Spoiled for Choice

Just when I think that maybe I need some space from my boyfriend, or that we're not as compatible as I thought, he goes and does something that makes me realize that I have the best boyfriend in the world.

On Saturday afternoon, I was wandering around Manhattan, enjoying the briskly chilly day, and savoring the beginning of my last 24 hours in the USA. I wanted to go visit my favorite clothing store but, as I was sidetracked by the prettiness that is Laila Rowe, I never made it there. The first thing that I noticed was the handbags. They were gorgeous, and I almost couldn't choose, and none of them cost more than $20. Actually, as far as I could tell, the most expensive items in the store were scarves. I found one that I loved, and since it went well with the shirt that I'd just bought, I picked it up. I added a bag, necklace, and a pair of earrings. While there were some fabulous sales going on, I hadn't gotten any of my items from the discount areas, and was sad that I was going to have to pay full price.

Imagine my extreme happiness then, when it turned out that my stuff was on sale, and cost a lot less than I'd expected. I went home happy, wore my new clothing and accessories out that night, and had a good last night with my boyfriend and our friends.

Then, just a couple of hours after I got back to Montreal, I was talking on the phone with my boyfriend and rooting around for some scrap paper when I came across my receipt. I started to turn it over to the blank side to start my to-do list, but then I noticed that I had only been charged for three items; they hadn't charged me for the scarf. I felt pretty bad about that, since I don't like to cheat anybody. I mentioned to my boyfriend how I would have 1) pointed out the over sight to the cashiers (there were two people working on ringing up and bagging everything, and I think that's where the confusion came in) or 2) gone back and paid, had I noticed before I left the country.

Just like that, he said that he'd go for me. At first I thought he was kidding, but he was serious. He asked for the address of the store, so that he could pay for the scarf. How can you resist somebody like that?

posted by Nicole @ 3:59 AM
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