Preview of Garden Ch. 25

Here's a peek at what's coming up for Ch. 25:

Edward smiled and squeezed his hand as they entered the mall, noise and heat washing over them, making Edward glad he’d dressed lightly. He led the way with a gentle tug on Jasper’s hand and led him to Toys ‘R’ Us attached to the mall. Jasper grabbed a cart and Edward walked alongside while Jasper pushed.

“What’s on your list, Jas?” Edward asked.

Jasper pulled it from his pocket. “Barbie and accessories, legos, coloring books and crayons, stuffed animals, race cars…” he trailed off with a shrug and flashed Edward a sheepish smile. “You may have to cut me off.”

Edward laughed and wrapped his arm around Jasper’s waist in a half hug. “We’ll go halves, alright?”

Jasper kissed his temple and agreed. They made their rounds through the store and he watched as Jasper tossed a few things into his cart that weren’t on the list, but he evaded Edward’s question about them. Edward wondered what he was doing with a toy doctor’s kit and several packs of miniature cars he remembered playing with as a kid, but let it go. Jasper was clearly up to something he didn’t want Edward to know about.

They bought enough toys that they had to go drop everything at the car before returning to the mall to re-start their holiday shopping.