“Not pants. I noticed she kept looking at my legs when I wore a dress to our study night.”
“Oh, okay, definitely not pants. What about boobs? Is she into those?” Haley pulled out a dress and held it against herself. She wasn’t as curvy as Reese. They had already checked out a few stores with limited plus-size options that were immediate no’s because of how frumpy and shapeless they were. They had finally found a store that catered to larger bodies.
“I’m not sure.”
“I mean, she’s a lesbian, right? I’m not an expert, but I assume y’all like boobs.”
Reese snorted and rolled her eyes. “Let’s grab some and just try them on. We can go from there.”
Half a dozen try-ons later, she smoothed her hands over a periwinkle-colored dress that cinched at the waist, then flared out into a flowy skirt that just dusted her knees. The V-cut in the bust gave a little glimpse at cleavage but didn’t leave her feeling exposed. She exited the fitting room with confidence.
“Oh wow, that’s perfect!” Haley gushed with wide eyes. “We’ve got a little boobage, a snatched waist, and those legs. Totally perfect. You have to get it.”
“You think?” Reese turned to look at herself in the mirror. She felt so feminine. So soft and curvy. She ran her hands through her hair, lifting it up, then back down. “Hair up or down?”
Her best friend lifted her hand to her chin as she took in every inch of her. After a beat, she answered. “Down. In curls and with strappy heels.”
“I may be on grass.”
“Then grab her arm and lean in while you’re on tiptoes. Seriously, we’re trying to impress her.”
“We?”
Haley rolled her eyes. “I’m living vicariously through you, okay? I can only get so many thrills between cycles of laundry and homework.”
“Okay, okay. Strappy heels it is.” She looked herself over again while balancing up on her toes like she had on heels. “You know what? I think this will be perfect.”
She smiled to herself while silently hoping Matty liked it too.
Chapter nineteen
Chapter Nineteen
Matty turned off the shower and pulled back the curtain. Water dripped off her body as she reached for the blue towel hanging on the wall. The room was full of steam, and she inhaled deeply to take it in.
The tension in her neck had subsided along with the hot water down the drain, but the instant she thought about tonight, the muscles clenched right back up.
Unlike their first study session, Matty couldn’t say this wasn’t a date. It was definitely a date. A date she was looking forward to, but was brimming with anxiety over. It had been ages since she was on a date. And this was a proper date. Had she ever had one of those? She couldn’t remember.
She dragged the towel over her body. The body that she had spent a good amount of time scrubbing. She’d even shaved her legs, which she thought was useless because there was no way this night would amount to Reese touching her legs. But just in case.
Even her poor hands were wrecked. She’d dropped her brush twice, and it took a full five minutes to button the royal blue dress shirt she had spent a shameful amount of time picking out what color to wear. She paired it with khaki fitted slacks and brown oxfords. The slacks hugged her ass perfectly. Hopefully, Reese would enjoy the view.
With her hair styled and fully dressed, she spritzed on some cologne and walked into the living room to Hester, who was waiting for her on the back of the couch. It was the highest point she could get on, so she liked to survey the apartment from that point. She wasn’t allowed on the counters or table. They had argued about that restriction.
“Well, what do you think?” Matty turned in a circle, her arms out. “Think Reese will like it?”
Hester yawned in response.
“You’re not making me feel very confident right now. Look, I know you don’t like the idea of another woman taking up my time, but you know you’ll always be my number one girl.”
The cat just turned a few times and lay down with her back to Matty.
“Okay, okay, you clearly need more time to process.”
She tucked her shirt into her pants, then grabbed her wallet, house key, and phone before heading outside and upstairs to get the keys from Kerrie.
When she walked in, it was utter chaos.
