The Deal!
Once the three of them got into the store Mai started to cling to her daddy with her teddy bear.
"Well so what do you want to do Elliot?" Wesley asked picking up Mr. Bear and giving him back to Mai.
"Well, I was wondering if you could do the grocery shopping, while I take Mai clothes, shoes, and toy shopping, considering she has none of that." Elliot said as his daughter kicked off her shoes, finally.
"Mai…what'd you do that for?" Elliot asked trying to keep calm so he wouldn't yell as not to scare and make her cry.
"Dey too twight. Dey hurwt. I sowee." Mai said softly while Elliot switched her to his other hip.
"It's ok Mai, we were gonna get you new shoes anyway." Elliot said softly getting a cart and gently set her in the front, with Mr. Bear.
"So Wesley, what do you say? I take Mai and you go grocery shopping?" Elliot asked as Wesley got a different cart.
"That sounds fine with me, and I'll pay for it all." Wesley said.
"Oh well you don't have to pay for it…I was gonna pay for it." Elliot said.
"No, its fine. I'll pay for the groceries and you pay for her stuff. One thing though. Don't get her everything she wants today. Whatever she wants and you don't get, write a list, wait a day and buy it for her birthday." Wesley said the last part so only Elliot could hear.
"Ok. Well then we'll see you later." Elliot said as he went one way.
"Yeah, see you in a few." Wesley said going to the food isles.
With Elliot, Mai & Mr. Bear:
Elliot was pushing Mai and Mr. Bear around the isles with all the blankets, pillows and stuff like that.
Elliot was looking for some blankets and pillows for Mai when she saw some that she really wanted.
"Uh-uh-uh! Daddy! Daddy!" Mai cried pointing to a shelf.
"What is it baby?" Elliot asked trying to figure out what Mai was so interested.
He was looking at her until she said Mr. Bear and he turned around to see that there were blankets and pillows with Mr. Bear and some other animals on them.
"Do you want those?" Elliot asked and Mai just stopped pointing.
"I sowee." Mai said softly looking down.
"Mai, why are you sorry? You don't need to be sorry. If you want it just ask ok, and I'll say yes or no." Elliot said lifting Mai's chin gently to make her look at him.
"I was towld nowt to ask to get stuff." Mai said softly?
"Did your mommy tell you that?" Elliot asked.
"Yews. Nawte and auwnt Awanda says dat too." Mai said softly.
"Well you know what Mai?" Elliot asked.
"What?" Mai asked softly.
"You're not with your mommy, Nate or Aunt Amanda, and do you know what that means?" Elliot asked.
"No. What?" Mai asked softly.
"You can ask anything you want. Do you understand?" Elliot asked.
"Kinda. Anytwing?" Mai asked.
"Anything." Elliot said smiling softly as he ran his hand over her head softly.
"So…can I have dat?" Mai asked innocently as she pointed to the pillows and blankets.
"Well I'll make you a deal." Elliot said, but Mai interrupted him.
"What's a deal?" Mai asked.
"A deal is like trading things. Do you kinda understand now?" Elliot asked.
"Kinda." Mai said softly.
"Kay...Well here's my deal." Elliot started.
"Otay." Mai said softly.
"I'll let you get two big blankets, two small blankets and five pillows. Ok? Is it a deal?" Elliot asked.
"Ywes." Mai said softly.
"Ok good." Elliot said as she looked for the ones she wanted.
"I want dat one and dat one." Mai said pointing to the big blankets."
"Ok. now the two small ones?" Elliot asked.
"Dat one and dat one plwease." Mai said softly.
"Ok, and now the pillows?" Elliot asked.
"Dat one, dat one, dat one, dat one, ohh and dat one." Mai said.
"Good. Now you've got the ones you want we can move to our next destinations. Hmm? What's wrong Mai?" Elliot asked when Mai looked down sadly.
"I wan em all. Will you buy de other ones nex time we come here?" Mai asked.
"We'll see. Let's just go to the other places we need to go." Elliot said as each and everything was in the back of the cart.
"Otay." Mai said softly.
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