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There was so much food. An abundance unlike anything I’d ever seen. Apparently, the best part of Thanksgiving was the leftovers. We were getting tons sent home with us. I’d be eating well and saving money over the next week.
Brooklyn walked in with the newspaper in hand and sat at the end of the table. “It’s time to make a game plan, ladies.”
Oh, the big Black Friday was coming tonight at midnight. Shopping in the extreme from what I’d deciphered. I was going to take my chances with the masses to save over seven hundred dollars on a laptop.
Aiden ribbed me in the side, “Are you getting excited?”
“Of course, she is. Kenzie is going to be addicted to Black Friday shopping,” Brooklyn answered for me, enthusiastically. All afternoon, I’d been hearing about exploits of previous Black Friday shopping experiences. Some sounded nearly barbaric.
I nervously giggled. “I’m hoping to get the laptop.”
Still sorting through the ads, Brooklyn laid them in different piles. “Oh, we will get the laptop. Do not fear. We will be victorious.”
The deathly seriousness of her voice had me raising my eyebrows. “Your tone has me frightened.”
Brooklyn gave some sort of scary funny cackle as Pamela brought in plates of pumpkin pie. “Mom and I are going to show you the time of your life.”
I mumbled to
Aiden, “Please, save me.”
“You’re on your own, sweetheart. I tried to stop you.”
Everyone laughed. Hopefully, Black Friday was docile. What had I gotten myself into?
IT WAS SUNDAY and we were driving back to Fayetteville. I loved Aiden’s family. Truly loved them. They gave me a piece of something I’d been missing and welcomed me as one of their own.
As I watched Aiden drive, face relaxed while watching the road, his hand on my leg, I thought about Aiden sneaking into my room each night. His touch set me on fire. With him inside me, I felt complete in a way I never had before. Life was good.
Well, life was good except for the recent memories of Black Friday.
Friday, had been a cultural shock of a lifetime. Black Friday shopping was unlike anything I’d ever known. It was beyond barbaric. Brooklyn and Pamela were Black Friday crazy, truly crazy. I don’t think I’ll ever go again.
People pushed, shoved, and rushed around without any care. The whole ordeal was animalistic. Brooklyn had been prepping me to grab a laptop, like I’d seen the football coach do to the Razorbacks. However, in the heat of the moment, I froze as the mass chaos ensued and they cut the plastic wrap for the pallet the laptop was on. Words truly cannot describe the situation.
A shudder ran through me as I relived the memory.
In the end, thanks to Brooklyn, I had a laptop. She’d grabbed it for me when she saw the overwhelmed look in my eyes. The whole ordeal was kind of comical now, looking back and knowing I’d survived . . . barely.
I’d hung tight for four hours, but when we came home to unload, I politely declined to go back out again.
Never again for as long as I lived.
“What are you thinking about?”
Glancing back to Aiden, I grimaced. “The Black Friday experience.”
Aiden started laughing. “I wish I’d videotaped your face when you got out of the car with Mom and Brooklyn. You looked completely out of sorts.”
I hit his shoulder. “Stop it! I did not!”
Tickled at the memory, Aiden shoulders shook with laughter. “You’re so damn adorable. I like that you got the laptop. It’ll mean less library time and more Aiden time.”
“Hmm . . . I’m not sure if that’s a benefit or not. Maybe I shouldn’t—” I squealed as Aiden squeezed that ticklish part of my knee. He squeezed it again. “Yes, yes, more Aiden time. I can’t wait.”
Mercifully the pressure stopped.
A satisfied smirk appeared on his face. “That’s more like it. You’ll be getting lots and lots of Aiden time.” His voice dipped. “I’ll need to make sure you’re properly taken care of.”
