Overall, I  had a pretty good weekend! I hope that everyone else did too! My family and I took an afternoon excursion to SF and then my daughter had a cheer competition the next day. First place in their division! Finally to top all that off, I was inspired to continue to write every day. Enjoy...

As Brady kept laughing, I started to regret getting so mad at Blondie. Did I take it too far? Is this going to change how Brady thinks of me?

"Um..Brady? Do you think that I was maybe too harsh?"

"No, Buttercup. You handled yourself just fine. If you let people walk all over you, they will continue to do it. Besides, that woman was really pushy. I didn't like it."

Smiling he handed me Lexine and grabbed the stack of bras from my hand.

I gave her a kiss and talked to her. She was fine so I set her down. Brady waved the bras at me.

"Did these fit?"

"Yes they did. I'm not sure which one I like the best though."

"I can solve that problem!"

He called over a sales associate and handed her them all.

"Can you please hold these over at the counter for us? We are going to need some more things. Oh, and all those bras need matching panties in medium."

"Of course! Just let me know if you need anything else sir!" she said with a smile and took off towards the counter.

"We can't buy all those! I'm on a budget, Brady!"

"Forget your budget. Besides all this is courtesy of Mr. Kingsley."

All of a sudden, Preston's words this morning came back to me. Then I remembered the almost kiss. I felt myself blushing.

Brady grinned at me then focused on something behind me. He walked over to a rack and pulled out a sheer pale yellow lingerie set.

"This would look great on you!"

"Oh, uh...." I was speechless. Was he expecting to see it on me?

"Well, a man can dream can't he?" Brady said and winked at me.

From there he continued to grab different things in my size and made his way into the PINK section. Shirts, tanks, shorts... The sales lady was loving him!

"Hey Delphine, do you wear perfumes?" he asked looking at the display.

"No, I'm really sensitive to strong smells. I like some body washes with natural scents like peppermint or oranges."

He took a sniff of one bottle and recoiled his head.

"Phew! That stuff is strong."

I nodded and agreed. Finally after there was a huge pile on the counter, he decided that we were done. Refusing to let me see the total, he sent me with Lexine to wait in the store entrance.

"Hey, there pretty lady."

I turned around to see a skinny teenage boy wearing those ridiculous oversized pants and shirts that some kids think are cool. His friends were standing nearby to watch the exchange. I moved Lexine behind me and didn't say a word.

"I'm Greg and I like my women a little older. Cougars are more experienced you know and you have got some nice curves on you."

I grabbed Lexine's hand and gave Greg a dirty look. I was going back to Brady.

"Hey, lady. Where are you going? Greg isn't done talking to you yet!" He reached out his hand towards my arm.

"Don't even think about it!" Brady growled at him. "I will snap you like a twig if you don't get the hell out of here."

"Ok man." Greg held up his hands and backed away. "You don't need to get so mad. Just admiring your old lady here." He walked away quickly back to his friends. Mall security was coming their direction so he and his friends made a beeline for the nearest exit.

"You guys ok?" Brady asked with concern written all over his face.

"Yes, we are fine. He was just being a jerk." I smiled to reassure him.

"OK, no more leaving each other. We have seen what happens when we are left alone! Now lets get these bags out to the car and then we can continue to shop."

After depositing the bags into the car's trunk, we got to go to Macy's. I picked out a handful of clothes to try on and headed for the fitting room. Brady decided to wait with Lexine on of the chairs outside the fitting room entrance.

I tried on a few things and then I heard Brady's voice calling me. I went outside to see what he wanted.

"Don't I get to see what you are trying on?" he asked me.

"Oh, I didn't know that you wanted to see." I replied.

"Yes, I do. Here try these on too." He handed me another stack of clothes.

After I had tried them all one, he helped pick out which ones to keep and insisted on buying them all. Shoes were next and by then there were too many bags to carry. He got some of the store employees to help us out to the car.

Brady picked up Lexine and asked her if she wanted to shop for her things now or if she wanted lunch first.

Lexine's little tummy growled and she patted her stomach.

We laughed and Brady said, "OK! Lunch first." and we headed to the food court. It was large and there was a carousel in it too. After looking at the different places we decided on corndogs and lemonade. We sat at a table near the carousel so that Lexine could look at it while we ate. I relaxed back in my chair. I had  no idea that shopping could wear me out so much! But then I had never gone on a spree like this either.

"Let's take a ride! I haven't been on one of these in years."

Hearing Brady say that made Lexine jump up from her seat and grab his hand tugging him towards the carousel.

He laughed and said, "Ok, let's take care of our trays and then let go!"

I helped him clean up and he paid for our tickets. It was our turn to get on a few minutes later and he was surprised when Lexine headed for a bench seat instead of a horse.

"She doesn't like the horses?" Brady asked me.

"Yes, she's always been too scared to try it." I told him.

Lexine looked at him trying to see if he was mad about it.

"It's ok baby bird. You don't have to ride a horse if you don't want to."

We all sat together on the bench seat and enjoyed the ride.

After we had gotten off, Lexine tugged on my arm wanting to whisper in my ear.

"Mommy, can I try a horse? I want Brady to help me."

I was surprised. I repeated her request to Brady and he lit up.

"Of course you can!" He paid for another ride and Lexine held onto his hand tightly as we waited. She picked out a white horse with blue roses and ribbons decorating it. He picked her up onto it and she gripped the pole in front of her. Brady buckled her in and I got onto the horse next to her. As the ride began to move she looked scared but Brady kept a tight grip on her waist. She began to relax and even looked like she enjoyed it by the end. When she had been set down off the horse, Brady asked her if she wanted one last ride. She nodded eagerly and whispered to me that she wanted to try alone this time but with us near her.

Brady and I ended up on the bench seat again with Lexine on the horse in front of us.

The ride started and Lexine turned around to smile at us.

"Brady, I can't believe that she is being so brave! I don't know how to thank you."

"I can't take all the credit. She is the one being brave."

I smiled and him and grabbed his arm and pulled it around my shoulders. He looked pleased and pulled me closer to him.

"Hey, did I forget to thank you when you saved me from that awful woman today? The way you told her off.... That was hot!" he whispered in my ear.

"I think that I forgot to thank you for saving me from that punk kid so we are even now."

He smiled at me and those dimples were just too much for me. I leaned up to kiss one on his cheek and he moved his head so that my lips landed on his instead. Holy Mother of God, I was kissing Brady!