So Nic let Laurel roll her bike while he rolled his own.

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Raven leaned down and kissed Frei's cheek. "I think it looks good on you," he told her.

Frei turned and started to walk out of the store. Apparently she liked it.

Raven reeled Frei back in before she walked out, and he managed to convince the clerk to let them buy it without Frei taking it off. Fin was waiting outside, bored.

Frei walked out as soon as Raven let her, dress moving lightly around her as she turned up the street.

As they kept shopping, Fin was a little more timid around Frei than usual. He bought Fin some more clothes despite his protest. He also brought them to a few candy stores.

Surprisingly, Frei grabbed the biggest, brightest lollipop in the store and stared at Raven. It was pretty clear she wanted it.

Raven raised his eyebrows. And so did Fin. Raven explained to her that if she wanted to get the big lollypop, that was the only candy she could buy.

Frei stared at him for a long moment before taking out her tablet. It looked like someone needed to relearn his place in the food chain around here. She took a chip out from the side and handed it to the cashier, "Every candy," she stated.

The cashier blinked, "One of every candy?"

Frei shook her head, "Every candy." The cashier glanced at Raven.

Raven let out a deep sigh. "Wolfe is gonna kill me if you spend all that money on candy," he told Frei. "I'm just trying to look out for your sugar intake."

Fin's jaw was still hanging open.

The flash in Frei's eyes made it clear that she didn't need him to look out for her sugar intake.

Raven wondered if there would be any way of reversing the spoiled brat Wolfe had let her become. "Not everyone can afford to buy one of every candy," he noted.

Fin was still dumbstruck.

Frei stared at Raven. He was a friend; this felt all wrong. "You're..." Frei paused, trying to get the words out, "not... my parent," she stated before turning to leave, setting the lollipop on the counter.

Raven didn't say anything as Frei walked out. After a moment, he bought the big lollypop for Frei and picked something random, but manlier for Fin.

Frei didn't wait for Raven and Fin, walking off down the street.

Raven and Fin managed to catch up to Frei; it was a little difficult to miss her in that dress. Raven was a little less chatty than usual, but he kept his typical smile on his face as they made a few more stops. He seemed to have some other agenda for shopping, but didn't let Fin and Frei in on it.

Frei seemed to have slipped back into totally blankness. No emotions crossed on her face as she entered and left each store.

Fin seemed a little disappointed. After after a few more failed attempts, Raven called it a day and herded them both back to the boat.

Frei got onto the boat almost robotically as she took her seat and stared out over the water.

Fin didn't say anything on the way back. He tried to brighten the kids faces by giving them some of the candy they had bought.

Frei let Raven put the lollipop in her hand but didn't even look at it.

A little of Raven's smile fell as he went back to the helm and drove the boat back to the resort.

By the time they got back to the resort, Frei had a fever.

Fin was freaking out a little, but Raven remained calm as he took Frei back to her room while keeping Fin under control.

Frei didn't seem to be aware of Raven helping her to her room. Once inside she climbed into bed.

Raven tucked her in before letting her rest and shoeing Fin away from Frei's door, convincing him she would be fine.

Later that day after doing some gardening, Raven did a little snooping. He got a hold of Wolfe's schedule for the rest of the day through his network. Then he happened to show up during Wolfe's dinner break.

Wolfe didn't seem too surprised, perhaps Raven's sneaking wasn't so sneaky as he thought. He glanced at Raven, wondering what was so important.

Raven didn't talk about anything important or the trip he had taken with Frei and Fin earlier that day. But after awhile the conversation shifted. Taking advantage of a pause, Raven asked, "Do you consider yourself to be... Frei's 'parent?'"

Wolfe coughed ever so slightly on his food.

Raven waited for Wolfe's reply.

Wolfe swallowed his food and stared at Raven, "No," he stated blankly.

Raven nodded a little, "Her guardian," he replied, remembering what Wolfe had told him before. "... The circumstances are... unique, but she still trusts and looks up to you."

Wolfe shrugged a little, not getting the point of this conversation.

"... And the relationships in your life directly effect her," Raven noted.

Wolfe nodded slightly as he continued to eat his dinner.

Raven was silent for a moment before sighing. "I just don't know how much to take Frei into consideration when it comes to our relationship," he explained.

"She's not a dependent," Wolfe explained after a moment.

"But she's a big part of your life," Raven noted.

Wolfe stared at Raven for a long moment, "Yes, she is a large factor in my life, I'll always protect her," he stated.

Raven shrugged a little. "So how does Frei fit into our relationship then?" he asked.

Wolfe blinked, "I wouldn't have picked you if I didn't think you'd be good for Frei," he stated simply.