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“I know I saved you a trip” My dad once said that there were three rules he lived his life by First, think before speaking; second, never give up; and third, never argue with the people you love Apparently he’d learned the hard way and had to chase Moreed to marry him “I’ll carry them to your car”

“No You won’t” She lunges for the bags, which I swing out of her reach

“It’s not a problem”

“It will be if you don’t give ets hurt” She gets a deterhting crouch

I’d scratch my head in confusion butto stalk you once I know your license plate number?”

She ht of that, but now I am Thanks for the heads-up about your creeptasticness”

“Wanting to help you with your groceries is creeptastic?” Now is not the time to tell her that I memorized her phone number

“You’re holding thee That’s what’s creepy”

“Ithem but she yelps out an objection

“Wait! It’s wet”

I straighten up “I can’t help you carry theround If I hand theht touch and from the sounds of it, you may find that creepy”

“I never said that” She s out of my hands There’s a brief electric contact that

“Those are rabs the box of tampons from my hand

I raise iveness “Nah, I’m sorry, but those are mine”

“They’re tampons Tampons,” she repeats in case I missed it the first time

“I know,” I reply placidly I tuck the box under e of raspberries “Gran likes to drink sweetened caffeine in theI’ve tried to talk her out of it but she claims that old people deserve to eat whatever they want and if that renadine, then that’s what she’s drinking“