I packed in a load of laundry and headed back to my room, sprawling out on my back across my bed. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. Today has been a long day. I agreed with myself and sighed again.I could hear Anna opening and closing what seemed like every drawer in her room and the closet door before finally quieting down. I smiled to myself. This girl is ridiculous... And I like that apparently. I laughed quietly. Suddenly, I could hear her open the bathroom door from her room. She pulled back the curtain of the shower.

"Crap," her muffled voice came from the other side of the door, then a soft knock on my door followed. "Elsa?"

"What's up?" I answered.

She pushes the door open slowly and peeks through at me. "So I kinda forgot to bring the basics... Soap, shampoo, toothbrush, all that jazz." She trailed off at the end, not finishing her sentence.

"Do you want to run to the store really quick?" I smiled at her through the crack in the door. "There's a Walmart down the road we can run to."

She nodded and retreated into the bedroom, then yelled at me through the door. "Let me get re-dressed really quick and then I'll meet you in the living room."

I blushed brightly at the realization that she must have been undressed when she opened the door. Geez Elsa, bashful as ever. I shook my head and then headed out into the hall, towards the living room. I slip my shoes on and plop down on the couch, laying my head back and closing my eyes. It's not long before I hear soft footfalls headed towards me. I opened my eyes to see Anna standing over me. Her face went from a sweet smile to surprise; her eyes bright as ever.

"Uh sorry, I-I thought you were asleep." She blushed and looked away. "Was not intending to stare at you, sorry."

I laughed loudly. "It's ok. Though I though we found in the coffee shop this morning that I'm the one who is prone to staring." I laugh and sit up, popping up to my feet.

"Well yeah, but yours is good staring, not weirdo staring like mine." She said, surprisingly bashful.

"Good staring?" I threw a questioning glance her way.

She looked down at her feet. "I'm gonna shut up before I say anything else to embarrass myself."

I smiled at her. This is a new one. Embarrassed Anna. I would love to see more of that. "C'mon," I break the silence, "let's get to the store before it gets too late." We step out of the front door and I lock it, pressing a button on my fob, unlocking the car. I plopped down into the front seat as Anna clicked closed her seatbelt.

"The radio is yours to command" I stated jokingly, putting the car into gear and backing out of the driveway.

She pressed the power button and the radio clicked to life. Soft piano music filled the car and she turned to smile at me. "For some reason I figured this is what you would like." At my blush, she started to click through the presets. The next greeted her a little loudly, the local rock station. Megadeth's distinctive sound blaring through the speakers. She clicked through my eccentric music selection before settling back on the classical station.

"A fan of Debussy?" I ask.

"You seemed like you wanted to stick with this." She smiles at me again. "Do you play? I saw the upright in the living room."

"It's been awhile since I've practiced, that's why it's been accumulating dust." I glanced over at her. She's beaming at me, obviously excited about my possible playing ability. "I'm not even sure if it's in tune."

"You should play for me some time," She stated, grinning from ear to ear.

Like I could say no to that face. "I-I guess I could." The smile that graced her face was almost as loud as she usually is. I pulled into the parking lot and found a spot mercifully close to the front doors. We hopped out of the car and strolled up through the doors. The blast of warm air from the door hit us.

We strolled through the aisles, grabbing tooth paste, shampoo, deodorant. Everything you could need to live somewhere.

Anna checked her imaginary list and then said, "That should be everything!"

I looked at the cart which was surprisingly full. "Do you have enough to cover all of this?" my eyes widened as my brain caught up with my mouth. "Sorry, that was rude."

She smiled at me, "no worries. I should have enough left. Well, if I don't on my debit, my credit card should handle it."

We chose a lane that had the shortest line and soon were unloading the cart onto the belt. I stood back and let Anna handle her business with the cashier. They exchanged a bit of small talk which I largely ignored until the word "girlfriend" popped out at me. I glanced up in time to see the cashier, and she quickly looked away, and back at Anna. Anna shook her head no and then the cashier raised an eyebrow. I glanced back down and went back to ignoring the conversation.

"uh, sorry, hold on." Anna slid her debit card back in her wallet and pulled out her credit card that had reindeer printed on the front. "Hopefully this one isn't maxed out too." She joked.

"How much is it?" I butted in and asked.

"$63.67." the cashier stated.

I pulled out my AmEx card and slid it into the chip reader. Anna opened her mouth to protest but the machine beeped loudly before the words left her mouth. I grabbed my card and slid it into my wallet. The cashier smiled at me and handed me the receipt with one hand while crumpling up a post-it with a phone number on it with her other hand.

"So sweet," she said before leaning in and adding quietly, "You'll make her very happy." She added a wink.

Why do people keep doing that?! I wished I could hide the blush that had started on my face. "T-thanks." I stuttered at her. I pushed the receipt into my pocket and then reached to grab a bag from the rack without looking. Rather than something cold and plastic, I felt something warm and very soft. I glanced over to see I had grabbed a hold of Anna's hand, and she was looking at me, surprised.

I blushed brightly and pulled my hand back, the fuzzy feeling started to fade. "Uh, s-s-sorry." I stammered out through my embarrassment carefully grabbing a bag and turning towards the exit. Out of the corner of my eye I could see Anna smile at me and then wave goodbye to the cashier.

"Good luck!" The cashier shouted after us.

God why are people out to embarrass me?! Anna caught up to me and nudged me with her elbow.

"Hey, are you okay?" She asked.

"Er… Yeah I'm fine." I glance away, still not fully recovered from my embarrassment. I pop the back hatch of my car with my keys and slide the bag I was carrying into the back. Anna drops hers in right after me and turns to me. I look her way, but she wraps me in a hug first.

Part of me wants to be embarrassed again, but this is a little different. She hugs me tight, in a way that makes me feel happy.

"Thank you," she says softly, a little sniffle following her heartfelt gratitude. I hug her back, tightly. You don't have to fear the way you feel Elsa. I smile to myself, holding the embrace probably longer than is normal of two people who just met today, before breaking it.

"C'mon," I state with a smile, "Let's get you home."

She wipes her eyes quick with a sniffle. "Yeah," She starts, smiling back at me, "let's go home."

Author's Note

*Thank you all who are reading and actually checking back on my story! Writing has proved to be a lot of fun and I really want to carry this all the way through. Please comment if you have any suggestions or constructive criticism!*