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"Why the fuck are we here."
Max practically yelled staring up at the building before him.
"Language Max, and we're here because we need to buy gifts for Gwen, Mr.Campbell and your friends."
David said getting out of his truck.
"Ok A." Max started exiting the truck also. " We both know you have Amazon prime why can't we order something online? And B. We both know that all gwen wants for Christmas is a wedding ring."
David blushes and faces away from Max shuts the door behind him
" You can't know that Max and also it's the experience of going to the mall during the holidays. I want this first Christmas together to be special"
Max also shuts the door before talking again.
"Experience? What the creepy ass Santa Clause impersonators that are probably pedophiles? The marked up prices on litterally everything? Besides David you've done enough for me."
Max speed walked to catch up with his gaurdian
David didn't want to press the subject of Max saying that david had done enough knowing it would only escalate into an argument it's only been a few months after David adopted Max and he was still adjusting.
"Come on Max look on the bright side! There's uh... The decorations"
David stammered thinking of something else to say. Max rolled his eyes and continued walking twords the entrance.
"Back to what you said earlier Max, what makes you think Gwen would want to marry me?"
David questioned honestly curious
"Isn't it obvious? you two have been dating for the past year. You started dating right after the summer I first came to camp!"
Max told David acting like it was obvious.
"Max it's really not that long of a time"
David said mostly to himself
"Besides she vented to me about it one night after a quizbowl meet when she was driving me home"
Max stated off handedly
"Oh..."
Max looked over at David
"Do you wanna know what she said?"
Max asked
"N-no I would never invade apon her privacy!"
David stated quickly
"Your loss Camp Man."
Max said nearly laughing at how flustered David became.
They enter the mall and are immediately hit with Christmas music. everywhere you looked there was sparkling giant candy canes. colors of red white and green plastered the walls yelling at you with festive cheer.
"This is disgusting!" Max stated angerly
"Max it's not that bad"
David countered
"Look at it for 5 seconds Daaaaa-dvid."
Max nearly caught himself
David chuckled realizing what Max nearly said.
"What was that Max? Sounds like you were about to say something else?"
David asked jokingly
"NOTHING YOU HEARD NOTHING." Max shouted frantically.
"If you tell Gwen what just happened no one will find your body."
David laughed, used to the threats
"Alright son."
The next minutes were filled with Max threatening David while walking past several stores looking for a specific one.
"There it is!" David said happily
Up ahead was a Barnes and Noble.
"Let me guess, Lizards of Love 2 for Gwen?"
Max asked
"Yep!"
After searching the store for what seems like hours without a trace Max decided to go check out the comic book section. He told David and then left.
'where could it be' David thought his (almost) infinite patients wearing thin. He remembered a conversation he and Max had before he left for the comics.
"Just ask a store associate Jesus Christ"
"Now Max, people in customer service already have to deal with annoying people everyday. I don't want to be one of them."
"Whatever I'm going to go over to the comics"
"Ok meet you there Max this won't take long I promise."
"Sure camp man."
'Maybe I should ask a worker'
Conicidently enough one passed by for the sake of plot convince.
"Hello sir! Would you know where Lizards of Love 2 would be?"
He asked the store associate tiredly from walking around the store for so long.
"Ah we haven't put those on the shelves yet but I can grab one from the back for you."
He replied happily
"Just come to the front of the store and I'll check you out"
David gave a large smile
"Thank you I'll be right up there just let me grab my son from the comic section"
The man nodded and turned away 'Bruno' is what david noticed was on his name tag
David immediately sped walked to the comic section where he saw Max reading something called "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure"
"Max-"
"I'M NOT READING MAN- Oh wait it's just you" Max calmed down immediately after seeing that it was David and not the kids he saw from his school roaming around.
David shook off Max freaking out about what he said he was reading.
"Would you like me to buy that Max?"
"I mean you don't have to David."
"Concider it an early Christmas present"
"Oh well thanks, Dad"
"No problem M-"
David paused realizing what Max had just said
"yOu cAlLeD mE dAd"
"Cad I said cad!"
"I will cherish this moment forever"
"God damnit you'll never let this go will you"
"Language Max, and no, no I won't."
"Ugh"
Max groaned as the headed twords the front of the store. David was tearing up out of joy.
When they did get to the front Bruno was waiting for them
"There you are I was afraid you had left" Bruno sounded relived to see us.
"Nope just had to get my son"
David replyed
They got checked out and went on to the next store.
"Wow David look, a Hot Topic the place where teens go when they think they're edgy. Why the fuck are we here."
