Surviving the Apocalypse with my Multiplier System novel Chapter 8

Chapter 8: Shop Therapy

Rayne was currently standing outside a popular fashion brands store. She was checking out the outfits displayed in the window, seeing if there was anything she liked.

There was a cute summer dress on display that caught her eye. It had a blue checker print design with ruffles along the bottom. It came in two lengths, one down to the floor and the other was just above the knee.

Rayne decided to go in and see if she could try it on, while looking for anything else she might like. She spent a good hour just walking around the store and grabbing anything she liked. The store associate who was helping out was running back and forth from Rayne to the reserved fitting room she requested, filling up the racks with clothes.

Once Rayne was finally satisfied with her rather large selection she walked into the fitting room to begin trying on the clothes. Unlike how she was when she tried on the bras, Rayne decided to place all of the clothes into her system. She did this mainly to save time, she had picked out so many outfits to 'try on' that she figured she would be in this fitting room until closing time if she actually tried them all on.

She picked out only her favorite pieces to try on, loving them all! She happily twirled around in the fitting room, making the dress she tried on flutter. The next dress she tried on was an elegant evening gown. It was a beautiful forest green color and had a strapless top. The dress hugged her curves until about the lower thigh area, where it lightly flared out in a beautiful cascading ruffle design.

Rayne hardly recognized herself! She wasn't sure when she would use this dress but she knew she needed to have it!

Rayne spent about 30 minutes trying on clothes until she heard her stomach growl. She looked at the time and realized that it was already past lunch time. She double checked her holographic system screen to make sure she didn't miss adding any of the clothes, then picked out a few dresses to buy.

One of the dresses she chose was a sage green chiffon maxi dress. It was long, down to the floor, with a big thigh slit. The color really complemented her skin tone and hair color, making her feel like a fairy.

She chose to buy this dress because she wanted to change into it right away. There was an upscale steakhouse at this mall that she's only ever been to once before, and wanted to go again. The restaurant had a dress code and what she was currently wearing would not be acceptable.

After paying for the two dresses Rayne went over to the mall's public restroom to change into the newly purchased dress. She even pulled out a pair of nude colored heels from her system that she had stored in the previous store.

She walked out feeling great (and hungry) and made her way over to the steakhouse.

Thankfully it was still early enough that the restaurant was not too busy, else she would have been required to make a reservation ahead of time. She requested to be seated in the corner of the restaurant where there were booth style seats, giving more privacy.

After Rayne sat down and placed her order with the waiter, she looked around the restaurant enjoying the décor and ambiance. What quickly caught her eye was a handsome man looking over at her from a table on the opposite side of the small hall she was in. He was one of two that were at that table, and it seemed like they had just finished eating their meals.

Rayne gave the handsome man a shy smile and looked away, feeling a little embarrassed. She was worried that he would misinterpret the situation thinking that she was checking him out.

What Rayne didn't know what that Julian was looking at her from the moment she entered the restaurant. He immediately noticed her as the woman from earlier, even after she changed outfits. For him, it was her radiant aura that he couldn't help but feel attracted to. Noticing the new dress she was wearing, he mentally gave her a compliment and said she had very good taste!

Unfortunately, Noah once again snapped him back to reality.

"Hey boss, we should probably head back to the company. There's still a few things we need to take care of before the banquet tonight".

Julian nodded and the two men stood up to leave. On the way out Julian couldn't help but take one last look over, just in time to see the obvious joy in Raynes eyes as her food got delivered.