He's been standing in this stupid store for almost an hour. The clerks keep throwing amused glances his way and make sure to check on him every ten minutes or so to offer assistance. But he's still at a total loss. It shouldn't be this hard to buy a freaking present for a baby shower, it's not like the kids going to know if the present sucks or not, but he wants it to be good. He had his mind set on a simple teddy bear at first, but they all looked creepy with their sewn on eyes. Then he considered a pram, but geez those were pricey. He was great with kids, but this here, trying to find the appropriate gift, not his forte. He wanted this gift to be nonchalant, like he could pretend he'd just swung by the shops and grabbed it on his way; but he also wanted it to be useful to Rollins because she has a hard enough road ahead of her. And it was just an awful lot of message for a present.
Groaning with frustration he pulls his phone out and makes the one call he really didn't want to.
Bella's there in twenty minutes with an asleep Teddy strapped to her front. She doesn't say anything but he can see the glee in her eyes and the barely contained grin. They do another lap and one of the shop attendants actually starts giggling at them, before Bella hands a box into his hands with a decisive nod. He's not sure, it seems far too practical and not at all blasé but, heck, he's not the one with the kid, what does he know. So he chooses the wrapping paper and gets the attendant to gift wrap it and pretends to ignore the amusement clear in everyones faces.
