Going Up!

Chapter Nine

I ended up finding four dresses I couldn't live without. Rose helped me pick them out, and they were stunning. I felt so guilty about using my company card. Like, so guilty. I even texted Ben to ask him before swiping it for the first dress.

Me:

10:48 A.M.

Found a dress, it's not cheap, but you're sure I should put this on the company card? I can pay for these myself.

Ben:

10:49 A.M.

Woman swipe the fucking card, save the receipt though we need those for accounting. 😉

Me:

10:49 A.M.

Should I be concerned about a budget here? I don't want to overstep my bounds.

Ben:

10:50 A.M.

Your card limit is $50,000 a day. Good luck maxing it. Grab lunch for you and Rose on me today too. Tell her I said not to skimp and get the good wine.

Holy shit. There was no way I was coming close to that. Here I felt bad because the dress I was buying was a couple of hundred dollars.

Rose was reading the text over my shoulder, "Dude, he is so in love with you." she chuckled.

"He's insane is what he is." I rolled my eyes at her accepting the bag and my card back from the cashier. I tucked the receipt into the slip inside my wallet and we headed to the next boutique to hunt for my next dress.

"Ugh, I wish you could come with me!" I made sad eyes at Rose and she smiled.

"I am so jealous that you're going to London." Her eyes caught on something in the window of the shop we passed and we stopped going into the vintage store.

"Dude check it!!!! That's an original AT-AT Walker!" She was giddy as we stepped into the shop and she asked the store owner the cost on the item.

"Ah that's a new item we just had brought in," he was beaming at it with pride. "We have it listed at $150."

"I'll take it right now if you will take $100." Rose said. Rose knew her shit on Star Wars collectibles. Our love of all things Star Wars was one of the things we had bonded over.

He seemed to think about it and smiled at her, "Is it for yourself or a boyfriend?" He asked trying to be smooth but failing miserably.

Rose knew where this was leading though and shot him in the foot instantly. "It's for me. I collect Star Wars things and have for quite a while. Now that I think about it I don't know what my boyfriend collects I should probably ask him." I could tell she was annoyed.

She wanted the AT-AT but she didn't want to have to put up with his bullshit to get it. She would rather walk out empty-handed than have to flirt with him to for it.

"I can do $125 for it but that's my cutoff per the seller." He said glancing at a sheet of paper behind the register suddenly very businesslike.

"Bummer." Rose turned and headed to the door bumping my shoulder in a come-on gesture as she walked by me.

Once outside she let out a string of explicative words. "That mother fucking, asshole, cock sucker.

He knows damn well he won't sell that for that. Fucking highway robbery." She seethed in anger.

"Whoa Rose." Deep breathes sis. I tried to calm her. "Let that asshole sit on it and come back in a month and offer him $75." I grinned at her.

She finally smiled at me seeing my logic she flipped the store the bird as we continued our walk up the row of stores where we found my next three dresses before stopping for lunch.