In Pieces by Gia Riley

Author:Gia Riley [Riley, Gia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: In Pieces
Published: 2015-11-08T00:00:00+00:00

The mall is pretty empty considering it’s only one o’clock in the afternoon on a school day. We even get a parking spot close to the main entrance. “Where do you want to go first?” Carson asks, as he walks around the back end of his car.

“I have no idea. First place we come to, I guess.”

We cross the parking lot, and walk with purpose down the corridor inside the mall. Carson laughs when the first store is in front of us. “I’m not sure this is going to cut it.”

“Okay, let me rephrase that. First store that sells dresses.” We’re standing in front of Hot Topic of all places. The exact opposite of what I’m looking for.

After walking for a couple more minutes, we’re inside Macy’s, heading toward the juniors’ department. I browse the racks, and once I have three choices in my hands, we find the nearest dressing room.

There’s a chair next to the entrance, and Carson plops into it. “Go for it,” he says. “Toss’em out to me if you don’t like them.”

“How are you so good at this? It almost seems like you like shopping.”

He smiles. “I like shopping with you, Kins. There’s a difference. Plus, you forget I have three older sisters. I’ve been through this show more than once.”

“I’ll hurry,” I tell him, as I slip inside the first dressing room. I wish I had enough time to make something of my own, but with work and school, plus my assignments, I’ll never get it done in time.

I unzip the first dress, a bright blue taffeta with a halter style neck. Stepping into it, I pull it up and over my hips, but when I pull the zipper up, it’s a little too snug.

A full-length, black satin dress is next. The fabric is cool against my skin, even giving me goosebumps as it trails down my legs to the floor. Right away I know it’s not the one. This too, goes back on the hanger.

They say the third times the charm, and I think it might be when I slide into a white dress with three-quarter length sleeves, a cut-out back, and silver, sequin scrollwork. The hem hits mid-thigh, and though it’s shorter than I imagined myself wearing, it’s my favorite.

“Are you planning on showing me any of the dresses?” Carson asks, as he sticks his head around the corner so I can hear him.

I open my door, running my hands down the front of the dress, making sure the sequins are lying flat against the material of the dress. “The first two didn’t work, but I think I like this one.”

“Shit,” Carson says, catching my attention.

When I look at him, his eyes are fixated on my legs, and they slowly work their way up the rest of my body. He says nothing, just continues to stare at me with a nearly blank expression. “It’s too short, isn’t it? I can try on another one. Just let me get changed.”

He shakes his head, words failing him.

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