Bella picked up another book off the shelf and flipped it over to read the back cover. Her gaze glazed over the words on the back. She grinned and nodded to herself and tossed the book into the basket her boyfriend was carrying. He looked down at the stack of books in the basket and let out a sigh.
Bella ignored him.
She continued down the isle of books, her hand caressing the spines along the shelves as she leisurely moved along. Theo followed along sighing with each step, getting louder and louder.
Bella looked over her shoulder at him. “Don’t rush me.”
“I’m not rushing you.”
“You told me you’d take me to the bookstore to get whatever I wanted for my birthday.”
Theo glanced down at the basket again. “I did and I instantly regret it. This basket of books must weigh at least 100 pounds.”
Bella giggled. “Oh, I can’t wait to go home and start reading them!”
“Great, so let’s go home.” Theo said grabbing her arm and nodding his head toward the check out. “We can go pay for what we have, I’ll make you a bath, and you can read in the tub while I go through my bank account.”
Bella smirked at him. She stood on her tip-toes and kissed him on the cheek. “Have I told you lately that you’re the best boyfriend in the whole world?”
“You have, but not often enough.” Theo replied holding up the basket of books again.
“Well, I’m telling you now. I have to say that this is the best birthday I’ve ever had!”
Theo let out a nervous chuckle. “I’m never going to be able to top this birthday, huh? There’s no way I’ve ever telling you to go nuts in a bookstore with my wallet ever again.”
Bella shrugged. “It’s okay, I’m getting all paperback books.”
“Well, I appreciate you considering my income for this very large gift.” Theo deadpanned.
Bella gave his hand a squeeze and turned the other way. She disappeared around the corner heading into the next isle. Theo lifted the basket balancing the handle on his elbow while using his other hand to count in the books. Then he followed her to the other side.
“You have eight books here. How about you get two more and then–”
Bella walked straight toward him, a book in each hand. She placed them both into the basket with a grin and turned back around again.
“That was fast…” Theo muttered. He stared at the back of Bella’s head. “Okay, so there’s ten books now. We can pay and go home, right? This should last you for a little while? I hope?”
Bella laughed at him. “Don’t be silly, those ten won’t last me a month.”
“But… we’re done, right?” Theo asked again.
“One more minute?” Bella asked sweetly.
“How about one more book?” Theo said with another sigh.
Bella chuckled again shaking her head. “Oh, please, Theo. I can’t promise that.”
“Why not?”
“We haven’t made it to the mystery section yet.”
Words: 511
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