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"Stay right here with the wagon Jack! Don't wander off – I'll just run back and get the pasta." Annie looked at Jack with a serious facial expression. "And remember – don't talk to any strangers!" Jack nodded and returned Annie's look solemnly.

"Stay here, don't wander, don't talk to strangers." Jack felt proud that Annie was going to leave him on his own. He also felt a little bit scared by the thought of staying with the wagon in the big supermarket while she was gone. But he felt mostly proud.

"Alright. I'll hurry!" Annie walked briskly along the shelves and shot Jack a concerned looked before turning the corner and almost running towards the pasta.

Jack had a firm grip on the wagon. He was going to be a big boy. He was going to stay by the wagon and not talking to anyone. Just stay and make sure that nobody would take anything that he and Annie had picked for their dinner.

He wished Annie would come back, but he knew it would be faster if Annie got the pasta. She was much bigger than him.

Jack knew his grip on the wagon was getting tighter and he felt the fear grow as he looked intently on the corner Annie had turned.

"Jack – what are you doing here alone?" a deep voice asked. Jack turned and saw a familiar bearded face. The grip on the wagon loosened as the fear dissolved.

"I'm staying at the wagon not talking to strangers. And not walking off!" He smiled proudly as he remembered all the things he was told.

"JACK!" a loud female voice called from behind. Once again he turned this time seeing Annie rush towards him. She looked less than happy. She looked mad.

"No talking to strangers!" She placed herself between Jack and the strange man. She looked at the grown man furiously.

"And what exactly do you think you're doing? Walking around in supermarkets talking to small boys?"

"Annie," Jack said tugging her jacket.

"Not now Jack. I should call the POLICE telling them, what you're doing – it's absolutely SICK!"

"Annie – don't scold Uncle Dave!" Annie frowned for a moment, then looked down at Jack who still held on to her jacket.

"Uncle Dave?" Jack nodded. She looked back at the man in front of her and she realized he was trying to hide his smile.

He held his hand out at her, "David Rossi."

"David R-oh!" She took his hand a slight blush coloring her cheeks. "Annie Adams. I'm sorry about... that..." He brushed it of with a movement of his hand.

"No harm done. I was wondering why my friend Jack was standing alone here, but now I realized that he had a mother bear watching him from afar." He patted Jack's head and smiled at Annie. "But I'll be going now. Tell Hotch I said hi."

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