around the mirrors are genius,” she gushed on about the décor.
“I’m so happy you found some things you like. If you’ve been coming here for a while, you’d know I just remodeled. The place really needed a sprucing up. I bought it last year but I just did the remodel.” I chat her up since she has at least four hundred dollars worth of clothes in her hands. Little rich girls who’ve never worked a day in their life are what typically come into my store.
She smiles at me showing off her perfectly white teeth. I’m sure she’s a model or daughter of someone famous. “Oh yeah , I like the circular platform and the dressing rooms in the middle, it’s so retro feeling.”
I reach for the clothes and walk her up to the white gloss checkout stand. “Thank you for shopping here, Sabrina can get you signed up for a royalty card. We are allowing our VIP’s to have exclusive sales and free admission to our fashion shows. I have to run, but thank you again.” I rush for the door bumping into it as I head to my car. I’ll probably get a bruise, but won’t remember how.
It’s still early, so I make a quick stop at the bakery to place an order for Ryan’s birthday. Driving to the restaurant I get lost in thought and my brain goes to Caide, wondering if he’ll be there tonight. No! Don’t think about him. Him, being Caide. After watching his YouTube videos a couple of years ago, I developed a mini-crush on him. On Monday, out of the blue I get a fax saying he’d be attending my session. I’ve never seen a judge order someone to Al Anon, I wonder what happened to order him to support sessions. It could be about his ex-girlfriend who died a few weeks ago.
I reach for my phone and call Ryan only to get sent to voicemail. “Call me love,” I say so fast it sounded like one word. I pull up to the steakhouse Gwen picked for our dinner meeting. The irony is it’s the place Caide’s parents own. I shake my head as if I could shake his name out of my brain.
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Gwen is dressed in a gorgeous light tan palazzo pants and vest with a ruffled white top. She bought the top at my store, but I have no idea where she got the rest of the outfit. Her hair is always so beautiful, long and naturally curly down her back. If I could be another person for a day, I’d pick Gwen. Men fall all over themselves to be near her. Tonight I pale in comparison to her stunning looks.
I stand up to give her a hug. “Gwen, you look so great! That new man of yours must be good for you.”
Gwen laughs her cute little laugh. “You’re looking pretty hot yourself. I’d ask you if a man is keeping you busy, but I bet it’s the same answer as always; you don’t have time for a man .” We take a seat and the waiter almost trips and falls on our table he was rushing so fast. That’s the effect she has on people.
No matter how bad I want to order a glass of wine, I don’t do it. After I jumped Caide’s ass for drinking, it is probably smart not to drink a cocktail. Gwen orders a wild drink from the list of house cocktails and I order water with lemon.
“ It isn’t that, I don’t need a man right now. You know how hectic it is in this business. Most of the guys my age are still in college or still in party mode.” The waiter brings us our drinks but mistakenly gives me sweet tea. Instead of correcting him, I let it go…not worth the aggravation. We both order, she sticks with salad but I pick a steak. If I’m going to eat at a steakhouse, I’m having steak. My mother was a stickler about only eating salads when out in public; my stomach tends to disagree with that idea. I’m a meat and potatoes girl and thankful for my fast metabolism.
Gwen puts a mouthful of lettuce in her mouth and looks at me with a silly grin.
“What have you done Gwen?”
She points at herself, “Who me?”
I purse
“I’m so happy you found some things you like. If you’ve been coming here for a while, you’d know I just remodeled. The place really needed a sprucing up. I bought it last year but I just did the remodel.” I chat her up since she has at least four hundred dollars worth of clothes in her hands. Little rich girls who’ve never worked a day in their life are what typically come into my store.
She smiles at me showing off her perfectly white teeth. I’m sure she’s a model or daughter of someone famous. “Oh yeah , I like the circular platform and the dressing rooms in the middle, it’s so retro feeling.”
I reach for the clothes and walk her up to the white gloss checkout stand. “Thank you for shopping here, Sabrina can get you signed up for a royalty card. We are allowing our VIP’s to have exclusive sales and free admission to our fashion shows. I have to run, but thank you again.” I rush for the door bumping into it as I head to my car. I’ll probably get a bruise, but won’t remember how.
It’s still early, so I make a quick stop at the bakery to place an order for Ryan’s birthday. Driving to the restaurant I get lost in thought and my brain goes to Caide, wondering if he’ll be there tonight. No! Don’t think about him. Him, being Caide. After watching his YouTube videos a couple of years ago, I developed a mini-crush on him. On Monday, out of the blue I get a fax saying he’d be attending my session. I’ve never seen a judge order someone to Al Anon, I wonder what happened to order him to support sessions. It could be about his ex-girlfriend who died a few weeks ago.
I reach for my phone and call Ryan only to get sent to voicemail. “Call me love,” I say so fast it sounded like one word. I pull up to the steakhouse Gwen picked for our dinner meeting. The irony is it’s the place Caide’s parents own. I shake my head as if I could shake his name out of my brain.
____________________________________________
Gwen is dressed in a gorgeous light tan palazzo pants and vest with a ruffled white top. She bought the top at my store, but I have no idea where she got the rest of the outfit. Her hair is always so beautiful, long and naturally curly down her back. If I could be another person for a day, I’d pick Gwen. Men fall all over themselves to be near her. Tonight I pale in comparison to her stunning looks.
I stand up to give her a hug. “Gwen, you look so great! That new man of yours must be good for you.”
Gwen laughs her cute little laugh. “You’re looking pretty hot yourself. I’d ask you if a man is keeping you busy, but I bet it’s the same answer as always; you don’t have time for a man .” We take a seat and the waiter almost trips and falls on our table he was rushing so fast. That’s the effect she has on people.
No matter how bad I want to order a glass of wine, I don’t do it. After I jumped Caide’s ass for drinking, it is probably smart not to drink a cocktail. Gwen orders a wild drink from the list of house cocktails and I order water with lemon.
“ It isn’t that, I don’t need a man right now. You know how hectic it is in this business. Most of the guys my age are still in college or still in party mode.” The waiter brings us our drinks but mistakenly gives me sweet tea. Instead of correcting him, I let it go…not worth the aggravation. We both order, she sticks with salad but I pick a steak. If I’m going to eat at a steakhouse, I’m having steak. My mother was a stickler about only eating salads when out in public; my stomach tends to disagree with that idea. I’m a meat and potatoes girl and thankful for my fast metabolism.
Gwen puts a mouthful of lettuce in her mouth and looks at me with a silly grin.
“What have you done Gwen?”
She points at herself, “Who me?”
I purse
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