ON THE WAY back to the castle, we stopped at a place called Boots, and picked up the rest of the items we needed, like - deodorant, makeup, and other personal items. Melody even bought some condoms, just to tease Liam, who agreed to pay for it all. “So, Liam, which brand should I get?” she asked, staring at the boxes. He looked around the store, a little embarrassed. “I don’t know. Why don’t you not worry about it and let your fella decide?” “I like to be prepared. You just never know what could happen in the heat of a moment. You know?” He grunted. “Yeah. I know.” “I’ll get both of these in different sizes,” she said, throwing four boxes into the cart. “Planning on scoring big, are you now?” he asked. She laughed. “It would be nice to score ‘big’.” “If you’re planning on dating an

