Where a Hardy Can Be a Hardy [Matt/Ellie]

The car was parked and Ellie jumped out.

"I'm so excited! It's like the kid in me came out again." she said with a laugh as she closed her car door.

Matt laughed as he got out of the car.

"Now don't go crazy when you're in there, I'm not buying everything you touch." Matt said.

"Awwww, but you promised." she said putting on a fake pout.

"I can you could buy stuff that I broke. I doubt I broke the whole store." Matt said.

She laughed.

"Well, you've got a point." she said as they entered the store.

"Sooooo, doll section?"

"Sure." Matt said.

"Okay." she said smiling as she dragged Matt with her.

She went to the doll section and looked around, but couldn't find the doll she was looking for.

"They don't have it anywhere." she said still looking.

"I'm sure they do, you have to keep looking." Matt said as he looked around.

"Yes father." she said with a laugh as she climbed up the shelf, almost slipping in the process.

"Yeah, not here. It's alright though." she said shrugging.

"I'm getting you that doll." Matt said before he walked off looking for the manager.

She ran towards him, grabbing his arm and turning him around to face her.

"Matt, seriously it's fine. I still remember what it looked like and as long as I have it in my memory and remember that Mom was the one who gave it to me, then I'm okay." she said smiling softly.

Matt looked at Ellie before he continued walking.

"I'm getting you that doll." Matt said stubbornly.

She chuckled.

"Seeing as you are being stubborn and I'm not going to be able to stop you from looking for it, fine. You can find it if you want." she smiled.

"Good because I will find it." Matt said.

"Okay." she said sighing as she went to another aisle and left Matt to go find the doll.

Matt continued walking around before he saw the doll Ellie was looking for in a cart and a woman talking on her cell phone and facing the other direction. He quickly ran over to the cart and grabbed the doll and ran off.

Ellie chuckled to herself as she looked at the different items in the aisle. She saw Matt running towards her, out of breath.

"What happened to you?" she asked amused.

"I found your doll." Matt said with a smile.

She broke out in a wide smile.

"You did?"

Matt nodded.

"Yes I did." Matt said with a smile.

She felt tears sting her eyes, but blinked them back, not wanting to let Matt see her cry over a doll.

She coughed.

"So um, where is it?"

Matt held up the doll.

"Right here." Matt said.

She grabbed it gingerly and stared at it for a while, remembering when her mother had given it to her. She smiled softly and then looked up at Matt.

"Thank you." she said as she gave him a hug.

"So how exactly did you find it?"

"You're welcome and how I found it doesn't matter." Matt said.

She laughed.

"Oh yes it does. For all I know, you could have stole it from someone's cart, but that would be crazy. Right?"