"What did you just say?"

"Fran, and she's coming this way. What are we going to do?" Sure enough Fran, Val, Maggie and Grace were walking straight for them. They had their arms loaded down with bags. Grace was walking slowly.

"Come on Gracie. We still have the best shop to go." Niles heard Maggie say to her sister. They all just stopped walking.

"Oh, no they've seen us. we are dead." B commented.

"Get a hold of yourself B. they're just looking at the window of the shop next to this one."

"Where are we going to hide."

Fran and the girls walked right past them. Not even noticing they were sitting there. Then Fran turned around.

"We are dead now." B whined. Niles swallowed.

"I forgot something." Fran started back towards them. "socks, I have to have them."

"Come on Fran," Val's voice rang out. "We don't have time to go in there."

"We always have time."

"But Fran," she wailed looking at her watch.

"Trust me." Fran gabbed her by the arm.

Niles though they were dead this time. Getting away one time was a fluke but twice. There was no way. Niles looked at the man next to him reading the paper. His eyes brows went up. Niles' mind: I have an idea. The newspaper. I'll put on in front of my face. That's it. The man left his newspaper.

"B, the paper." B knew exactly what to do.

"Good thinking Niles." Both grabbed the paper, opened it and put it up like they were reading it. Grace stood there right in front of Niles. Niles' mind: oh great. What is she doing? I'm going to get caught for sure now. I…Niles swallowed.

"Gracie it's not nice to stare at someone. Especially a man and right there." Fran said.

Fran walked closer to see why Gracie had stopped right there. Niles' mind: oh please oh please…just kill me now. so I don't have to face them.

"But look Fran," B moved his paper so he could see just above the rim at what was going on. "The ad in the paper." Gracie pointed at the paper.

B slid closer to Niles and slid him another sheet of paper in front on him. Niles nodded. Niles let the first set of sheets go. The sheets went tumbling down to the ground at his feet. Gracie picked up the paper.

"Sir, can we…."

"Sure, take it." Niles said in a gruff voice hoping that Grace wouldn't recognize that it was him.

"thanks." She shouted and both of them walked off towards the store. When they knew that all of them left. Niles lowered his paper.

"Whew, that was close." Niles looked at B. "Good thinking there. How did you know that that would work?"

"I didn't but knowing Grace and Fran they see something and that's it. They have to have it. so….

CC came out with it looked like another hundred bags of stuff.

"shopping should be outlawed." Niles gestured as he picked up her stuff for her. "One more minute. I have to get the rest of my stuff."

"More?" B cringed at the thought. CC went back into the store and returned with more bags. B took them from her hands.

"This is store number one. don't tell me you guys are already tired. We have lots more to go."

"Oh, brother."

B and Niles went out to the limo at least six times each to unload all the things that CC bought during her shopping trip. B's mind: when is this going to end. This is more shopping I've done all my life. I…B could smell food. Food, oh let us stop. He inhaled the aroma. Pizza, to be exact. I wan some. I want some.

"Can we rest some." B flopped down on the bench. "I need food." He pointed his head and smiled. "Pizza."

"One minute." CC said as something caught her eyes.

"It will be longer then that." Niles sat down next to B.

"I don't know how long I can take this Niles." B took his shoe off and rubbed his feet. Niles' feet were hurting him too but complaining about it now would just make CC want to do more shopping. "How do you stand it?" Niles had a weird look etched on his face. "Standing on you feet for so long I mean. I can't…"

"I get used to it." Niles lied.

He never really got use to it but he had to do it. He hated all the work he had to do but didn't want to leave the nice mansion that he had. Ok-lived in. the next job might be harder like the one that he was in now. How was he going to make if another two days of this torture? Niles' mind: What else does she have planned for me? I've done the one thing that I hate most all ready. Niles let his eyes shut for a second.

"Niles," when he heard his name he jumped. "She's leaving again. For food I hope." With a sigh he got to his feet once more.