Chapter 22

King

With only one full day left together, unless I can convince her to stay, I want her to see how good it could be. What she's been missing out on this entire time.

Once we arrive at the outlet, I make it my first mission to find a goddamn stroller. There's no way we're carrying around this heavy car seat all day. After searching two different baby stores, we find a purple one with grey flowers.

I'm not exactly excited to push around such a girly stroller, but Alyssa has the biggest smile on her face when she sees it, so I'll just have to suck it up.

After Zuri is sitting in her new stroller, sleeping like a princess without a care in the world, we begin our shopping. The crowd bustles around us, the air filled with the various scents of stores and food stalls. I keep a watchful eye on Alyssa, ensuring she's within arms reach at all times.

"This looks so weird, with all three of you walking with me," Alyssa mutters, her face redder than the flowers planted around the outlet.

"Relax.