A/N: I am so sorry I haven't been around these last few weeks and that this chapter is a little short. There have been some issues with my brother escaping the hospital and trying to break my door down because we weren't in and cutting his arm before resting on my car so then I had to wash the blood off it... and thank you to all of you who have offered your support. It is really appreciated!

Please stick with me - I haven't forgotten about this fic (or any of my others)!

Enjoy!

Mx

"Oh my God this place is gorgeous!" Gail squealed as she ran around the shop in excitement, looking at the rows of clothes hanging neatly in their places.

"This all looks really expensive!" Andy pointed out hesitantly. She had some spending money, but from the look of the shop, she was likely to spend it all if she bought anything in here.

Andy meant to grab the tag of the nearest item of clothing to her, but her hand brushed against the fabric.

"It's so soft!" She exclaimed in a breathless whisper.

"I know!" Gail agreed. "Let's try some things on!"

Gail walked around the shop grabbing as many clothes as she could hold while Andy set off at a more sedate pace around the shop. She stopped in front of a little black dress and picked it off the rail, letting the silky soft fabric caress her fingers. It was short, but not too short and it had a fitted bodice type top to it. she gasped as she caught a glance at the price and placed it immediately back down on the rail.

"Andy! Come on! Don't let Sam ruin your birthday! Pick clothes up and try them on! That's all part of the fun of shopping!" Gail dumped the pile of clothes onto a chair by the door, walked over to Andy, picked the dress up off the rail, shoved it into her chest, took her arm and escorted her to the changing room.

"We aren't leaving here until you try something on."

"It looks like we aren't leaving here for a while with that pile for you to try on!"

"This? Easy, besides, I picked up clothes for both of us!"

"You're a little bossy when you shop." Andy grumbled, walking into the changing rooms, noticing as she did that they were spacious, bright and well adorned with decorations. She was only a little shocked when Gail walked in behind her.

"I figured that it would save time if we shared, then we can just throw clothes at each other!"

"Good thinking. That way I can strangle you with them all." Andy said with a laugh as she placed the black dress down on the fluffy, comfy looking chaise and removing her top.

"You wouldn't want to that to me! You'd be all alone at the theatre." Gail said, sliding her jeans down her long slender legs while pulling a dress over her head.

Once she had fastened the dress she looked in the mirror and saw Andy staring at her own reflection next to her. Gail noticed that Andy was touching the dress.

"It looks good on you. Pair it with some killer heels and you'll have all the men eating out the palm of your hand." she told Andy, envious of the way the dress fitted her figure perfectly. The sweetheart neckline showed off the hint of a cleavage, while the hem rested mid thigh. The soft, matt fabric clinging to her in all the right places.

"I'm not so sure." Andy said, reaching for the hem.

"Here Katie, mix this!" Sam a bowl with an egg and a whisk in front of her at the table.

While he watched her beat the egg, Sam creamed the butter and sugar until it was ready then he sat down at the table next to her. He placed the bowl he was using on the table and pulled the bowl with the flour towards him. He pulled Katie onto his lap and let her hold the spoon he had been using. He carefully poured some egg into the mixture and helped her beat it in, before adding flour and showing her how to fold it in. He repeated this until all of the egg and flour were gone and they were left with a soft ball of dough.

Katie's hand slipped on the spoon and she got some mixture stuck to her hand.

"Look Uncie Tham!" she cried, holding her hand up to show him. He leaned forward and sucked the mixture off her hand "EWWW!" she squealed, wriggling off Sam's knee. He got up and wandered to the counter where he left the cling film. He dropped the dough into the centre of it, wrapped it up and put it in the fridge.

"So what do you want to do for an hour?" he asked her.

He got a shrug in response.

"Want to help me sort out the cutters?"

Katie smiled her toothy grin and climbed back onto her chair. Sam tipped the box of cookie cutters he had acquired from Sarah and hidden from Oliver onto the table. While Katie looked through them, Sam wiped the stringy, dry bits of dough out of the bowl and into the bin before putting everything in the dishwasher. By the time he had done, Katie had selected a unicorn, crown, dolphin and skull and cross bones cutters. He laughed at her eclectic choice and picked out the cutters he wanted to use.

"Know what Katie?"

"What?"

"We forgot to put the flavouring in!" Sam said.

"Ithing!"

"You are absolutely right. We can flavour the icing."

"Nana!"

"You want a 'nana?"

Katie nodded and Sam grabbed a banana out of the fruit bowl. He carefully peeled it and broke it into pieces.

"So where do you want to go next?" Gail asked as she put her own clothes back on.

"I know after that epic clothing marathon we don't have long left of shopping time, but I would like to go to Honora pearls."

Gail arched an eyebrow at Andy.

"Pearls? You?"

"Yes Gail, I quite like pearls, but only from Honora."

"Well let's go then. Actually, you go, I need to apologise for taking so long in here."