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Normani's POV
After a few days, I ran out of gas. We ended up staying in the parking lot of Target. He drained everything out of my checking and my savings account, so all I had was forty dollars.
"Mommy, I wan food," Alex said and I sighed.
"Okay, baby. Let's go in target," I told him as I pulled my hood over my head. I hadn't slept or ate anything in days. I stayed up while Alex was asleep. Every piece of food went to him.
Shamefully, I got out of the car and picked up Alex. He quietly hummed some random song as I walked into the store.
"We can't really warm up anything, so what do you want to eat?" I asked him. He pointed at a bottle of water and a lunchable. I picked it up and he stopped me.
"Mommy nee' one, too," he said and I shook my head.
"Mommy is okay," I told him and he gave me his famous pout.
"Mommy, you nee' one," he said and I sighed picking up a lunchable for myself.
"Can I loo' at toys?" he asked and I nodded. I brought him to the toy aisle and he just looked. It hurt me that I couldn't buy him anything. He wiggled out of my arms and looked at them closer. I turned around so he wouldn't see me crying.
"You know I heard that there's a new Spider-man movie coming out soon," I heard someone tell him. I knew the voice, but I couldn't pinpoint it.
"Yeah? I wike him, but I no get right now. I jus' loo'," Alex said. I quickly wiped my tears and turned around.
"Hey, I know you," Alex said and she furrowed her eyebrows.
"You Y/N. Mommy tal' 'bout you," he said and she looked up at me.
"Is that so?" she said and he nodded.
"Yeah, her say you da bestest," he replied making her chuckle.
"I'm pretty great. How about we get you that toy?" she asked looking at me and I shyly nodded.
"T'ank you," he blushed and grabbed the toy. He tried to put it in the basket, but was too short.
"I got ya, lil man," she said and put him in the basket. She started pushing the basket and I followed behind.
"Y/N," I said and she looked at me.
"Hey, Alex. What do you wanna eat tonight?" she asked him.
"Pizza!" he said excitedly.
"How about we make our own?" she asked him and he nodded. She took him out the basket and he happily grabbed the ingredients.
"Wrong cheese, bud. Gotta get this one," she told him and he looked so surprised.
"I no know t'at," he said adorably and she smiled.
