Devil friend
Overshopping
"Chloe, come on. It cannot be that bad!" Irene called to her daughter who was haled up in a changing room. "Come on. Let me see the swimsuit."
Chloe came out red faced. "Mom! Have you looked at this thing? It's a one piece for peat sake. I think I'm old enough to wear a bikini mom."
"Chloe, it's a church event. I think it would be more appropriate to wear a one piece. Besides, it looks great on you. Go look in the mirror."
Chloe looked in the mirror and sighed. :It looks horrible. Janette's mom is going to let her wear a bikini to the party. Why can't I? I think it would look great. Just let me try one on."
"Come on Irene. She's a sixteen-year-old girl. Let her try something new. Besides, trying something new can't hurt." Viv said looking at her friend with a look that had always made Irene let Viv get away with whatever.
"Fine, but I won't promise to buy it." Irene stated so that her daughter understood.
Chloe clapped and looked at the wrack she had been gawking over for the last hour. She hurried over and grabbed the blue bikini with red stripes and then ran back into the dressing room.
Viv smiled watching over her. "She looks just like you did when I brought you shopping. I used to help you get all the latest trends. I once bought you that dress your parents wouldn't remember."
Irene smiled remembering. The dress had been black with a blue sash around it. It was sleeveless and Irene could tell before she had even tried it on it would look wonderful. When Viv had seen it o her she had been ecstatic and had paid for it on the spot. She had said. "It was too pretty to leave sitting on a shelf getting all dusty."
Viv smiled. "You do remember. I bet your daughter would love it if you'd just let her have this one thing."
"I can't. I'd feel like I was spoiling her. She shouldn't get her way all the time."
Chloe came out a second later and Irene was amazed. This was not her beautiful daughter. It couldn't be,. This girl looked much older than sixteen. Plus she was radiant in a way Chloe never had been. Chloe did a little turn. "So mom, do you like it?"
Irene nodded and Chloe laughed. "So you'll get it."
How could she say no? Especially when she knew her daughter would be crushed if she didn't. Viv smiled as soon as Chloe went into the dressing room. "You're not spoiling her at all, are you?"
Irene shook her head. " Not at all. It's been a while since I've bought her anything I guess. She deserves a little something for the party."
The little something had gone platinum though and before Irene knew it she had charged more than $350 on her charge card and had even paid for lunch. Still Chloe left happy. She had not only gotten the bikini she wanted, but also a par of shoes. And not only had Vivian talked her into buying stuff for her daughter, but before she knew it she had her buying things for herself.
It wasn't often that Irene bought things for herself. Heck, she hardly ever did anymore. And although she had spent so much Viv had spent much more, and it had all been on herself. Not that Irene minded, Viv always thought of others before herself.
When they got home everyone was pooped and they all retired to bed. It was nine thirty as it was when they got home, but Raymie had already made his own supper and he was even nice enough to ask how their shopping trip had gone. And even though Irene's reply of good was good enough for him, it was not good enough for herself. In fact she was very worried because she had overspent, big time.
