Free Losing Pieces of Me by Rose Briner Page B

life I signed up for and I must play the part.  Just because my husband isn’t around to make sure things run smoothly, that doesn’t mean I can’t at least look the part, right?
       “Might as well buy some new clothes, right?” I say to myself as I push the car door open and step out onto the sidewalk.  No one seems to notice me as I stand there and stare up at the expensive looking store before me.
       “Mrs. Leopold, is everything all right?” the driver is now standing next to me.  See what I mean?  I look like a fish out of water, I’m just standing here looking at the damn store like I’ve never seen one before.  This has got to stop, I’m going to have to pull out all the stops to make it appear that I know what I’m doing.
       “Yes, everything is fine,” I reply as I square my shoulders and approach the store.
       I pull the door open and step inside and have a look around.  Everything smells new and expensive in this place.  This is my first time in a place like this, so I struggle to not allow my mouth to hang open in shock.  I feel completely out of place when I catch the two girls behind the counter glaring at me and whispering.  I know what they are thinking right now, that I can’t afford to be in a place like this.
       One of the girls, I would say she’s the braver one, comes out from behind the counter and approaches me.  She’s wearing a really nice jacket, matching shirt, and pants; she has a nice style so I’m kind of hoping this will be the girl who helps me to select some clothing today.
       “Can we help you, miss?  Are you lost?” she asks, eyeing me over once before plastering a fake smile on her face.
       The girl behind the counter turns to the side to try and hide her laughter, but it’s too late, I’ve already seen it.
       I cross my arms over my chest and glare at her, “Does it look like I’m lost?  The car dropped me off here, so believe me, I’m not lost.  Are we going to get this over with, or are you going to just stand here and play twenty questions for the rest of the day?”
       I almost snort out loud when I see her mouth drop open.  Yeah lady, I’m not your typical rich snob, I have one hell of a mouth on me.
       “We only take appointments,” says the girl behind the counter.  She looks more out of place here than the girl who asked me if I’m lost.  “So, when would you like to make an appointment for?  We’re closed for the rest of the day, we’re expecting a very important client.”
       I almost laugh at her, clearly they are in for the shock of their lives.
       “I am your appointment,” I deadpan.
       “Clearly you don’t see how things work here and we are going to have to ask you to leave,” says the one who asked me if I was lost.  Clearly she’s enjoying this based off of the smile and triumphant look on her face.
       “Like I said, I’m your appointment.  Would you like me to call my husband so you can tell him that I’m lost?”
       She doesn’t seem to realize that I am absolutely one hundred percent serious, so I pull out my phone and dial Jayden’s number.  I just pray he answers the phone because if I tell them Jayden is my husband, they’ll never believe me and I’ll have to suffer the embarrassment of them kicking me out of here.
       “I’m really busy right now, Mireya, can you make it quick?” He sounds so thrilled to hear from me right now.
       “Yes you can, the ladies here in the store don’t believe I’m your wife and want to kick me out of here,” I tell him while glaring at the two women standing before me.
       “Put one of them on the phone,” he growls in annoyance.  I’d hate to be her right about now, he does not sound happy.
       “He wants to talk to you,” I tell her smugly, passing her my phone.
       “Hello?” the girls asks slowly into the phone.  I can hear Jayden yelling on the other end.  The girl’s eyes widen as she looks up