another chapter, another thanks from you guys for reading my stories :) it the words of Safyia "I know heart hands are cringy, but serious heart hands" 3*

(Blossom first person pov)

I woke up the next morning in someone's arms. I look surprised and panic. Looking up quickly I had been in my room with someone. I look at my body, I was in yesterdays clothes and sighed in relief. Brick was the one holding me and only kept his hands stifly around my shoulders, never straying to other places. He was trying to be respectful of me even in his dreams. I know I was harboring something for him, and that was a mental stresser in itself.

I wanted to break the distrust at this moment, but I could I? He didn't have kids, they might scare someone like him off. He was kind, I'd give him the benefit of personal trust with my secrets, but not my heart yet... That part of me was far too damaged right now. I wasn't sure of it yet, however, the way he might handle the kids if he had to deal with them would be the tell tale of his loyalty as a possible... Never mind I can't think like that yet, even if I wanted to be free from this constant loneliness I've felt for so long.

I decided to get up even if I had been in the most comfortable of arms, I had kids to feed. Going to Bebe and Ben's room I woke up my adorable sleepy children and headed downstairs. "Momma what are we doing today?" Ben yawned as I placed him in his booster seat. "Aunty Bubbles wanted to go shopping for the trip, we got to get ready to go on the airplane I was talking about tomorrow!" I said enthusiastically for them. They always could cheer me up...

Both were bouncing and giggling, I wished they could stay this way forever. "Hey kiddos!" a voice came from behind me, I jumped looking into Brick's eyes. The way he smiled at my kids almost had me melt into a puddle, I hoped that he really did like them.. He did look like he was actually enjoying their presence...

I know I need to stop judging him so harshly, but when you had a falling out as bad as I did from my last relationship you'd understand why. I had loved the last one so much that I thought we would be together for a long time, but I found out it was all a lie. There is nothing more heartbreaking than the man you love telling you that he doesn't want kids with you. It crumbled my self worth to the ground...

"Shopping district has changed so much since you've been in a different city but don't worry, they have all your favorite stores still!" Brick gave me a heart warming look and went to the stove. " What are you doing?" I had asked him after making sure my children were secure in their seats. "Making breakfast for you guys, you guys are guests..." Brick was just being kind like always.

I unintentionally flinched after he turned around, I was a guest... I hated being called a guest here. Brick lived here, not me... I just wanted to be apart of the normal commute here. Brick made a fantastic meal, and my kids scarfed it down. "Woah slow down there..." Brick chuckled and ruffled Ben's hair. I couldn't help but chuckle as well, my kids were the light of my life. I did notice the twinkling in his his eyes, he looked happy that my kids were happy. I sighed, this was all so confusing to me...

After breakfast I got myself and the kids dressed, and ready to go. Bubbles pulled up in her bright blue Jeep van. She got out and helped me get the kids car seats in so I could buckle them up. After everyone who was tagging along got in, I of course sat with the kids, we started heading towards the Townsville mall.

Ben and Bebe were fascinated by the big city of Townsville, they were excitedly pointing out the window. To my surprise, Brick who had tagged along tried as hard as he could to engage my kids, and I saw he was genuinely having fun. My thoughts I had earlier that morning faded, I really did judge him too soon. Maybe he... never mind, I wasn't going to get in the way of him getting along with the kids. As much as I wanted that...

Ben needed some sort of man in this life to show him that men could be sweet too. I couldn't pass that up, nothing with be able to make me pass that up. We had gotten to the mall and I felt an overwhelming sense of recognition but distance as we drove into the familiar parking lot. Everything was different, nothing was in the same place anymore. To my surprise, I saw Brick, who without being asked, as we had gotten out of the car he quickly brought me car shaped cart for my children. He lifted them inside and buckled them in, it was like he was a natural, even though I had never seen him with kids before. I felt that fuzzy cord again, Brick had always been so incredibly different from other people.

As soon as we enter the Mall I'm instantly overwhelmed. I feel a hand on my shoulder and see Brick was trying to comfort me. "Alright everybody is getting new swimsuits!" Bubbles said sternly leading us inside one of the clothes stores. "We already have bathing suits Bubbles... We don't need new ones..." Buttercup said with mild irritation. Bubbles just looked at her with a very annoyed expression and sighed. " Excuse me miss spice.. You must have forgotten that it is my wedding, and I am paying for this trip... So everybody will buy new swimsuits! That is because I want everybody's swimwear to be in fashion for our trip!" Bubbles said and turned to me. " Especially you miss black one piece collection! I looked through your suitcase and it was nothing but black one pieces! Do you have no sense of style?!" Bubbles said dramatically.

I sighed in defeat and followed her towards a rack of bathing suits, I instantly regret it. The one she pulled out made me... Very uncomfortable. It was a red two-piece bikini that left a small amount to the imagination. I looked at my very large chest and that bathing suit, I was gonna pop out of that monstrosity. "Bubbles I am not wearing that!" I said quickly and blushed, I can't believe she expected me to wear that! The look she gave me said otherwise, so I grabbed the bathing suit with a huge pout and went to the changing rooms. I'll say one thing I am glad that at least the main parts are covered, because this thing was small. It left absolutely NOTHING to the imagination.

As soon as I shyly step out of the changing room to show everybody I looked to Brick who had spit something out of his mouth ( thankfully it was water!) and looked to the floor. "What?" I asked is everybody's jaws dropped, well except for Bubbles who smiled in approval. "See this is perfect! This is exactly what I'm talking about!" I looked at myself and froze. There was only one word I could think of at that moment. And that was "DAMMIT!" my sister had no insecurities so this wasn't gonna be understood by her. Bubbles then proceeded to pick out bathing suits for everybody else. Buttercup had a more covering version of my bathing suit in black, while the men got new swim trunks. She at least picked my kids very cute swimsuits. At the end of the day everybody had done their shopping and met in the food court. Brick and I couldn't look at each other without blushing the entire time. Brick looked like he was very uncomfortable. I had one thought, and that was unfortunately that this was going to be a very interesting trip.

-*hey guys this is the end of this chapter! I'm so glad to be back in the writing game and want to know what do you guys want me to continue, because if you guys who reviewed in all my other stories that help me get back to writing :)*