Chapter 158

Scott was now carrying a surplus of things that Avi had grabbed for Grace, as well as a bouquet of flowers for Kirstie. Avi knew something was wrong, but Kirstie was just trying to be tough and get through whatever it was by herself. He briefly felt proud of her, knowing that as the Lead he was always forced to give other people his attention, but Kirstie was always understanding about it. Scott had to walk a little faster to catch up to Avi, because Avi was powerwalking through the store to get the job done. "Alpha?" Avi didn't turn, just walked a little slower. "Hmm?" "Can I get Mitch something? Like... A teddy bear?" "Why bother? You're his teddy bear." "Aw. That's a cute thing to say." "Well, I'm not wrong." Scott chuckled a little, still walking beside Avi. "Thank you." Avi glanced over at him. "You're welcome. You really don't have to carry all of that stuff. Do you want a carrier or something?" Scott just shrugged, not really worried about it. "I think