petite blonde with french braids who was behind the cash register. “Do you have this fit in another style?”
She looked at the tags and nodded. “We do. They should be on the wall.”
“I grabbed all the jeans in my size,” he said.
“Let me check in the back,” she said. “If anyone asks, tell them Molly is helping you.”
As she walked away, Dennis started roaming the store. I was beginning to really lose my patience. I looked at the time and shook my leg nervously as Dennis wandered.
“I’m going to get going,” I said.
“This will only be a minute,” he said. “Just be patient.”
“No, I’m running out of time. I need something for tonight. I came here for me, not you.”
“Selfish much?” He turned around and started to look at some other clothing. “They have a women’s section here. Why don’t you look while I’m waiting on my jeans?”
“You know this store doesn’t fit me right,” I said. “It’s like they think women should be built without any curves at all. Plus this place just isn’t me.”
I looked around the store to see if Molly was looking for us, but I didn’t see her.
Where’d she go?
I didn’t know why I stayed in that store. I should have left and gone shopping on my own, but I didn’t. I hated that Dennis knew me so well that he knew I wouldn’t leave.
When Molly came back she threw her hands up and shook her head.
“We’re all out. Do you want me to check another store?” she asked as she returned to the register.
“That would be great,” Dennis said with a smile.
I joined him at the register and tapped my foot impatiently.
Twenty minutes.
I still had enough time to find something, just not as much time as I wanted.
“Oh they have your size at Fashion Plaza,” she said. “Do you want me to put them on hold for you?”
“That’s only ten minutes from here,” Dennis said. “We can make it.”
“No we can’t,” I said. “You can go back out if you want to.”
“On Christmas Eve? By myself?”
He tilted his head to the side like he always did when he wanted me to feel bad, but it didn’t work this time.
“I have a date tonight,” I said, trying to not shriek. “I came here to buy myself something new. I didn’t come here to get you new jeans.”
“Umm excuse me,” Molly said. “I couldn’t help but overhear. I don’t know which store you were going to, but some of the stores are closing early tonight.”
My eyes widened as her words sunk in. I knew my luck and thinking about Torque being closed made me want to wring Dennis’s neck even more.
Without a word, I left the store and continued down towards Torque. I only had ten minutes, but it was enough time to find a few things and buy them. I’d figure everything else out at home.
As I approached the store, I could already see the large glass doors being pulled shut. I stopped and just stared at the store, seeing a few things on the mannequins that would have been perfect.
Fuck! Just my luck.
Dennis stood beside me.
“Oh hey, that sucks,” he said. “I’m sorry.”
After glaring at him I started to walk back towards the parking garage. I was in such a bad mood I just wanted to get out of the mall and get back home. I didn’t have time to race around the mall trying to find open stores for a new outfit.
As I merged onto the freeway, my stomach dropped. Every lane was backed up. Traffic wasn’t going anywhere.
“Guess there was an accident,” Dennis said.
I’m never making it home on time now.
***
Stuck in traffic, I kept looking at the time as I silently counted down when Brent would pick me up for dinner. I wanted to call him and let him know I was running late, but with Dennis sitting next to me I couldn’t. I didn’t want him hearing me on the phone while I spoke to Brent. I’d have to wait until I got home.
I got home with fifteen minutes to spare. I ran into the apartment and took the quickest shower of my life. As much as I didn’t want
She looked at the tags and nodded. “We do. They should be on the wall.”
“I grabbed all the jeans in my size,” he said.
“Let me check in the back,” she said. “If anyone asks, tell them Molly is helping you.”
As she walked away, Dennis started roaming the store. I was beginning to really lose my patience. I looked at the time and shook my leg nervously as Dennis wandered.
“I’m going to get going,” I said.
“This will only be a minute,” he said. “Just be patient.”
“No, I’m running out of time. I need something for tonight. I came here for me, not you.”
“Selfish much?” He turned around and started to look at some other clothing. “They have a women’s section here. Why don’t you look while I’m waiting on my jeans?”
“You know this store doesn’t fit me right,” I said. “It’s like they think women should be built without any curves at all. Plus this place just isn’t me.”
I looked around the store to see if Molly was looking for us, but I didn’t see her.
Where’d she go?
I didn’t know why I stayed in that store. I should have left and gone shopping on my own, but I didn’t. I hated that Dennis knew me so well that he knew I wouldn’t leave.
When Molly came back she threw her hands up and shook her head.
“We’re all out. Do you want me to check another store?” she asked as she returned to the register.
“That would be great,” Dennis said with a smile.
I joined him at the register and tapped my foot impatiently.
Twenty minutes.
I still had enough time to find something, just not as much time as I wanted.
“Oh they have your size at Fashion Plaza,” she said. “Do you want me to put them on hold for you?”
“That’s only ten minutes from here,” Dennis said. “We can make it.”
“No we can’t,” I said. “You can go back out if you want to.”
“On Christmas Eve? By myself?”
He tilted his head to the side like he always did when he wanted me to feel bad, but it didn’t work this time.
“I have a date tonight,” I said, trying to not shriek. “I came here to buy myself something new. I didn’t come here to get you new jeans.”
“Umm excuse me,” Molly said. “I couldn’t help but overhear. I don’t know which store you were going to, but some of the stores are closing early tonight.”
My eyes widened as her words sunk in. I knew my luck and thinking about Torque being closed made me want to wring Dennis’s neck even more.
Without a word, I left the store and continued down towards Torque. I only had ten minutes, but it was enough time to find a few things and buy them. I’d figure everything else out at home.
As I approached the store, I could already see the large glass doors being pulled shut. I stopped and just stared at the store, seeing a few things on the mannequins that would have been perfect.
Fuck! Just my luck.
Dennis stood beside me.
“Oh hey, that sucks,” he said. “I’m sorry.”
After glaring at him I started to walk back towards the parking garage. I was in such a bad mood I just wanted to get out of the mall and get back home. I didn’t have time to race around the mall trying to find open stores for a new outfit.
As I merged onto the freeway, my stomach dropped. Every lane was backed up. Traffic wasn’t going anywhere.
“Guess there was an accident,” Dennis said.
I’m never making it home on time now.
***
Stuck in traffic, I kept looking at the time as I silently counted down when Brent would pick me up for dinner. I wanted to call him and let him know I was running late, but with Dennis sitting next to me I couldn’t. I didn’t want him hearing me on the phone while I spoke to Brent. I’d have to wait until I got home.
I got home with fifteen minutes to spare. I ran into the apartment and took the quickest shower of my life. As much as I didn’t want
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