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“I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have asked you to do that.” I smiled as I touched his arm to slow him down. As if I had burned him, his eyes darted to where I had touched.
“It’s fine, forget about it now. I’ll stay out of sight, but I’ll be watching just in case, and I’ll be there if you need me.” His face remained impassive as I ran off to meet the girls.
Robin squealed excitedly as I approached. They looked incredible as they always did. Tay wore her strawberry blonde hair in waves as it cascaded around her porcelain shoulders and down her bare back; her lips were painted a deep cherry red, and her eyes were winged with a dark liner. Robin never wore much makeup; she didn’t need it; her olive skin was flawless. Her hair was braided into two neat braids that stopped at her waist, one of her signature styles. I was a lucky woman to call these two not only my best friends but my sisters.
“There she is! Our little bride-to-be.” Robin clapped her hands gleefully even though she knew this marriage was the last thing I wanted.
“Please don’t. Last night was awful.” I rubbed my temple as her smile faded.
“What? Why?!” Tay asked with a confused expression.
“He was arrogant, rude, and a complete arsehole.” I huffed as I pushed open the doors of the store.
The girls were hot on my heels as Tay protested. “Come on, he couldn’t have been that bad.” Chad scoffed from behind her.
“I thought my father said it would be as if you weren’t even here?” I narrowed my eyes, knowing his opinion already.
“My apologies. I’ll be in the waiting area.” He smiled sarcastically at me and left us.
“So, was he really that bad?” Robin quizzed.
“There are no words to describe that man. For starters, his mouth is crude and fowl, and secondly, he needs to learn to keep his hands to himself before he loses them.”
“Well, what he doesn’t know is that he has met his match in you.” Tay winked, and I laughed, softening the tension. “Now, let’s knock him dead with your dress choice.” Her mouth curved up into a wicked smile, and I knew that look all too well.
We scanned the racks and tried on countless number of dresses for the rest of the afternoon until we found the perfect one. I had to admit it was beautiful, and I looked beautiful. The deep red satin caressed my skin as the jewels sparkled beneath the light.
“I think your husband-to-be would appreciate this dress, since it has pretty easy access.” Robin winked as she directed her hand that cradled a glass of champagne at the high slit that stopped at the top of my thigh.
“He won’t be gaining access to anything.” I winked at her as my eyes briefly met Chad’s in the mirror, eyes that burned with anger.
“Excuse me, I’ll be outside.” He stood from the chair, almost knocking it to the ground before he strode out the store.
“What’s eating him?” Tay eyed him as he stormed off.
“I don’t know. Since he and Lorenzo had a run-in last night, he’s been a little off.” I shrugged my shoulders, unable to say much else.
Tay appeared behind me and wrapped her arms around my waist while she rested her chin on my bare shoulder.
“You know what you need, don’t you?” She whispered quiet enough for no one to hear. “A night out, let your hair down, knock back some shots and just have a fucking good time!” Her devilish eyes met mine in the mirror, and I knew she was right.
“I’ll have to sneak out.” The nerves kicked in already. I knew my father had doubled up on security at the house for that very reason, especially after I managed it so easily yesterday.
“You’ve done it before, you can easily do it again,” Tay said as Robin joined the pair of us.
“Now buy this smoking hot dress so we can get out of here. We’ve got plans.” Robin downed the rest of her champagne and got everything packed up.
Once all the dresses were bagged up and ready to go, I put them in the backseat of the car before joining Chad in the front.
“Did you get what you wanted?” He never took his eyes off the road, not even once.
“Yeah, it will do.” I knotted my fingers in my lap and kept my gaze on the disappearing buildings of the city.
“You didn’t like it?” Chad sounded confused and a little surprised.
“I did; I just didn’t really need a new dress to wear once and then forever live in the closet,” I muttered as I sank into the warmth of the leather.
“Ana, regardless of if you wear a new dress or one you’ve worn a thousand times, you’ll always be beautiful.” He smiled, still keeping his eyes on the road ahead. His words made my stomach flutter and not in a pleasant way.
