Alexa hopped over to the counter with her hand full of candy. She was grinning from ear to ear as she dropped the delicious rewards of her earlier statement. Boy if she had know that her father would have gotten jumpy the moment she mentioned a boyfriend she would have threatened to get one ages ago! The idea was absolute genius! She looked back briefly to ensure that her father was coming right behind her with the money to pay the nice man. The glow that was coming from her face was hard to miss as she made plans of exactly how she would devour these--she might not have even waited until she got home!

Michael trailed slowly behind his bouncing 11 year old. Just look how happy he made her. No boy could have done that, nope, just him. A smile danced on to his face when he got to the counter and saw just how much she was glowing. This would definitely be worth it.