"I'm sorry - "

I cut off Ted by running towards him. I jumped over him and hugged him. I tackled him to the floor. He was on the floor with me on top of him. He leaned towards me for a kiss and I shook my head.

"Children, I'm right here," Grandma announced.

Ted and I quickly got up. Grandma laughed as she left. Ted looked down at me and cupped my cheeks. He brushed my hair and said, "I'm sorry for all the events happening lately. That girl - "

"Listen, I believe you on this one. I don't want you to justify yourself."

"Yeah, but I treated you very bad that night. I didn't feel in control of - "

"I don't want to talk about that night. It was horrible. Let's just forget about it for a while and make the most of the time left," I said cheerfully and intertwined my fingers with his. I held his hand firmly and smiled.

***

"What do you want to do?" Ted asked as we walked on the streets, hand in hand.

"Just walk like this on the beautiful streets of your country," I said. We walked on the shopping street and we bought scarf for me and ties for Ted. It was fun just talking to him. At times, situations turned awkward when suddenly the topic of that night came up. There was this big lump in our relationship which would take time to dissolve.

"Bobby, Poppy, Joey, Abby and Teddy are going to the play!" I sang and I was extremely excited to go to a play tonight with them.

"What's up with the weird nicknames?" Ted asked.

"Duh, it rhymes," I said and someone familiar caught my attention. I looked through the glass door and asked in astonishment, "Oh my God, is that Bobby?"

"In the lingere shop, yeah," Ted said casually and shrugged. I blinked at him.

"Why is he trying out those!" I asked in surprise when I saw Bobby placing the sexy, lacy bra over his shirt.

"Let's find out," Ted said and we entered the store.

"Bobby, what are you doing?" I asked and he whirled around.

He fumbled with the bra and stuttered, "I - I'm here buying these for erm . . . Poppy!"

"Poppy?" I repeated in disbelief. "She would not wear those with see through pattern and the lacy stuff. I too don't wear those!"

Ted stared at me curiously and I shrugged. Poppy's choices were limited only to cartoon print bras. And as far as I am concerned, my choices were embarrassingly, the same.

Bobby groaned and said, "Fine, I lied. It's not for Poppy. It's for Joe!"

"What?"

"Isn't it sexy?"