Out of Place

Riley

We walked into the wedding dress shop, and everything became real. All of the struggle and strife we'd been through to reach this point.

I turned as tears blurred my gaze and reached for Ethan.

"Baby, what's wrong?" He leaned down and pulled me against his chest as a salesman spoke up behind us.

"How can I help you, Mr. Lewis?"

"Nothing. I'm just overwhelmed. I'm sorry." I pressed my hands to my face and leaned against him.

He brushed his hair down the back of my head. "My girl and I want to see some wedding gowns. The best that you have. And I'll put down a thousand dollars to have you leave us be back in the dressing room for about an hour once we have a few of your best."

"Done, Sir. I'll gather them now."

He kissed the top of my head. "We can come back, Ri. We don't have to do this now."

"No. I want to." I forced myself to look up at him. "I just feel out of place."

"But you fit in at the mall?" He chuckled, but the sound fell flat. He got it. I was out of place there, but a