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Blowing a breath, I give him the benefit of the doubt and call again. He picks up the phone and says, “Goodbye,” before disconnecting it again. I try once more, and it goes directly to voicemail.
“Fuck!” I groan.
The doorbell rings again, and I roll my eyes. Unable to develop a better plan, I walk to the door and let the team in.
“I’m at your mercy,” I say sadly.
Sabrina looks disgusted with my ungrateful attitude while at the same time relieved that I’m no longer putting up a fight.
“Jeremy is hair and makeup. Paula is your masseuse for the afternoon. Candace is in charge of your mani-pedi, andIwill dress you. While the others take care of you, I’ll call for your outfits to be delivered,” she says promptly. “First order of business is your massage.”
Paula moves around me and asks, “Where can I set up my massage table?”
I want to sink into the floor but point to my bedroom instead.
***
SIX HOURS LATER, I’VEbeen rubbed, scrubbed, and mudded. I’ve been waxed and plucked, primped, and primed. Jeremy is a beast with a makeup brush and hair. He’s given me a natural look with a bronze highlighter that accents all my best features, including making the freckles that I used to hate pop so that they enhance my beauty and not detract from it. My wild curls have been washed and pressed into a bob that brushes my shoulders.
On my full pouty lips is a peach-colored gloss, and my naturally thick eyebrows are finally tamed for once.
“What do you think?” Jeremy asks.
“It’s...outstanding. I mean, I look amazing!” I say.
“No, not you. I know you’re blown away. You?” he says, pointing at Sabrina, who’s staring at me critically.
She taps her finger against her bottom lip and narrows her eyes before she nods and then shakes her head. “I swear, Jer. You never cease to amaze me! Now it’s time to put on the finishing touches,” she says. “Jer, out with you. Paula and Candace, get my clothes!”
Jeremy blows a kiss my way and says, “Bye, beautiful. Have fun tonight!”
“Thanks for everything,” I tell him before he disappears from the room.
Paula and Candace come in pushing two racks filled with the most beautiful dresses, skirts, and pantsuits I’ve ever seen.
“I’ve ordered these, and although I have two specific outfits in mind, I want to see what you’re most drawn to. Whatever you wear tonight, you’ll have the courage and confidence to pull it off. When you feel sexy and beautiful, everyone else will be aware of it, too,” Sabrina says.
I nod and bite my bottom lip. Sabrina reaches out and tugs it from between my teeth. With a stern glare, she says, “Careful, or you’ll mess it up before he can. Remember, the perfect lip is all about wooing him in and giving him something to drive him wild. It will be the fuel for a wicked imagination.”
“Yes, because a man can think a thousand thoughts about what they’d like to do to a woman just by looking at her lips,” Candace giggles.
Paula nods her agreement, and I sigh as I step forward and review all the outfits on display.
After three pass-throughs, I say, “But I don’t know where he’s taking me.”
“All of these outfits will work on a date with Mr. Maxwell tonight. You simply need to choose the one that speaks to you. The one that you will wear with boldness and a sexy attitude,” Sabrina cautions.
Returning to the rack, I remove a pair of black leather pants and a black sequin halter top. There’s a black leather jacket that matches the pants.
I look at Sabrina for her approval.
“Boldness. Confidence,” she replies.
I nod. Sabrina wants me to choose an outfit without worrying about her approval. Fine.
The next item I pull out is a short, shimmery gold dress with long sleeves, a high neck, and a hemline that I know will start a few inches below my hoo-ha!
Sabrina smiles at me and says, “Now try them on.”
