RP: Holiday shopping

[erica_allen]

Date: November 27, 2011
Characters: Erica Allen, Ariel Crabtree
Location: Target
Status: Private
Summary: Erica didn't want to go shopping alone and thought it might be nice to use this as an excuse to get to know Ariel better.
Completion: Complete

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[ariel_crabtree]

Ariel smiled softly, a sympathetic tug at the corner of her lips. While she was pretty sure what decision she’d make if she ever got pregnant, there was no way she could criticize someone else’s. She’d known several girls who would have been better off with that option. “I was a hair’s width from foster care myself,” Ariel admitted. “Sometimes it’s for the best, especially in those circumstances.”

“Well, that’s good then,” she said with a smile. “You’ve got a good one then. Not that many of those that aren’t already taken.” At least in her experience. Not that it really mattered too much, she supposed. The good ones got the good girls, and she was rather tarnished when it came down to it. She smiled faintly. “Maybe someday,” she said, shrugging.

“If he wouldn’t be bothered, I think it’s a great idea,” Ariel told her. “I mean, it’s unique too. Plus that way you can… give him the lingerie later as well,” she said, lips curving up into a smirk as she glanced over at Erica from the corner of her eye.

“I was going to get Ezra something, but I dunno what either,” she said. “Not a clue.”

[erica_allen]

Erica was relieved when Ariel didn't seem to have a comment on what she'd just implied. The whole reason she'd never talked about it, aside from wanting to pretend that it had never happened, was that she didn't want to deal with the judgment and opinions she was sure she'd get. "It was for the best," she said simply. She would have ended up on the streets if she'd kept the baby, and she would've gone mad with guilt and worry if she'd given it up for adoption.

"Yes, I do," Erica agreed with a small smile. J.J. was definitely one of the good ones, and she felt very lucky to have him. She had to bite her tongue to keep from trying to reassure Ariel that she would find a good one for herself. She just didn't know Ariel well enough to go around making comments like that.

It was kind of nice to hear someone else say that her idea was a good, unique one. "Oh, yes, I could!" she agreed with just a little laugh. She had no doubt that J.J. would enjoy the lingerie as much as the pictures.

Erica sighed, just a little disappointed that Ariel didn't have any ideas, either. "Well, I say we browse and see if we can't come up with some ideas," she said as she started pushing the cart out of the baby section.