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Then I dragged him to Fresh & Wild so I could buy flowers for Blanca. I even wore my Smithie’s uniform, ignoring all the stares as I tramped through a swank Cherry Creek grocery store in my slut outfit.
Then we went to my house. I took a shower and began my herculean preparations. At the same time I made peanut butter cookies and smushed a big, old square of Hershey’s chocolate in them after they came out, hot and puffy, from the oven. I ran back and forth between the bathroom and the kitchen like a woman on fire.
Eddie hung out through all this activity, alternately watching a football game and watching me.
At one point he strolled into the kitchen and grabbed one of the cookies when I wasn’t paying attention and ate it in one bite, then immediately reached for another one.
I smacked his hand. “Those are for your mother.”
His arm wrapped around my waist and he pulled me to him. “Trixie was wrong. Chocolate sheet cake bought you protection. Make these for me and I’ll put a ring on your finger.”
Dear Lord.
Trixie and Mom came home, thankfully both already done up in new outfits they reported they’d picked up that day at TJ Maxx, hair and makeup at the ready.
I wasted precious time trying on seven hundred and fifty outfits for them while my ear was to the cell phone, describing every outfit to Ally for her opinion.
We settled on the green dress Trixie bought me for my birthday the year before. It had cap sleeves, a square neckline, a square cut at the back exposing my shoulder blades and the skirt came to a respectable brush-the-knee hem. Problem was, it was skintight. That was a con. The pro was, it went with Tod’s sexy green sandals. I had nothing else suitable and Mom, Trixie and Ally all approved so I went with it.
Trixie did my hair while I did my makeup, saving time multitasking. I put some big, gold hoops at my ears, some clackety, thick, carved-wood bracelets on my wrists, spritzed with my swish perfume and tore out of the bedroom.
We had five minutes to get to Blanca’s.
“Let’s motor,” I ordered and shoved the cookies at Trixie, the flowers at Mom and herded everyone out, standing at the front door and motioning everyone through with a wide sweep of my arm.
Eddie stopped at the door and called into the hall where Mom and Trixie were knocking on Ada’s door. “We’ll be out in a minute.”
He closed the door and pushed me against it.
“Eddie!” I protested. “We have to go. We’re going to be late.”
He didn’t respond, he pressed his body into mine and he kissed me.
Not a light touch on the mouth but a full-on make-out session.
I was stuck in an Eddie Daze when he disengaged from my lips, but rested his forehead against mine and ran his hands down my sides.
“I like your dress,” he said.
I was getting that.
His fingers trailed the zip at my side.
“I like it, but I’m gonna like takin’ it off more.”
Eek!
* * *
Eddie idledat the curb outside Blanca’s bungalow in the Highlands area while we all unloaded.
The street was packed with cars and you could hear a party in full swing.
Mom took my arm and Trixie took off to look for a parking spot, Eddie trailing her.
I watched them go and then asked Mom, “Don’t you want your chair?”
She shook her head.
