Pure Abandon by Jeannine Colette

Author:Jeannine Colette [Colette, Jeannine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary Romance
Published: 2015-07-14T04:00:00+00:00

Once at the mall, we valet in high fashion and saunter into Bloomingdales. Gwen is well ahead of me as I stroll Jackson through the racks of clothing. Gabriel wanted me to leave him home, but since being at work all week, I cherish as much time as I can get with my sweet angel on the weekends.

I find Gwen in the women’s section, looking at a table display of sweaters. She’s holding up a powder-blue crewneck sweater against her chest.

“Aren’t these gorgeous?”

“Mom, it’s the middle the summer. It’s a little warm for cashmere.”

“Honey, it’s never too warm for cashmere.” She admonishes. “I’m buying two!” she exclaims, picking up a blue and a green for herself and then grabbing another.

“Who’s the grey one for?”

“You, dear. You need a little luxury,” she says, tossing the grey piece of lux at me.

I spin Jackson’s stroller and meander through the racks.

Gwen stops at every rack, remarking on how gorgeous each outfit is, and “look at the cut on this,” and “isn’t this color just gorgeous?” When I said the woman was born to shop, I meant it. How she affords it all I’ll never understand. My dad had a lucrative career, but she shops like she’s a Rockefeller.

Grabbing one item after the next, Gwen takes her armful of clothes into the dressing room, and I take a seat on a bench, waiting for her to come out.

Gwen tries on a series of ensembles. If she tried on twenty, she didn’t try on enough. After forty minutes, Jackson gets antsy.

“Mom, I’m going to push Jackson around a little. He’s tired of sitting still.”

“Okay, dear,” she calls from inside the dressing room. Grabbing my purse, I stand and start to move.

“Just real quick.” She interrupts my departure. “What do you think of this one?” She’s standing in the doorway, wearing a black, short-sleeve, cowl-neck top and leopard-print pants. As wild as they are, the pants are tasteful. The gold belt, on the other hand, is a bit… much.

“It’s perfect. Definitely get that one.”

I push the stroller out of the women’s department and browse through the makeup section before stopping at one of the jewelry counters. I enjoy looking at the gemstones under the twinkling lights. As I admire a beautiful bangle bracelet, a scent permeates my senses.

Tobacco… and vanilla.

I freeze in place.

He’s here.

Hastily, I turn around and scan the room for Asher. Turning to the left and right, I look around the room but he is nowhere in sight. Like a bloodhound on the hunt, I follow the delicious scent to see where he went.

“Would you like to try some? Perhaps for the man in your life?” a sales girl calls over to me.

Huh? Go away. Doesn’t she know I’m on the chase?

The pesky sales girl is on a scent-selling mission. “Here. We have these great scent cards.” She takes the fragrance and sprays it onto a rectangular piece of cardstock and fans it out in front of her.

I try to walk away, but she’s shoving the fragrance card in my face.

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