"Oh my God," Abby said repeating to herself. Carter ran back to her with a smile from ear to ear.
"Guess what! We've got the store to ourselves."
"No, no no no. We couldn't have been locked in, could we?" She turned around and nobody was there.
"Carter. Carter where the hell are you. Carter!" She yelled at the top of her lungs. "Carter! This isn't funny! This is going to be a long night," she said starting to roam the isles. She passed the books, the racecars, the dolls, the game boards, then she let out a scream.
"John Truman Carter! What did I tell you about stuffed animals?" She scolded trying hard to keep back her laughs.
"Aw, but mommy! I just wanna cuddle!" He said wrapping around Abby.
"What are we going to do?"
"They have a phone somewhere around here. Maybe we could call the cops or something." Carter suggested but seemed like he did not like the idea.
"Something is telling me you want to stay."
"You're right." He said looking around for something to play with. Abby got out of Carter's grip and tagged him on the shoulder. "You're it!" She said running as fast as she could.
"Come on! That's not fair!" He said trying to follow where she was going. "Abby! Abby! You said this was tag not hide and seek! Abby!"
"Oh really?" She said on the other side of the isle. Carter ran to her but she left as fast she could. Carter finally caught up. They starting playing tag for a while, knocking stuff of the shelves and running through the isles.
"Ok, I'm out of breath" Carter said bending down. He looked up and saw racecars. He picked a box up, and opened it.
"Carter, what are you doing? You know if somebody sees us they are going to think we are stealing that."
"No they won't, I'll pay for it. I've always wanted one."
"Poor child. Deprived from the toy he loves." Abby said sarcastically. They spent some time racing cars up and down the isles. It started to get really cold and they started to get tired.
"Where are they baby stuff?" Abby questioned.
"I have no clue. Why?"
"It's getting cold and it's getting late." She replied. Carter looked at his watch.
"It's only 9:40."
"I worked all day. And I still don't have a gift for that kid."
"Oh well. Let's make a tent!" Carter said passing the tents.
"Carter, we'll never fit."
"Sure we will, come on, let's do this one. Doesn't look that hard to make."
"Carter!"
"What?" he said opening the box and taking out the contents. Abby gave in and starting helping with the tent. They finished and went inside.
"See, told you we would fit."
"You always have to be right, don't you?"
"Sure do."
They started talking about their day and Abby's family. Carter checked his watch and read 10:03. It had been quiet for a little while and he looked down at Abby and found that she was asleep. He had been doing some thinking himself. He loved his relationship with Abby. But, he felt he wanted more out of the relationship. Sometimes he would get pushed out of her life. He looked down at Abby. She looked so innocent when she was asleep. He loved her, and he was sure that she loved him back just the same. He closed his eyes, thought some more, and finally fell asleep.
"Guess what! We've got the store to ourselves."
"No, no no no. We couldn't have been locked in, could we?" She turned around and nobody was there.
"Carter. Carter where the hell are you. Carter!" She yelled at the top of her lungs. "Carter! This isn't funny! This is going to be a long night," she said starting to roam the isles. She passed the books, the racecars, the dolls, the game boards, then she let out a scream.
"John Truman Carter! What did I tell you about stuffed animals?" She scolded trying hard to keep back her laughs.
"Aw, but mommy! I just wanna cuddle!" He said wrapping around Abby.
"What are we going to do?"
"They have a phone somewhere around here. Maybe we could call the cops or something." Carter suggested but seemed like he did not like the idea.
"Something is telling me you want to stay."
"You're right." He said looking around for something to play with. Abby got out of Carter's grip and tagged him on the shoulder. "You're it!" She said running as fast as she could.
"Come on! That's not fair!" He said trying to follow where she was going. "Abby! Abby! You said this was tag not hide and seek! Abby!"
"Oh really?" She said on the other side of the isle. Carter ran to her but she left as fast she could. Carter finally caught up. They starting playing tag for a while, knocking stuff of the shelves and running through the isles.
"Ok, I'm out of breath" Carter said bending down. He looked up and saw racecars. He picked a box up, and opened it.
"Carter, what are you doing? You know if somebody sees us they are going to think we are stealing that."
"No they won't, I'll pay for it. I've always wanted one."
"Poor child. Deprived from the toy he loves." Abby said sarcastically. They spent some time racing cars up and down the isles. It started to get really cold and they started to get tired.
"Where are they baby stuff?" Abby questioned.
"I have no clue. Why?"
"It's getting cold and it's getting late." She replied. Carter looked at his watch.
"It's only 9:40."
"I worked all day. And I still don't have a gift for that kid."
"Oh well. Let's make a tent!" Carter said passing the tents.
"Carter, we'll never fit."
"Sure we will, come on, let's do this one. Doesn't look that hard to make."
"Carter!"
"What?" he said opening the box and taking out the contents. Abby gave in and starting helping with the tent. They finished and went inside.
"See, told you we would fit."
"You always have to be right, don't you?"
"Sure do."
They started talking about their day and Abby's family. Carter checked his watch and read 10:03. It had been quiet for a little while and he looked down at Abby and found that she was asleep. He had been doing some thinking himself. He loved his relationship with Abby. But, he felt he wanted more out of the relationship. Sometimes he would get pushed out of her life. He looked down at Abby. She looked so innocent when she was asleep. He loved her, and he was sure that she loved him back just the same. He closed his eyes, thought some more, and finally fell asleep.
