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Post by Alexander Jay García Torres on Jul 9, 2012 3:25:15 GMT
 Alex peeked out from under his umbrella and sighed noisily in complaint. This morning it had been so sunny... not a cloud blemished the promising, blue sky. And then, suddenly, thick, dark billows of slate cotton clotted the skies just before he was due to meet up with Chase in London. Alex had been smart enough to grab an umbrella before he had flitted out the door. And just as well he had because the clouds brought with them a heavy downpour.
"If I'd known the weather was going to be like this..." Alex grumbled, shaking off his umbrella and taking refuge in the entrance to a large shopping centre. "... I probably would've put on a coat." Alex didn't skip shopping dates. Not even for the weather. It could rain, snow, hail, whatever, but he did not give shopping a miss. Ever.
Spotting Chase, Alex bounded up to him and threw his arms around him for a big hug. He held the embrace for a couple of moments, snuggling into his best friend for his warmth.
"So, twinkletoes, ready for this?" Alex asked, his mood brightening as he glanced back over his shoulder at the many colourful shop displays. "I believe you've never actually gone shopping with me before... I hope you're wearing comfortable shoes like I suggested you to."
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Post by Chase McKinney-Jackson on Jul 9, 2012 16:33:31 GMT
Chase wasn't exactly sure how he let Alex rope him into going shopping with him. Maybe it was because most of his shirts were stained with dirt and grass. He didn't have anything that wasn't by now. Not muggle clothes at least. His job didn't let him keep nice shirts. So he decided that maybe he deserved to go shopping, and what better than to go with Alex. He was sure Alex would help him find good clothes.
Looking around, he barely had time to spot Alex before his best friend wrapped his arms around him in an embrace. "Good to see you too, Jay." Chase mumbled while he hugged his friend. "Could you have picked a worse day to shop? It's raining!" Chase said with a laugh. He didn't have an umbrella, nor did he want one. It was just rain, nothing horrible. "And yeah. I wore tennis shoes." Chase said with a roll of his eyes. He had a feeling this was going to be fun.
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Post by Gemma Adalynn Pearson on Jul 9, 2012 19:39:30 GMT
"Rain, rain, go away, come back some other day!" Gemma sang under her breath whilst she bolted for the entrance to another shopping mall. She didn't mind rain on most days. But when she was carrying a couple of bags with new items of clothing she did mind. And then there was her hair, too. She had been the hairdresser's this very morning because she felt as though she had needed the pick-me-up after being at St. Mungo's overnight.
Sighing heavily, the squib brushed her hair with her fingers and looked about for her next target. She adored shopping. Gemma absolutely loved treating herself to undeserved gifts. It wasn't like she knew anyone besides her adoptive parents that would buy her things. So in a way she just filled in that gift-less void with her own money. Inspecting her surroundings, Gemma caught sight of two men hugging. Alexander hugging a man, to be exact. Gemma squealed.
"Aleeeeex!" The young girl cooed, making her way over to the Spaniard with a noticeable spring in her step. She threw herself into a hug with him, taking her shopping bags with her. "You're shopping? Me too! We should team up, take the shops by storm, make them fear our credit cards! And... who is your cute friend?" Gemma whipped around to look at Chase, a grin painted on her lipglossed lips. "Hi, I'm Gemma."
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Post by Alexander Jay García Torres on Jul 10, 2012 12:05:58 GMT
"There is no "worse day" to shop." Alex said matter-of-factly. "Its nice that its cool like this. Makes trying on clothes easier and not so sticky." Don't get Alex wrong. He loves the sunshine and nothing pleases him more than basking in his courtyard when the sun is high in the sky. But for shopping... he preferred cool, gloomy days. He gets ratty when its hot and he's laden down with shopping days and the whole experience doesn't end as a good one.
Alex heard his name be squealed and he whipped around just in time to see someone with firey hair lunge themselves at him for a hug. He staggered slightly from the shock but quickly recognized them as the girl from St. Mungo's the other night. He hugged her back and grinned at Chase.
"Sure, let's team up. And this... don't you recognize who this is?" Alex laughed, wrapping his arm around the girl's petite waist and gesturing at his friend. "And you call yourself a fan. Honestly. This is Chase. Chase. Surely you know who he is now."
Alex began to laugh. Gemma probably didn't recognize Chase. He had changed quite the bit since then. He had a beard, need Alex say more? Not as awesome as Reid's but... it was still a beard.
"Chase, this is Gemma. She was a patient the other day at Mungo's."
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Post by Chase McKinney-Jackson on Jul 12, 2012 20:19:08 GMT
Chase rolled his eyes at Alex. Of course he would say there was no bad day to shop. The man probably shopped any day he possibly could. Chase would never admit it, but he was actually looking forward to going shopping with Alex. He thought it would be fun.
When a girl came up to them and hugged Alex, Chase just smiled. He didn't hang around girls very often, but was always a gentleman when he did. That was just Chase. It seemed Alex knew her, seeing as they hugged. Then it seemed like Alex though the girl should know him as well. Well that was odd. Then Alex mentioned something about a fan and Chase got that she must know of their music.
"Nice to meet you, Gemma." Chase said with a small bow of his head toward her before sticking out his hand for her to shake. "I'm glad to see whatever you were in Mungo's for wasn't serious, then." Chase smiled at her. This was going to be fun if Alex was going to let his gay side show while they were shopping. Especially with Gemme here.
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Post by Gemma Adalynn Pearson on Jul 13, 2012 22:13:14 GMT
Chase? This was Chase Jackson? Wow. He had grown up into a man! Alex was still lanky and had this indoorsy look about him still but Chase... just wow. He had these (mmm...) broad shoulders and he had (gasp!) a beard now. In short, Chase was hot. Alex had really messed up letting this guy through his fingers. What she told him before still stood: Those two would of looked so good together. Waking up from her stunned state, Gemma took his hand and began to shake it energetically. When she let go, she didn't step back. She gave him an enthusiastic hug like she had given Alex. Two band members hugged. Two more to go.
"I'm hugging Chase Jackson!" Gemma squeaked to Alex with a delighted smile. These past days were proving to be some of the best ones. She was about to go shopping with two guys from one of her fave bands back as a teenager. Gemma bounced back from Chase, smile still painted on her lips. "But yes, I'm fine now. Just a pepper-up potion with a bit too much pep. Alex is a really good healer, did you know that? He made me feel better right away!"
Gemma turned round to Alex and clung onto his arm, hugging it close to the side of her face. Shopping. With band members. She couldn't get her head around it. If she had known this was going to happen she probably would've worn better clothes. But that was partially why she was here, right? To buy better clothes. Alex looked like he had a killer taste in fashion so he'd be awesome to ask for opinions on some clothes. Gemma couldn't wait for this.
"We should go! We're wasting time stood around here in the wind. My hair's getting messy... and so are all yours. I heard there's a clearance sale in this store that sells the best clothes. I saw the cutest retro dress in there. I wanna see if its still there." Gemma tugged Alex in direction of said shop, smiling all the while. She would've grabbed Chase too but... he was too cute and not totally gay like Alex. It made her feel all nervous and girly.
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Post by Alexander Jay García Torres on Jul 16, 2012 3:46:57 GMT
Alex had already decided that he liked Gemma but the girl did nothing but make him like her even more. She was so smiley, bouncy, happy and loved shopping. Need Alex ask for more? He let her hug his arm close and be dragged away. He glanced back over his shoulder at Chase and chuckled.
"What can I say? I'm a ladies man." Alex winked and lunged for his friend's arm, linking it with his before Chase was too out of reach. "So you're coming with me." He said with a cheeky smirk before dragging Chase along with him to wherever Gemma was taking them.
On the way, they bustled past a baby store. Yes, a baby store, with little outfits, toys, blankets, bibs, more little outfits and... Alex just about died right there and then. He was totally going in there after they bought clothes at the store next door. He wanted to buy booties. Pink booties. For Chase and Brent's child because... she was going to be a girl. He felt it in his bones.
"We... are going there after."
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Post by Chase McKinney-Jackson on Jul 24, 2012 0:21:34 GMT
Chase was surprised when the girl hugged him. It was a bit weird, but he just suspected she had been a fan of their music when they were big and famous. Chase hadn't been attacked like that in a while. His little moment of fame had been nice, but he liked the quiet life better.
"Alex is a good healer. Saved my life once." Chase said with a laugh before letting himself be dragged away. He had noticed the baby store before Alex said anything. "I agree. I still have to go shopping for the baby. The mother is almost due. Maybe I'll drag Brent out shopping too. We're still getting settled into the new house." Chase told Alex with a smile before remembering Gemma was there. "Does... she know?" Chase asked in a small whisper. Not sure if she knew about the band's preferences and how they ended up with each other in the end.
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