Blissfully Taken (Blissful, #4) by Red Phoenix Read Free Book Online Page B

in front of the mirror, she took it off and
handed it to the assistant. “So how much is the dress?”
    The girl searched for the tag and
announced, “4,500”
    Jenny’s heart dropped. There was no
way she could afford that kind of dress after losing her job. She
smiled, trying to hide her disappointment. “Oh well. It seems you
and I have expensive tastes.”
    “ I’m sorry, Jenny,” he
said, getting up and walking over to her. “There was that other one
we both liked.”
    “ Yeah…but I didn’t love
it.” She sighed, realizing how immature she was being. “That other
dress is fine. How much was it again?” she asked the store
keeper.
    “ Five hundred.”
    Jenny shrugged her shoulders. “Well,
you can’t beat that.” Jenny was touched that the store keeper put
the dress into a protective cover with the same reverence and care
as if it had been the more expensive dress. It did Jenny’s heart
good and made her feel better about the choice.
    The two then picked out a handsome
black tux with a gold vest and red tie for Dan. “I’ll be wearing
thermal underwear, so what you see is what you get.” He struck a
handsome pose for her.
    He looked devastatingly handsome in
it. “I am one lucky girl,” Jenny replied with a happy
sigh.
    The next order of business was to find
the coat that would cover up her dress. On the drive to the
boutique Jenny told Dan, “I’m glad we didn’t get that other dress.
It’s going to be covered up by a coat anyway.”
    Dan gave her a playful sideways
glance. “Buy the most beautiful coat we can find.”
    Unlike the dress, finding the coat was
easy. Dan noticed it in the window of the store as they walked in
and pointed it out to her. The tickling of a bell announced their
arrival as they opened the door to the small boutique. An older man
greeted the couple.
    “ Can I help
you?”
    Dan immediately asked,
“How much is the coat?” pointing to the mannequin in the window.
    Jenny looked horrified when she saw
the fur.
    “ That stunning piece is
950.”
    “ It certainly looks worth
that,” Dan said encouragingly to Jenny.
    She whispered, “It has fur on
it.”
    The gentleman overheard her and
grinned. “It’s faux fur, Miss. If you feel it, though, I bet you
will have a difficult time telling the difference.
    Jenny looked at the coat again with
fresh eyes. It was white with large pearl buttons up the front. It
had a large hood which was rimmed in white faux fur, along with the
cuffs and the bottom of the coat. It was romantic in every way.
Jenny could see why Dan was set on it, but the price scared her.
“That seems like a lot of money.”
    He put his arm around her waist. “It
is a gift from me to you. I want to see you standing beside me in
that coat, my love.”
    Jenny smiled at the thought and turned
to the man. “Please, can I try it on?”
    Dan helped her into the coat and
lovingly buttoned her up. He stood back and whistled.
    She snuck a peek in the mirror and
caught her breath. It fit her curves seductively and the fur made
her look like a frost princess. She liked it every bit as much as
the fancy dress. “I’m in love with it!” she said, throwing her arms
around Dan and giving him a kiss of appreciation.
    “ Sold,” he told the man
when she broke the kiss. The gentleman suggested a pair of white
leather boots with similar fur lining that seemed made for the long
coat. When Dan saw them on her feet he nodded agreeably. “Box them
up as well.”
    The old man smiled. “Wish all my
customers were so easy.”
    Jenny put her arms around Dan’s hips
and looked up at him. “When it’s right, it’s right.” With the
clothing for the wedding taken care of, Jenny felt deliciously
content on the drive home.
    “ Now for the flowers,” Dan
announced.
    “ What, we’re doing that
today too? Jenny asked in surprise.
    “ Hey, woman, I took the
day off. I plan on getting everything set up so we don’t have to
worry about it.” Instead of a floral shop, Dan