#Chapter 111: Shopping Trip

Liam’s POV That weekend, I stuck to my promise and took Joe and William Christmas shopping. This time of year, the stores were incredibly busy, so I held hands with both Joe and William as we perused the store, looking for the kids’ perfect gifts for Aria. As we walked along a shopping plaza, we ducked into one of the less busy stores. This store was filled with handmade knick-knacks and toys. I hadn’t seen it before, so it must have been a pop-up for the holiday. It was the perfect store to pick out a gift; everything was very festive and unique. Joe dragged me towards the snow globes, with William following along begrudgingly. “I want to look at the cat figures,” William whined. “We’ll look at those next,” I told William, trying to keep the peace. When we reached the glass case filled with snow globes, I released both kids’ hands so they could properly look, though I kept an eye on both of them so they wouldn’t venture off too far on their own. Joe looked closely at eac