I have no idea why Hayden is offering to buy me stuff. This doesn’t fit well with the image I had of him at all. My suspicion of him only grew. There must be some hidden agenda behind this.
"Thank you...but seriously, there’s no need. If that’s what we came here for, let’s just leave," I replied without needing to think.
"This is my request to you for today as part of the deal," Hayden said unwilling to back down.
"I already made you pancakes this morning in case you haven’t realized, so the deal has been fulfilled for today," I replied.
"I didn’t eat those pancakes, so it doesn’t count. Today you’re going to fulfill my request as part of the deal," Hayden stated firmly.
"...shit..." I swore silently as I breathed out a sigh. What is wrong with him today? Why is he being so pushy all of a sudden? He never ate anything that I made for him on other days as well and it has never been an issue.
Even if he told me to choose, it wasn’t like I made a list of what I needed. I had most of the things I needed already and if I needed anything else, I could buy them from any regular art supply store. I knitted my brows together as I tried to figure out what to do next.
"Go ahead and choose now before I buy out the entire store," Hayden said, emotionlessly.
Hayden walked deeper into the large store, looking bored out of his mind. The manager and I both looked at Hayden in confusion. Without any other option, I followed Hayden quickly deeper into the store.
"Why are you doing this all of a sudden?" I asked when I finally caught up to him.
"I told you, I’m free today and I happen to be bored..." Hayden replied without a care in the world.
The store clerk offered me the bill laid out in an antique looking small wooden tray. I looked at the total amount and my eyes widened in shock. That much...just for this?!
I heard Hayden chuckling right behind my ear and I whirled around to see him standing so close behind me, looking at the bill over my shoulder. He smiled at me while I narrowed my eyes at him.
"Stop being so stubborn. I know that you’re plenty rich, My Lady..." Hayden teased me as he pulled out his credit card with one hand and patted the top of my head with the other.
"Master Hayden, as you’ve ordered, I’ve already packed and gift wrapped your order for you," the manager said as he gestured to three staff holding large bags and gift-wrapped boxes.
I see, so Hayden wanted to pick something up here anyways. Now it was starting to make sense, I mean, he wouldn’t go out of his way just to bring me here. He must have needed to run some errands here.
"Thank you. Malissa, let’s go..." Hayden said as he took my hand in his again.
I glanced down at his hand holding mine and realized that he had developed another annoying habit of holding my hand whenever we walked together.
"You...don’t need to hold my hand, you know..." I said softly.
"I can’t have you running away from me, can I?" Hayden replied before he flashed me one of his angelic smiles.
Not knowing how to respond to that, I just rolled my eyes at him. Hayden held the stuff that I purchased, which wasn’t a lot. While the three other staffs, walked behind us with the other items that Hayden had apparently ordered.
--To be continued...