We had finished eating and had ordered dessert when there came a confused noise. Derick had finally noticed we had gone. He looked around then back as Mathew snickered at him.
"Why are you there?" Mathew looked back over the divide in the booth.
"Because we're here to see a fight not live porn." He smirked. "Oh, we also got dessert so you two enjoy yourselves." He slipped back onto his seat. I heard Derick complain but Lisa turned light on the situation.
Mathew grinned as he looked to the tray of food and rubbed his hands together. He and the boys wore similar expressions. Only Jeff sat with a disappointed look on his face as the desserts were handed around.
"You didn't want dessert?" I asked and he shook his head.
"Oh, I want, but I can't eat." Shawn nodded.
"Doctors orders. He's on half rations." I nodded; I did see that he had a small portion compared to everyone else.
"How are you doing?" He smiled.
"I'm as tough as steel." He grinned. "I just have this snitch watching over me." He pointed a thumb at Shawn and he sighed.
"Look dad you need to watch your health. You always push yourself too much." I gave a little nod.
"I didn't realize you were father and son." Jeff smirked.
"Why? We both look amazing and fight too much?" I nodded and he shrugged. "It's normal, don't you fight with your old man?" I shook my head.
"No clue who he was." Jeff frowned.
"Ok… what about your mother?" I shrugged.
"She's dead." He placed his mug down.
"Fucking hell, way to make me look like an ass." I frowned.
"Why? You didn't know." I looked down as a little hand patted my arm.
"You don't have a mother or father?" Aden's eyes were wide.
"No. It's ok though your Auntie Jenny looked after me." He lowered his head and hugged me. Mathew cleared his throat.
"Anyway, I need to get some bedding for Jenny. And a list of clothing..." He pulled the list out and frowned. "Not sure why." He glanced back at Derick. "You boys can probably come with me." Aden and Kaden nodded as they wolfed down their desserts.
"Will Danica come with us too?" He gave me a look and I nodded.
"I don't have work until the money starts rolling in." He nodded but Aden twisted to look at me.
"You're really not watching the match with us?" I shook my head.
"I have to work. Big money matches make a lot of work for accountants." His little face fell but he nodded. Mathew sighed then shot me a weary look. "Ok…" I finished half my dessert and looked up.
"Half rations Jeff." He turned as I offered him the rest of the dessert and he grinned.
"Yep." He took the plate then fought with Shawn.
"Don't encourage his bad habits." Shawn hissed but failed to get the plate away as Jeff tucked in.
"It's literally a half ration." He stuffed his mouth and smirked.
We wandered around the mall picking out clothes for the boys and their sisters. Mathew sighed as he picked up another baby grow.
"Why does Maggy need so many? She's growing out of most already." I gave him a look.
"Jenny didn't say?" He looked up.
"About what?" I smirked.
"Maggy will need new bigger ones because she's growing." He nodded.
"Yeah, but this size…" He looked at the list again but did not say anything else. I turned to the boys as they ran to a section in the men's department with Dean.
"Well we're getting left behind." Mathew nodded and grabbed the last of the baby things then followed after the boys. I smiled as I saw the twins running around and disappearing into a clothes rack. "What did you and Derick say about me?" Mathew frowned.
"At lunch?" I nodded. "He was amazed at how much confidence Aden gets when you're around." He grinned. "What did you say to Aden? Or more importantly what the hell did he say to make you give that face?" I stopped as I stood next to Dean.
"I said there was no point arguing with an idiot. He asked if it was his dad or Lisa..." I sucked on my lip. "He figured Lisa was the idiot and his dad was thinking with his dick." The two men burst out laughing.
"Sounds about right..." Mathew managed then looked down as the boys ran up to him. "What's caught your eyes now?" Mathew asked then looked as they held up men's boxer shorts.
"We need to get these for dad." I smirked at the batman and superman packs they had selected.
"Why not see if they have matching socks?" their little eyes sparkled as the thought washed over them.
"We must find some!" Mathew grabbed the packets of underwear from them and shook his head.
"Look for the size XL." He grinned as the boys took the packets back and rummaged through the hanging product until they found what they were looking for then ran off to look at the socks.
We spent a further hour browsing in this store looking for clothes when we reached the checkout I looked around and frowned. Mathew saw the puzzled look on my face.
"What's up?" I waved a hand.
"Where's Derick?" He grinned then watched as Dean twisted.
"I thought he was following us." Mathew paid and shook his head.
"Nope." He thanked the woman and took the bags. "We left him in the restaurant." My jaw almost hit the floor.
"Why didn't you say earlier?" Mathew shrugged.
"He was too focused on Lisa to bother keeping an eye on us. Why should I pull him away?" He frowned and looked to the news that flashed across the TV screen in an electronics store in front of us. "What the fuck?" We looked at the carnage and I pulled my phone out and searched the channels.