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Chapter 3
Ninety minutes later I stood on Sasha’s catwalk while she took my measurements. She had the most amazing apartment – a catwalk right down the middle of the room. I just wanted to put on some music and strut. Plus, she had this platform where she fitted brides or girls getting formal dresses and a whole wall of mirrors. Up on another level completely, I could see her bedroom and a black cat looking down at me. The best view, however, was in the kitchen – the gorgeous Niklas Wagner was in there. He had gotten home from training early and was now making dinner. I was invited to join them, but I declined. Who could swallow in front of him? I accepted a coffee however and was subtly watching Nik whip that up in the kitchen – sigh.
“Carla!” Sasha snapped at me.
“What?” I looked down at her as she got my waist to ankle measurement.
“Stop wriggling; you’re almost as bad as Nik when I try and measure him… almost.”
Nik gave me a sympathetic smile from the kitchen.
“You’re just so lucky I like you,” Sasha continued, “or there’d be no way you’d be getting this dress made in time.”
“I’m really sorry Sasha… you won’t be up late at night, will you?” I felt bad for landing this on her.
She smiled. “No, I’m just teasing you. I’ll have it knocked up in a few days. It helps that you went with one of my designs and I have fabric on hand. I just bought some more when Nik and I went to New York again.” She looked his way and smiled. Mm, can only imagine what went on there.
Nik must have been thinking about it too as he cleared his throat.
“It’s a great chance to show off your label Süsse,” he said, using his German nickname for her. They were so cute.
“True,” I said, encouraging that thought. “There’ll be about four hundred people there and I promise to drop your label reference every chance I get.”
“Done,” Sasha said, pushing herself up off the ground. “You are going to be stunning. The pale gold is really in at the moment, and we’ll cinch this at the waist, since you’ve got a really defined waist, and then let it drop to a full skirt to your ankles.”
“You don’t think the split at my chest is too low?” I asked, looking at Sasha’s design.
“No, but I’ll take it up a little so you’re not self-conscious. You can wear it, trust me,” she said.
“I do, thanks, Sash,” I said, stepping off the catwalk. “We could have the best dance party on this catwalk.”
“Don’t let me stop you,” Nik said, “I could sit here with my coffee and stay out of the way while you two dance.”
Sasha gave him a look.
“Or not,” he said, with a raised eyebrow.
“So, Carla is going to ask The Russian to go to the Suns’ Ball with her,” Sasha told Nik. I gave her an alarmed look. I didn’t want anyone knowing in case he said no, and I didn’t want anyone thinking I was keen, desperate or dateless.
She gave me a barely discernible shake of her head. “Don’t worry, Nik’s discreet,” she said.
Nik placed our coffees on the table in the middle of the room and we sat down on the sofas in Sasha’s open plan living room. Did I mention he was beautiful? A whole different beautiful to The Russian, but just as good.
“Could be good for him to have a date,” Nik said, putting a hand on Sasha’s shoulder. “I only met Leesa a few times … strange couple; he’s so stable and she was this wild girl. He’d do well to meet a nice lady like you, Kaa-la.”
Ah, Nik – good looking and so charming.
“Want me to tell him to take you?” Nik said.
I spluttered my mouthful of coffee. “NO, no, but thanks Nik. I better ask him ... I’m not thinking of a date, just friends, sort of,” I said, the last few words trailing off.
“I wonder what he’s like in bed,” Sasha said.
“Well, stop wondering,” Nik growled, and she moved closer to pacify him. I grinned at them.
“Big, I suspect,” I said. “I mean, in length ... I mean in the room he would take up in the bed ... I’m going to stop talking now.” We talked about The Russian for a few more minutes – nothing I didn’t know; I finished my coffee and rose from the couch. “Well, I best go and leave you to have dinner. Thank you Sash for fitting me and fitting me in.”
“Sure, no problem,” she said. She tried to wiggle out of Nik’s arms but he wouldn’t let go.
