Chapter Forty-Eight

"Hey, my mom sent this for you." He said handing me a box when I came out of the bathroom.
"Did you wrap this?" I asked.
"What do you think?"
"Definitely not. Its too nice. I've seen your wrapping ability." I said laughing.
"Well open it." He said.
I opened it up to find a sweatshirt from Sidney's high school and a tee shirt for Taylor's hockey team.
"Taylor wanted you to have something from Cole Harbour." He said.
Then I found a picture in a frame. It was of his family and me. It was like a real family.
"My mom sent this. She told me to look at it and realize how good it looked."
"Without your mom we never would have gotten together in the first place." I said.
"She's smart." He said and I finished getting ready. Then we headed to the car to embark on our shopping adventure.

"Where are we going?" I asked once we were on the road.
"I figured we would start at Nordstrom."
"I can already see this leading to a fight."
"Why?"
"I don't like you spending money on me."
"What else am I going to spend money on?"
"Something more important."
"I don't think there is anything else more important." He said looking at me with a smirk.

"I think you should get another pair of Uggs." He said once we were in the store.
"Sidney, I have one pair. How many do I really need?"
"Another one." He said and I just gave him a look.
"Jo, have fun. Let us have fun. Let me do this for you." He said.
"Okay."
"So what color do you want?"
"I already have the chocolate pair. What color do you like?"
"I think you should get a black pair." He said and it was like on cue that a sales person walked over.
"Can I help you with anything?" The man asked.
"Yeah, can we have this pair in.. What size, Jo?"
"Ten." I answered and then the man walked away and Sidney started looking at other shoes.
"I think you should get a pair of heels." He said.
"Why exactly do I need heels?"
"I don't know.. You would look good in them." He said smiling and I didn't budge. "Okay, if you try on a pair and buy just one pair of heels I will buy you as many pairs of chucks as you want." he said.
"Oh so we have resorted to bribery now?" I asked laughing.
"Whatever works, babe. Whatever works." He said holding out a pair of Jimmy Choo's.
"Do you like?" He asked.
"Yeah, but no way am I letting you dish out $600 for a pair of shoes that I don't even want." I said.
"Fine." He said and then the man walked over with my pair of Uggs.
"Do you think you could just hold these for now, we are going to be looking at other things?" Sidney asked.
"Of course, Mr. Crosby." The man said then walked away.
"Don't you think its weird that he called you Mr. Crosby when he doesn't even know you." I said walking towards another section of the store.
"I just ignore it." He said grabbing my hand. We then walked over to the bags.
"Babe, I don't even carry handbags." I said.
"Didn't you tell me how you wanted a Coach bag though?" He asked.
"Along time ago I wanted one. But it would be useless because I don't even use them."
"Fine.. will you please just let me buy something for you."
"I am letting you buy me anything you want." I said.
"I'm just going to start picking things out for you."
"Okay, I like surprises anyways." I said and he walked the other way. About ten minutes later after Sidney was just walking around without me, I went over to him.
"Hey, why don't we go look for you some things?" I said with a smile.
"Would that make you happier?" He asked.
"I am happy, but I do like shopping for you." I said.
When we left Nordstrom I had gotten my Uggs and Sidney had gotten a few ties and shirts.
"Why is it that I have more stuff than you and its your birthday?" He said looking at all the bags he was carrying.
"I guess you are the girl in the relationship." I said laughing.
"Not funny." He said and then he headed towards Tiffanys.
"Where are you going?"
"Tiffanys."
"Why?"
"Because what girl doesn't like to look at jewelry."
"Not at Tiffanys. I will never let you buy me something at Tiffanys." I said.
"Lets just look." He said and then we walked in. Everyone seemed to just look at us, apparently they had recognized him.
"Looking for an engagement ring?" A woman asked.
"We are just looking around." I said and Sidney was for real looking around.
"This is my favorite." He said pointing to one.
"I like this one." I said pointing to a different one.
"I'll keep that in mind." He said smiling.
"Shut up, we aren't getting engaged anytime soon." I said and started to leave the store.
"Don't you want anything?"
"No, Sid. I got everything I need." I said reaching for his hand.
"Do you realize this is the first time we have ever shopped together." He said.
"Probably because every store we go into people look at us. I feel like everyone is staring."
"Just ignore them." He said and just like that some girls came over and asked to get a picture with him.
"Chucks now?" I asked.
"Anything you want."

So when all was said and done 5 groups of people asked for autographs and pictures. Countless people stared at us. Sidney got some stuff and I got my Uggs, two pairs of Chucks, a few things that were plaid.
"Why won't you were plaid?" I asked him once we got into the car.
"I just don't do plaid."
"You would look hot in plaid."
"Don't I look hot all the time?" He asked.
"Well yes, but just think how much hotter you would look in plaid!" I said.
"Maybe for you I will wear plaid."
"Thanks for this, Sid." I said.
"Oh babe, the day is far from over."
"What now?" I asked.
"I thought we would go to the hotel and watch some movies."
"What movies?" I asked.
"Well I know how much you love Dawson, so I thought we could watch Dawson's series finale, and that one episode of Beverly Hills that you love so much. And then.. Titantic and Mighty Ducks."
"Babe, that will take all day."
"Good thing we have all day." He said looking at me.
"Why are you doing all this?" I asked him.
"I want you to know that I do love you."
"I know.. but no L word."
"Okay, well I want you to know that you are the most important thing to me and I really do want forever." He said.