Chapter 84 - Shopping

Jasmine

"Oh, ok… Well sure I guess…" I hesistantly awnsered Lynn, when she asked my if Saphira could join us. Why would she want to spent time with the wife of her former 'boyfriend'?

"You can tell me if you feel weird about it. I would get that." Lynn said trying to thoughtful. "It's okay really…" I lied. "I mean, she is or was your best friend right?" I said insecure.

"Yeah, I thank she can be again…" Lynn said with a smile. "What changed?" I asked Lynn. Didn't she tell me they were no longer friends? "Yeah I found out that she didn't have an affair after all… so I don't have any reason to be mad at her… But Sierra though… I could drink her blood." Lynn said furious.

I frowened."Sierra was behind everything. She orchestrated the whole thing." Lynn said as she rolled her eyes.

"She knew that Saphira loved Benjamin… And still…" She sighed. I looked outside the car window, not really knowing how I should react to all this information. "Oh I am sorry." Lynn appolegized.

"I know you met him first of course… but we all didn't know that then…" Lynn said with a guilty face.

I could not be mad at her… could I?

"Are we almost there?" I asked as the streets flew by. "Yeah almost." Lynn said. "Shall we paint your hair black or brown?" She asked me.

I raised my eyebrows. "Why?" I asked her. "Well… because I know for a fact that my brother loves his woman natural." She stated. 'His woman?' my stomach twisted.

"This is my natural hair." I said as I touched the headscarf my mother in-law lend me. Lynn wrinkled her nose.

"I mean the color you are born with." She tried again.

"I was born with this color of hair." I told her again.

"But it is blond…" Lynn said skeptically… "Yes, I know." Was the only thing I said back. "How could your hair be blond? You are a Saudi woman…" She said still not believing me. Was this a serious conversation. Sure, my English was not flawless, but she understood me right?

"My eyes are green." I said. "And my hair is blond." I added, trying to make a statement, although I did not really know why I was defending myself to begin with.

"Oh… Okay… I see." She said. "Did Ben ask you to let me paint my hair?" I would kill him!

"No." Lynn said, shaking her head.

"Were there!" She cheered.

We walked into a large shopping mall. Four bodyguards trailing our every move. "There is Saph!" Lynn shouted as she started to run towards her. They flew eachother in the arms and hugged tightly.

"I've miss you soooooo much!" Saphira said to Lynn. "No! I have missed you so much more." Lynn said to her.

I was still standing there, feeling really, really really awkward by this spectical.

I coughed to get there attention. "Oh I'm sorry Jazz…" Lynn said. "Saph, this is Jasmine, my sister in-law." She gestured to introduce us. "We have already met." Saphira cooed. She walked up to be and threw her arms around me in a very long hug.

"I believe we will become great friends." She told me. I did not know what to say. Saphira kissed me three times on the cheeks.

"Sure." Was the only thing I could manage to say.

"Let's go!" Lynn cheered.

We went into a store, which had three stories. Lynn and Saphira enthusiastically touched every fabric and tried a lot of dresses on. I couldn't manage to find a dress, which I found prudent to wear. They all were sinful by far.

"Hey!" Lynn shouted. "How come you are not trying anything on?" She asked. "I don't really think this is for me." I sheepishly told her. "What are you looking for then?" Saphira asked. "I can help you." She said smiling at me.

I sighed.

"I… I would want a dress… that actually covers my body." I said trying to frame my words.

"You mean like a full-length dress?" Saphira asked me. "Yes! Exactly." I said almost smiling.

"We will manage that!" she said confidently. We strode around the shop untill Saphira found me 7 long dresses and 8 long skirts with several top. I tried them all on an I was actually amazed by how it looked.

"Wow…Thank you Saph!" I smiled at her. "It looks really good on you." Lynn agreed.

"Would Ben like this?" I asked. Saphira was quiet and I felt bad. "He loved everything you wear." Lynn told me. I was not really sure on that though…

"My feet are starting to hurt…" I said looking at my high heels. Saphira snickered. "That was Ben's doing right?" she laughed.

"Yes! He always does this like this. Sometimes I wonder if his brain works… how did he think I would walking in these all day…" I snickered along with her.

"I think we should get you a pair of flip flops and uhm.. I guess some pair of sneakers… or a few… and some flats which you could where to a function as well." Lynn said really enthusiasticly.

"Wow…" I trailed off. "How much money are you guys wanting to spent?" I asked the both of them. "You are married to a Saudi prince…" Lynn started to say.

"You can but whatever you want." She added. "That does not mean I should take advantage of that money." I said. Lynn Rolled her eyes. "What we are spending here… is like pocket money for him… or just some change." Lynn laughed very hard.

"To be honest…" Saphira said. "I had never known that he was a prince…" she frowned at me. "Sure I knew he was rich… but everybody who lived here is…" she rolled her eyes. I honestly did not know that he owned the house you lived in.

"Now I know how he could afford that yaught!" Saphira said.

Lynn laughed even louder.

"Before we go off shopping again, can we maybe please go sit down? My feet can't go any further." I said.

They glances at each other. "Shall we go to the food court?" Saphira asked Lynn. "I think that is a good idea." Lynn responded.

"Wait a moment." Saphira told me as I sat down on a red chair in the food corner. There were several food stands, with different type of food.

Saphira walked away.

"And…" Lynn asked me. "What to you mean?" I asked her in return. "I think you get along fine, don't you?" Lynn stated more than she asked.

"I guess so." I said. "She seems very nice." I admitted. She could be my friends if she hadn't touched my husband one way or the other. I had to remind myself that she had.

"Do you think she accepts the fact that I am married to Ben?" I asked Lynn.

"I believe so." Lynn mouthed. "She cares for him greatly and I believe she just wants to see him happy." Lynn said making a face.

"Do you think the two of you can be friends?" I did not want to answer this question, because I did not really want to be rude. I knew how much Lynn cared for her friend.

"Probably." I said unsure.

Lynn returned with her hands on her back. She smiled at me. What was up?

"Close your eyes!" she demanded with a smile on her face. "Why?" I frowned with a smile. "You will see…" she said.

I did as I was told and closed  my eyes. "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten…" Saphira cheered. "Open your eyes!" she shouted.

I opened my eyes and saw a pair of white, silver and golden sandals, which all looked beautiful. "For me?" I questioned. "Of course." She smiled. I was flabbergasted. Why was she so nice to me?

"What size are those?" I asked Saphira. "They are your size." Lynn said and winked at me. I took my uncomfortable high heals off and walked barefoot to Saphira.

I hugged her tightly. "That is so nice of you!" I told her. "You shouldn't have  done that!" I muttered. "but I am very, very… really thankful that you have done so!" I thanked her.

"Now let's eat." Lynn said. "What do you want?" Saph asked me. "I don't know, I am not really familiar with your kind of food. So I guess just whatever you are having is fine by me." I smiled.

It felt nice to be around them. They both seemed very sincere. We ate and drank and then it was time to go shopping again.

Our bodyguards were still with us, but I often forgot they were.  When we got home, Ben was still gone. I took one of my books and went to sit on a swing in the garden. Saphira and Lynn went to Lynn's room and hanged out, or whatever they called what they were doing.

I heard someone walking behind me. Starlet by the approach, I dropped my book to the ground…