Chapter 13

On September 23rd, Jessica and Ashley were at JFK just hours away from boarding their plane to Toronto.

"You excited for this?" Jessica asked.

"Yeah. I've never been to Canada before, so this'll be a new experience," Ashley said.

"I did some research on some things we could do downtown a few days ago," Jessica remarked.

"Anything spark your interest?" Ashley asked.

"Yeah. Aside from the show tickets we have, I came across this big shopping mall we should check out," Jessica said.

"Sounds cool. Looks like we're in a fun one for the next few days," Ashley said enthusiastically.

About one hour later, they boarded their plane. By about 4 p.m., they landed in Toronto and were checked into their hotel not too long afterward. They spent the remainder of the night lounging in their hotel room before they started looking at sites afterward.

The next day they walked a few blocks to a giant shopping mall.

"Wow, I've never seen a mall this big before," Jessica marveled, astounded.

"I know, right? It looks a lot bigger than the one we have back home," Ashley agreed.

"Well, what do you say we head inside and see what stores they have," Jessica suggested.

"Let's do it!" Ashley said, excited as they both went inside.

Once they were inside the atrium, Jessica remembered something important.

"Also, let's remember that if we buy anything here today, we don't have a lot of extra room left in our suitcases," Jessica said.

"Yeah, that's right. But maybe while we're here, we could look for stuff to bring back for the other Bellas," Ashley suggested.

"Great idea," Jessica said.

They spent the first two hours of the day visiting several stores before having lunch at the food court.

"Where do you think we should eat?" Jessica asked.

"I'll settle for anything other than KFC," Ashley said.

"Does this have anything to do with what happened that one time the summer after the USO Tour?" Jessica asked.

"YES!" Ashley said firmly.

"Okay. I won't ask any further questions about that. Would you settle for McDonald's?" Jessica asked.

"Sure," Ashley said as they went to get in line at McDonald's to place their orders.

After lunch, they made a quick stop back at their hotel room to drop off their shopping bags. Following that, they went back to the mall to catch a movie before dinner. After dinner, they walked a few blocks to a theatre where they had tickets to a show.

After the show that evening, they returned to their hotel room, exhausted from walking around all day.

"What a day that was," Jessica said, sitting down on the bed.

"You said it," Ashley agreed, also sitting down on the bed.

"With all the shopping we did, and that show, I think I might want to lounge in the hotel room with you," Jessica said.

"At this rate, I'd definitely be open to that," Ashley said as the two got ready for bed.

After the two put their pajamas on, they both crawled into bed for the night.

"So we're both agreed; tomorrow will just be a day to relax," Jessica said.

"Yep. And if there's anything else we want to see while we're here, it can surely wait for at least two or three more days," Ashley said.

"Good night," Jessica said, turning off the lamp.

"Good night," Ashley said as the two went to sleep for the night.

The married couple stuck to the plan of lounging in the room watching TV the next day. They spent the following few days riding around the city to look at other sights before it was time for the couple to head back home. Before they went back to the airport, they made sure nothing they bought while in town was left behind. While they waited for their flight back to New York, they visited the airport gift shop in case there was something else they wanted to bring back home. Their flight home landed in JFK at about 9 p.m. on September 29th.

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