Chapter 20

Petra was sitting at the table waiting for Bryan and his mother-in-law, so they could have breakfast together. After a few minutes, Bryan appears all dressed up and smelling good.

— Are you sure you don't want to have coffee with us? — Bryan asks his mother.

— I do, dear. — says Rebekah. — I'll go to the salon, and then I'll go to the mall, your father wants me to help him solve some personal matters, I promise I'll stay another time.

— All good. Bye mom. — Bryan says, receiving a warm smile from her and a wave of farewell.

— Bye son. — she says. — Bye Petra.

— Goodbye! — says Petra, looking suspiciously at the woman leaving and then at Bryan, who approaches for coffee.

— I want to invite you. — Bryan says as he joins Petra.

— What would it be? — asks Petra curiously.

— My cousin Alice is getting married in two weeks. — Bryan says. — and I wanted to invite you to go together, if you want.

— Of course, but I don't have any clothes. — She says, shrugging her shoulders. — her entire family dressed in fancy, high-class clothes…

— You could leave and go to the mall. — Bryan suggested.

— Serious? I can go? — asks Petra excitedly.

— Of course you can, Petra, you're free to go where you want. — Bryan says. — Joseph can take you, but first he will take me to the company, I have some matters to resolve with Adam.

— Okay, I'm happy to be able to go, however... I don't have money, everything I have was bought by your mother. — says Petra.

— Wait. — Bryan says, reaching into his pants pocket for his wallet and pulling out a credit card. — take and buy what you want.

— Bryan… I don't want to take advantage of your money. — says Petra as she declines the card.

— I'm giving it to you to use however you want, take it and buy yourself a nice dress. — Bryan says.

— Okay, if you insisted. — says Petra, smiling beautifully and taking the card.

— Buy ​​what you think is beautiful, I don't want you to buy just the dress. — Bryan says. — do your shopping, go to a snack bar and have fun.

— You are perfect. — Petra says, getting up and approaching Bryan, where she held his face between her hands and gave him a quick kiss on the lips.

— I like it when you kiss me. — he says.

— And I like kissing you. — Petra says feeling embarrassed for saying that, but it was true, she was enjoying what she was living with Bryan.

— Then kiss me some more. — he says with a pout.

Petra giggles and gives him a bunch of kisses.

— Now my day will be the best. — says Bryan, making Petra smile silly with his account.

So they continued to eat while they talked, then Joseph took Bryan to the company, and said that on the way back he would take Petra to the mall.

. . .

— He arrived quickly. — says Petra, getting into the car.

— The company is not far away. — Joseph says. — I'll accompany you on your trip to the mall.

— Thanks. Just call me Petra. — she says, smiling politely.

Joseph waved, smiling, and so they headed towards the mall. It didn't take long, and soon they were parked in the parking lot.

— I've never walked in such a big place, I'm afraid of getting lost. — says Petra.

— Don't worry, I'll be with you, I just won't go into the stores, I'll be waiting at the entrance. — Joseph says.

— Are you my security? — asks Petra playfully.

— Almost that. — he says. — let's go?

— Let's go. — says Petra brightly.

So they went inside and started walking, Petra looking at all the clothes in the window, but none caught her attention. So they continued to walk.

After walking for a few minutes, Petra finally found a dress that enchanted her, it was light blue with a floral print with a slit and a structured bodice.

Now they were walking through the mall after leaving a shoe store, where Petra had bought a pair of white high heels. Joseph carried the bags while Petra looked at the shop windows, delighted with so many different clothes. Suddenly, she spots a beautiful wool coat, it had butterfly designs and was light pink.

Petra was so delighted that she asked Joseph to wait for her while she went to see the coat up close. Then Petra entered the store and walked over to where the coat was, it was even more beautiful up close. Mesmerized, Petra took the coat in her hands and stared at it in awe.

— License. — says a red-haired woman approaching, and quickly taking the coat from Petra's hands. — you must have got the wrong shop.

— Why do you think I got the wrong store? — Asks Petra, she already knew that the woman was judging her because of her clothes.

— Well, you're not really that store's style, your clothes are so… — The woman trails off and stares at Petra, as if she's judging her soul.

Not far from where the two were, Rebekah was buying a dress, she ends up listening and approaches the two.

— What is happening? — Rebekah asks.

— I'm sorry, Mrs. Miller. — says the saleswoman, staring at Rebekah like she's a pot of gold. — I was just solving a problem.

— What's the problem? — Rebekah asks, looking at Petra.

— I was just saying… — the saleswoman starts to speak, but Rebekah quickly holds up her hand, stopping her.

— I asked my daughter-in-law. — says Rebekah.

— She took the coat from me and told me I was in the wrong store, and that's just because I'm not dressed in fancy clothes like hers. — says Petra with a shrug.

— Give me that coat. — says Rebekah taking the coat from the seller's hands who had her head down.

— I'm sorry, Mrs. Miller, I didn't know she was her family. — says the woman. — I'm sorry, Miss Miller.

— Get out of here. — says Rebekah, and the woman quickly leaves. — here.

Rebekah hands the coat to Petra, who smiles.

— Thanks. — says Petra, quickly hugging her mother-in-law who, after a few seconds, reciprocates.

When they break apart, Rebekah straightens her posture and looks at Petra.

— I still don't like you. — says Rebekah.

— Our feelings are mutual. — says Petra.

Rebekah smiles sideways and parade around the store with elegance, Petra looks at the coat and smiles excitedly.

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