A couple hours later and Madison and Ken made their way to the local store, both of them holding hands as they made their way into the local Walmart. Madison couldn't help but smile as Ken pushed the blue cart through the aisle. "What are you smiling at?" Ken asked eyeing her suspiciously, as Madison spoke "I don't know, I just never saw you as a Walmart guy." Ken chuckled to himself as he glanced at the clothes they were walking by, when Ken spoke "You definitely thought wrong." Madison smiled as they made their way into the electronics section.
They had just turned the aisle when the sound of a gasp got their attention, Madison and Ken turned to see a young boy standing on the other side of the aisle, his mouth open as he held a new a little car still in the package in his hands. His eyes wide as he stared at Ken, lifting his one hand in the air as if he was waiting for a microphone to drop from the sky, a slight smile on his lips when he spoke in perfect tone "Misssttteeerr. Annnnndeeeerrrrsoooon!"
Madison smiled as she watched Ken step away from the cart, kneeling in front of the little guy, extending his hand to him. "How you doing, pal?" Ken asked the boy with a smile, as the boy let his little hand shake his. The little man's mom rushed around the corner, speaking quickly "I'm so sorry, he saw you and ran over here without waiting for me." Madison watched as Ken spoke happily "Not a problem" then turned to the little guy "Come here buddy!" and lifted the little guy up into his arms, holding him as they both posed while the mother took a photo then set the little guy down and watched as him and his mother were on their way. Ken came back to the cart, Madison smiled wide when Ken spoke "What?" Madison leaned forward, her lips meeting his, in a quick but deep kiss. The kiss broke as Ken cleared his throat "Alright, quit distracting me woman!" Ken spoke with a smile as he led her over to where the pre paid phones sat in their display cases. "What are we doing Ken?" Madison asked looking at the phones, "Kevin said if we were going to call him, to use one of these" Ken spoke honestly looking into the different cases. Madison's expression changed as she looked back to her boyfriend and responded "Why would I want to call him?" Ken sighed as he took a step closer to Madison, wrapping his arms around her waist, pulling her closer to his body. "Look, I know you're angry at him." Madison scoffed as she spoke "Angry at him? Try majorly pissed off." Ken smiled as he leaned his back against the cart, pulling Madison flush against his body as he spoke in a calming tone "Ok I get it…but you have to put yourself in his shoes."
Madison pushed herself out of Ken's embrace, her eyes wide as she spoke angrily "Do not tell me you are defending him! You should be just as mad as me!" her words were soaked with anger, as she tried to keep calm. Ken held out his hands, trying to calm her as he reached for her once again, pulling her closer to him when he spoke "I'm not defending him. I mean he made stupid choices, but I'm a big brother Madison." Madison's eyebrows perked as she looked at him when he continued "and as a big brother and an uncle, I'd do whatever it took to keep my sister and my niece safe." Madison glanced around at the few faces that seemed to be intrigued at the little argument that was taking place, when Madison finally looked down at her feet embarrassed. Ken noticed her embarrassment as he looked around at the group of people who were watching their argument, Madison couldn't help the smile that came to her lips when she heard Ken speak loudly "Alright! Nothing to see here people!" before he grabbed Madison by the arm and made their way out of the section.
Ken let go of Madison as she followed him around the store, silence stayed between them as they continued to shop. Madison watched as he turned the cart into the checkout aisle, putting the items onto the belt, as the cashier began ringing up the items. Madison chewed on her lower lip, as her mind played back the fight they just had. She knew Ken meant well, but she wasn't ready to forgive Kevin and quite honestly she was still angry with him. Moments later, they pulled into the small hotel, they hadn't spoke since Walmart, neither of them not really sure what to say. Madison watched as Ken climbed out of the car, closing the driver's side door gently. Resting her head in her hands, Madison thought about everything, including the fight at Walmart when the sound of the passenger door opening caused her to sit up. Madison looked surprised as Ken opened the door, looking in at her. "Come on, You can't stay in there all night." Ken spoke calmly, a slight smirk on his lips. Madison smiled as she slowly climbed out of the car, following Ken to the trunk as he grabbed as many bags as he could. "Let me get one" Madison asked as she reached for one of the bags, hanging from his arms. "Pssh…I got this" Ken spoke with a smile as he slowly made his way to the hotel room.
Madison walked next to him, when suddenly a loud thud happened, one of the plastic bags ripped open from the bottom, all of the items dropping out onto the sidewalk. The 2 liter of soda simply bouncing, the jar of jelly breaking right on impact. Madison covered her mouth, as she tried to hide the giggle as she looked over to Ken who simply looked down at the items on the sidewalk. Madison leaned down grabbing the 2-liter of orange soda, before looking back to Ken. "At least this made it." Madison spoke looking at the slightly damaged bottle. "Good, I'll let you open it later." Ken said winking, as Madison rolled her eyes before making their way into the hotel room.
After getting everything put up, Madison plopped across the bed, stretching out as Ken walked out of the bathroom area, leaning against the wall. "So how long are we staying here?" Madison asked innocently as she watched Ken walk closer to the bed, before jumping and flopping on to the bed next to her. His impact immediately causing Madison to bounce off the bed a bit, causing a slight smile to come to her lips. Madison watched as he took off his ball cap laying it next to him on the bed, as he stretched his arms wide. His hands running through his short hair, before he let his arms lay by his side. His one hand landing on top of Madison's, their fingers intertwining as he held her hand. "I don't know. I figured we would stay for a few days at least." Ken spoke innocently, before lifting their conjoined hands to his mouth, laying a gentle kiss on the back of her hand.
Silence filled the room for a moment, before Madison turned her head to look at Ken, who now had his head resting on the one arm that laid behind his head. His eyes closed, as he breathed calmly. "You're not mad at me are you?" Madison spoke softly. Ken's eyes opened, looking over to her, his eyes meeting hers, as a slight smile came to his lips "Why cause we made a scene at Walmart?" Madison rolled her eyes, her skin turning a slight shade of red as she remembered their fight at the store. "Trust me, the people there have seen worse." Ken spoke reassuringly, as he stretched his arm out, wrapping around her as Madison laid her head on his shoulder, scooting closer to him. Madison rolled to her side, letting her arm rest on his stomach, as her fingers traced light lines over the thin fabric of the t-shirt. "I meant about the fight. I'm sorry." Madison spoke softly, looking into his eyes. Ken's lips curled into a wide smile as he leaned forward, letting his lips meet hers gently, their lips dancing together softly, as Ken rolled forward, rolling Madison over onto her back as he laid above her, his weight resting on his forearms.
"You know what would make it up to me?" Ken whispered, his lips curled into a smile, as his eyes danced with hers, his free arm reaching for Madison's as he lifted both of her arms above her head, gently pinning them to the bed with his hands, as he leaned forward, connecting their lips again. Madison moaned as he laid gentle kisses on her lips, on the third gentle kiss it was his undoing, as he took the advantage and deepened the kiss.
Both of them breaking the kiss due to their need of air, when Madison spoke between ragged breaths "How can I make it up to you?" a seductive smile appearing on his lips, as he leaned forward placing gentle kisses down the side of her neck, before he brought his face back to hers, their eyes connecting once again, his smile growing wide when suddenly he let go of her hand, bringing his phone between them as he held it between their views. Madison's brow furrowed as she looked at the device, before asking confused "What?" Ken couldn't help but sigh as he rolled off of her, his hand never disconnecting from hers when he spoke "Call your brother." Madison sat up quickly, swinging her legs over the edge of the bed as she let go of Ken's hand, her back facing Ken, as she leaned forward resting her head in her hands. "Why should I call him?" Madison asked quietly, lifting her head from her hands, looking blankly in front of her. Ken quickly rolled himself over to her body, his body circling around her sitting form, as he rested the phone on her knee, looking up into her eyes. "I know you didn't sleep well last night…" Ken spoke confidently, letting his hand run up and down her back. "You never do when you fight with Kevin." Ken continued, letting his fingers massage her shoulders, trying his best to undo the knots that rested under the skin there. Madison released a deep breath she didn't notice she was holding as she felt her muscles begin to relax under Ken's magic touch, her eyes glancing down to the phone that sat in her lap. "Just one phone call, that's all it is" Ken spoke reassuringly, as he lifted Madison's hand to rest over the phone, a smile coming to his face as he watched her fingers curl around the device and began to dial.
