Black Friday shopping went a bit better than Ben could have expected. He expected to feel dread as he was pulled into store after store but for some reason Ben felt eagerness to shop. This eagerness was hard to explain but it simply allowed him to act more like his mother as Ben could swear that he matched her perfectly. At no point did he feel like Bella was suspicious as Amanda did a good job pretending to be her mother-in-law. The three girls had a great time as they spent most of the day shopping with a brief break to get something to eat.
By around 5 pm, the “girls” had finally decided to call it a day as they carried their bags back to the car. Ben inspected his work as strangely he got pleasure from shopping, especially for others. They soon made it back to Amanda’s car as they all threw their bags into the back and piled into the car. Ben once again found himself behind the wheel as he drove back to Bella’s house to drop her off.
Ben remembered who he was pretending to be as the second they arrived at Bella’s house, he jumped out to help Bella with her bags. Amanda waited in the car and watched this unfold from a distance, admiring Ben’s work and attempt in pretending to be her. She had seen plenty of people take her place but Ben might have been one of the best as he walked Bella back to the house and got her set up.
“Thank you for taking me out honey,” Bella said as she took a seat in her recliner. Ben smiled and nodded.
“No problem mom,” Ben replied as immediately Bella held her hands out for a hug. Ben didn’t hold back as he embraced his grandmother. Taking a step back, he could tell that this meant a lot to her as she had a smile that was glued to her face.
“Oh yeah, before you go, I have something I have to tell you.” Ben looked confused, having zero idea where this conversation was about to go.
