Chapter 15 Shopping trip

Ryan, Kelly and Jamie spent their week of fun travelling around the Islands, Ryan had later found out that another family on the tour had been booted off and told it was cancelled due to over booking. When it was that the tour operators had hired the wrong plan, one family would have to miss out the name was drawn completely at random so it could have been any one. Lucky for the Attwood's it was not them. They spent their week going from island to island, seeing exciting new places and people. The day finally arrived for the reunion, Ryan was not sure if he wanted to go now but he knew that he had to, and the fact that there were some friends he wanted to see, but a certain brother he did not. The girls wanted to spend the day at the beach but instead Ryan told then that if they wanted they could go shopping and by what ever they wanted to the value of 500 each. Then it was decided that the girls thought a chance to spend their dads money with him letting them was to good to miss. They went and got dressed in the nice cloths they had bought with them then they headed out for a day of shopping.

An hour later Ryan and Kelly were sitting on the seat out side of a toy store waiting for Jamie to get the soft toys she wanted it was not like she did not have enough already her bed was covered and the top of her wardrobe was full as well but she loved them so much neither her father nor her sister had the heart to tell her she had enough. Besides it would be Jamie waiting out side next as Kelly had seen a small shop full of candles, she loved them although she did not have as many candles as her sister had toys she still loved to find the really nice smelling ones and the really cute ones. " dad can I just go have a look in the candle shop?" asked Kelly looking through the bag of clothes she had already bought. " no you know the rule we wait till she's finished" said Ryan " but I'll be half the time she's been" protested Kelly. " rules are rules Kell" said Ryan looking at the map of the shopping center. It was a rule in their family if they went shopping they would each take turns looking in the shops they wanted, but one would have to wait out side with Ryan if they did not want to have a look, this person always seemed to be Kelly, for Jamie was always finding places she wanted to look in and it would take her an hour or two to make up her mind on what she wanted. There was one shopping day there that Jamie took 4 hours to decide what she wanted and it only left Kelly two hours to find what she wanted but, as luck would have it Jamie found a store devoted to Harry potter so they spend the rest of the day in there and Kelly got to do nothing she wanted. Ryan being the father he is made sure that the exact same thing happened to Jamie by taking Kelly shopping with a friend for half the day. Jamie had to stay with them the whole time, looking in clothes stores and places that sold pretty smelling candles and soaps. The worst part of that day for Jamie was when Kelly and her friend were in buying new bathing suits they took what Jamie thought was a life time but really it was two hours.

Finally Jamie walked out of the store with a bag half the size of her. " sis did you buy out the shop?" Kelly asked, Jamie shook her head " no just five of their medium toys dad I'm hungry can we go get food?" asked Jamie Ryan shook his head " that is for your sister to decide you took twp hours you said one so she get to choose for the next two. " said Ryan, Kelly's face lite up the next two hours were the last two and they were all hers

YES beat that Jamie she thought. Although they got along all the time the Attwood girls also happened to have a competitive streak in them they were always trying to win out in the end, mainly when it came to shopping. " ok so I was thinking the candle shop for like half and hour to get a rose candle and teddy one I saw in the window coming back from the toilets. Then there is this really great place that sells some really nice beach wear there for an hour and then the last half and hour there is a little shop near the food court , Jamie can get her lunch while I have a look and there's a book store next to it." Said Kelly as much as she liked to beat her sister, Jamie would get really bitchy if she did not get food and Kelly knew her dad was already nervous about to night and she wanted it to be just right for him. "cool what is that little store Kell?" Jamie asked " oh it's a game place were you can buy games for computers, and other things I need some new ones for my psp2, and I have to get Mitch his birthday present, its in a few weeks, so I thought I would get him that game he wants 'Suckers for battle of death two'" said Kelly. Ryan did not like the sound of that game but new that if Mitch wanted it, it must have been approved by his dad and step mum. For he did not get it if, if it was not approved first. As much as it sound like a fighting game so did 'until the death' which infact was an educational game that taught kids about marriage and having kids at a young age. " ok so we do that then we go back to the hotel and get ready for tonight remember I want both of you on your best behaviour" said Ryan.