear from what he did to me. It is weird, but as soon as I realized what I had for him wasn’t love, the more I realized how bad he was for me. The last day we were together, he attacked me on the couch. He would have taken it all the way if Wendy wouldn’t have walked in. Once he left me for Vivian just because she would sleep with him, he left me feeling like there was someone wrong with me. Like it was my fault for not being ready instead of his for not respecting me. Goliath has shown me that I deserve respect and patience and so much more. Goliath isn’t here, though, and I feel vulnerable.

“HI Clara, you know that you smell different.” What is he talking about? Do I smell bad?

“You aren’t human, are you?” He looks at me, tilting his head to the side. Then the thought hits me like a brick.

“You’re a werewolf? “ I squeak out and look around to see if anyone heard me.

“So you aren’t human. Well, that changes everything.” He licks his lips and takes a step towards me. I back up into the wall. I try to think fast, but the only other place to go is in the bathroom where he could trap me. He puts his arm up on the wall over my head, and I start to hyperventilate.

“What’s wrong? Haven’t you been wanting us to get back together? Don’t you miss kissing me.” I can feel his breath on my cheek as I turn my face away from his. “Noo….” I say with tears, breaking loose down my face.

“Mine!!!” I hear Goliath as he brakes Drake away from me and holds him up by his shirt.

“Goliath buddy, you wouldn’t want to start a fight in front of all these humans, would you. Goliath slams him into the wall and lets him go.

“Don’t you dare touch her.”

“She doesn’t look marked to me. Besides, as she may recall, I have already gotten to touch her once.” Goliath let’s out a growl, and the other guys come rushing in. Jack gets in Drakes face.

“Get out of here before he loses it and kills you where you stand.” I grab Goliath and pull him into a hug. He starts to calm down but only the slightest bit. I glance at Drake, and he almost looks… jealous or hurt.

“What ever! She will come crawling back to me when you throw her prude ass out.” Goliath jumps at him again, but they all hold him back. Drake takes off in a sprint. I instantly feel guilty for starting drama and scared that Goliath will leave me over this.

“I am so sorry.” I say with a wobbly voice and tears running down my cheeks.

Goliath softens up and wipes away my tears. “You have nothing to be sorry for, baby.”

“You aren’t going to leave me, are you?

“Never, I will keep you forever if you let me.”

I snuggled into him, and he held me tight and whispered in my ear.

“Clara, I know he did something bad to you, and I hope you can trust to tell me one day. But for now, how about we get a little more shopping done and get ready for my surprise.” I look at him, and he is so handsome.

“Well the last thing I need is undergarments, but I was hoping to just do that with Wendy.”

“How about you two go and get what you need while I and Jack shop for something we need? I will have some guys stand outside the store just in case.” While it would feel weird have guys stand outside the store, I will feel more secure after what just happened.

Wendy and I walk into the boutique that we went to last time, but it feels different now that I can buy anything I want. I also feel a bit of a rush since the boys will be waiting on us. “Wendy do you think we could ask for help so we can get done a little sooner.”

“I guess but I have to tell you I hate asking for help.” She lets out a huff.

I don’t wait for her to change her mind, and I walk right up to the woman at the counter.

“May I help you.” She asks, kind of in a monotone voice. I feel a little bad for bugging her now.

“My friend and I here need just moved with very little clothes and we need lot of umm undergarments but we have very little time to shop.”

She looks bored and starts filing her nails. Without looking up, she asks what our budget is.

“We have no budget, or I guess you could say a million dollars.” I say uneasily. She finally looks up and sets her file down.

“Are you for real? Do you have no spending limit?” She asks with her eyebrow raised.

“I am serious, and we are in a hurry.” Her voice instantly changes to a sweet, caring tone.

“Well of course I can help you! How about you two write down your sizes here and go take a seat on that couch right there.” She hands us a clipboard, and we write down our sizes and take a seat. I feel like we should be looking around instead of sitting here. A girl comes out and offers us some sparkling waters and finger sandwiches. I never knew they had this.

“Thank you!” I tell them.

Wendy looks over at me. “If I would have known asking for help, was this nice I would have done it a long time ago.” The woman comes out with a clothing rack, and another woman is pulling out one behind her.

“We have put together your own personal racks here. They are all the clothes in your sizes. Just go through and pick out anything you like, and we will box them up for you in our custom wrapped box sets. I get up and look through the clothes. I never thought I would see thongs by themselves on a hanger, let alone crotchless panties.

“We will take them all.” Wendy says to them.

“Wendy are you serious?” She points out the window, and the guys were back and waiting.

“Yes we should take it all instead of keeping them waiting.”

“Excellent, Abby box these clothes up for these ladies, and I will ring them out.”

“Umm, could you please write Clara on my boxes and Wendy on hers? We have other people walking out our stuff, and we don’t want them mixed up.”

“Shure thing, Abby, did you get that?”

“Yes I got it.”

“Clara can you pay for that while I grab the guys from outside to help us carry it all out?”

“Yeah go ahead.”

I walk up to the register with my card as the woman rings everything out.

“OK, your total comes out to $4,530.61” I thought my heart was going to fall out of my butt. I handed her the card, and she swiped it. As I was signing the receipt, the guys were collecting the boxes.

“Thank you, please come again.” I wanted to tell her that I have enough underwear and lingerie to last me years, but instead, I just smiled and walked out. My hands felt sweaty as I slipped my card back into my pocket. I walk out, and Goliath greets us.

“OK girls just two more stops, and we are out of here.”