Chapter 9

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A couple days later, Kristen and I get dropped off in the city, we both wanted to go shopping at the mall. She had some things in mind, and I needed a new pair of dress shoes. We walked inside the mall complex holding hands "Eddie,what size are you anyways?" Kristen asks me as we approach the shoe store "12. Don't laugh" I say, I am about 6"0 so that explains my shoe size " wow." Kristen says,putting her head on my shoulder as we walk "Where shall we go first?" I know Kristen had been wanting to get something for Carly's birthday "I honestly don't know what to get her-Carly I mean." Kristen explained "Well what does she like? Does she need any new clothes?" I ask as we pass the food court "I don't even know at this point.....She's not home often." I nodded "How about a new dress?" I ask pointing to the store a ways ahead of us that might carry them Kristen nodded" yeah sure" we go into this store and Kristen seems to know her way around "See anything?" I say as we browse the store Kristen nodded, she picked up and dress that was black with flowers on it "That's really pretty" I said, it was a very pretty dress. Maybe because it was next to Kristen... "I have the same one,she's wanted one for a while but they didn't carry them for the longest time" Kristen explained to me as we turned to go down the shoe isle "I'm glad we found it." I say, as we browse shoes "me too."

As Kristen picks up a box of heels we hear someone who sounds lost come in the next isle, it's a little girl pacing back and forth anxiously, almost crying she appears to be about five, Kristen looks up at me "Eddie.......I think she lost her parent..." Kristen said quietly, I nodded and we went over to her "Hi there" Kristen said, bending down to talk to her " are you lost?" Kristen adds, she nodded holding her stuffed bear closer to her "I'm Kristen,and this is my boyfriend Edward,would you like us to help you?" Kristen asks putting a hand on her shoulder "Y-yes please.." She muttered, obviously scared. It reminded me of myself when I was younger in a way... But I'm glad Kristen's being so good with her "Okay,did you lose your mommy?" She asks calmly, she nodded "I went to look at toys and can't find my mommy" she said "what does she look like?" Kristen asks straightening up "Blue shirt and black pants..." she says "What's your name? We'll help you find her" I say softly "Amanda....." She replies quietly but I can still hear her "What's your mommy's name?" Kristen asks her "Madison" she says "Okay... Come with us?" I ask, she nods, taking Kristens hand for comfort " She can't be far." Kristen says as we walk up and down the next few isles, I smile at Kristen holding the little girls hand... We then walk near the cash registers to see a woman like Amanda described talking to a clerk, we went over to her "Excuse me? Are you Madison?" Kristen asks the woman kindly "MOMMY!!" Amanda says excitedly, running to hug her "Baby! Oh thank goodness... Thank you both... Thank you so much" she says looking at us "You're very welcome. She's a really sweet little girl,very polite." Kristen compliments with a smile "You should be proud." I say, smiling at Amanda, she giggles.

I take Kristen's hand. We leave after checking out behind Amanda and her mom then walk to another store "I'd like to look for some new dress shoes" I say after the clerk greets us. I look around, I see all different types of shoes, but I have my eye on a particular pair of dark brown ones "what shoes are you looking for Ed?" Kristen asks me "Something nice... I outgrew my old ones." I pick up the pair that I really like and try them on "What do you think?" I ask " ooooo I love them!!!!!" She took a picture, we checked out and then left the store "Are you hungry?" I ask her, I'm starving as I hadn't eaten breakfast She nods " yes indeed.....I didn't eat breakfast. I got up late." Ed sighed in relief "Thank goodness, I'm starving. Food court?" I ask, she nods. We walk over there hand in hand, I'm still thinking about how well Kristen was with the little lost girl. We lined up for some KFC when Kristen looked at me " you okay dear?" "Right as rain" I say smiling "You were just... I didn't know you were good with kids. I never have been so it was... nice to see." She smiled " I don't like little kids who can't talk to me but I have to admit I was nervous.....but she was lost." Kristen explained, I nodded and kissed her on the cheek. We ordered our food.

Once we sat down and began to eat Kristen asked me "Is something on your mind?" she seemed worried "No, not at all. I just... Love you so much. It just hit me how lucky I am to have you" I say, imagining my future with Kristen. I picture us as married, and with kids. I imagine us teaching our child to walk... I imagine the resemblance the child would have to Kristen I... Especially her eyes. That interaction she had with little Amanda made me see Kristen as a future mother: It made me realize that I want to spend the rest of my life with her, and start a family. She smiled at me "What makes you say that?"she asks me almost seeming like she thought I was kidding "I'm just imagining our future together." She takes a bite of her food "I see............what about it?" "When you were with Amanda I-I was thinking of us in the future... Having children." "I can't wait for that" I took her hand over the tabe "I can't wait either..."She blushed "You'll be such a great daddy. I can already tell." I blushed at this as well. We both smiled at the thought of our future family. And that was when it hit me: When do couples start a family?   

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