Tim felt his cheeks flare up and turn a shade of crimson when she grabbed his hand. He wasn't expecting it. He told her it was something they should do, and she just... did it. God he wished he had the same confidence that she had. He wanted to be able to just do things and have confidence, like she did. He wanted to have the same sureness in his walk, like she did. He wanted to have the same bravado and excitement in his speech, like she did. He wanted to be as good as she was.

She was so great. 
She was so great. 
She was so--

"Do you want to swing by the candy store?" Sophia said, effectively snapping Tim out of his Sophia trance. He looked over at her, taking in what she was saying, trying to stay out of his head for a moment. "They might already be working on putting out their holiday specials."

Oh, god, candy specials. If there was one thing that Tim unabashedly loved, it was buying candy in bulk at a discount. But, then again, what sane person wouldn't love that? Plus, The local candy shop had all of the best candy. Not only did they have the best, they also had the [i]worst,[/i] of course, and some weird--really fuckin' weird-- obscure candies from other countries. The candies where you couldnt even read the label because it was from Scandinavia. It was candy heaven.

[i]Plus, Sophie wants to go.[/i]

"Yeah, that, um... yes, that sounds like fun...we should do that."