That should be the next stop

Betsie looked in the mirror and tried to compose herself. If the show that she put for Tom wasn't bad enough Betsie was about to get the bill for it too. She didn't know what the total would be but looking at what was on the ledge Betsie knew it wasn't going to be cheap. She wondered whether Tom had picked the pink babydoll just to annoy her. Betsie knew there was no way she would ever wear that. Thoughts of Kai entered her head and Betsie realised there maybe an exception to that rule. Still Betsie didn't know if she could afford everything. Still Betsie knew she had to pay for everything so she gathered up the items and left the fitting room. Tom was waiting for her outside the fitting rooms. "Do you want to try anything else on?" he asked hopefully.

"I think this is all I can afford."

"I can pay for some," offered Tom.

"How much do you think this'll cost?" asked Betsie with genuine curiosity. "Actually no, keep that number in your head and let me know how far out you are."

"Fine," said Tom as they made their way to the checkout.

As the cashier scanned the items Diana came over. "Was everything to your liking?" she asked.

"It was awesome," said Tom. Betsie bit her tongue.

"Bet you can't wait to get home and show off even more."

Betsie could feel herself pale. Even more colour left Betsie's face when the cashier read the total. Even Tom was surprised when he heard the total. "A bit more then the number in your head?" asked Betsie. Tom just nodded as Betsie took out her phone.

"What you doing?" asked Tom.

"Paying," said Betsie. "You know Apple pay and all that."

"I said that I would pay," said Tom trying to sound noble.

Before Betsie could say anything else her hand moved her phone over the machine and her phone went beep, confirming the payment. It was only then that Betsie twigged on. Diana had told her to pay for the purchases so that is what she done. The cashier smiled and handed the shopping over to Betsie. "Thank you and enjoy the rest of your day," the cashier merrily said.

Betsie and Tom left the shop both a little stunned. "I said I would pay. Why did you pay?" Tom sounded upset.

Betsie took a moment before answering. She didn't know how Tom would react with someone else controlling her. If she told the truth then Tom might go back and make a scene and she didn't want that. All Betsie wanted was to get the card and go home, today had been tiring enough without more drama. "What would your parents say if they saw you had spent that much money at The Little Boutique?"

Betsie could see the wheels inside Tom's head turning. He was trying to come up with a believable scenario but kept failing. "Still."

"If you want to pay just transfer me the money." Betsie saw Tom perk up.

"Yeah! I can do that!"

"Great," said Betsie with a smile. She couldn't believe Tom was spending so much on her. If he wasn't such a creep with control over her, Betsie thought she might actually enjoy shopping with him. However Betsie knew that was a very big if. "Can we get the card now?"

"Of course."

"Then can we go home?"

"Of course," said Tom, "After we visit the sex shop." If looks could kill Tom would have been a dead man. He held up his hands to try and protect himself from Betsie glare. "Just joking, honestly."

Betsie turned and walked off. She prayed it was a joke.