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"Or... I could not," I tease her.
"Behave."
"I'm behaving. Or I will, but first—" He grabs my arm and yank me to him, his mouth finding mine, crushing our lips together in a desperate kiss, drinking me in. My hands come up to run through his hair, matching his passion with my own.
"I missed you so much," he gasps into my shoulder. "God, I always fucking miss you."
"I missed you, too," I whisper. "I just need a little quiet. They're a lot."
His chuckle suddenly makes everything alright. "That's why we live on different continents. The earth can only handle all of us together in small increments."
"But I love them. All of them. I'm looking forward to being there with everyone tonight."
"They're okay, but you're the one I'm looking forward to seeing." He brushes the hair off my shoulder and drops a kiss to the side of my neck. "I'll be waiting for you. Save me the first dance?"
"You dance?" I giggle against his chest, and he wraps his arms around me tightly, like he's trying to mold out bodies together.
"For you, I'll do anything."
"What if I actually embarrass you? Like fall over in my dress into the fountain?"
His eyes twinkle, a safe haven. "Then I'll fall down into it and sit right there next to you, and start a new trend. You don't have to impress anyone, sweetheart. You're worth ten of any of them. Don't forget that."
I clutch dramatically at my heart. "Remind me to tell the girls that you're romantic in other ways as well."
He shoots me a look. "I think you talked enough. I might have to limit how much you all talk."
"Fine, I'll just sit and talk to Kylian then. I think he'd like to share his childhood stories about you."
He laughs and pulls me in for another kiss. "Or we could just stay in, and I could show you just how romantic I can be."
"No way. I'm looking forward to playing Cinderella being wooed by Prince Charming tonight."
He holds up the little box. "In that case, I'm actually going to take this. You can open it when I see you tonight, Princess Moonshine."
The dress Kingsley has sent to me literally looks like it was fashioned by a material that defies time and space. I can't see a single stitch; it's like it was poured from a mold to fit perfectly around my body
A shimmer of silver satin, with a half bodice, and asymmetrical shoulders. It drapes over my body like I'm a mythical goddess, with a high split up one thigh, so high up, showing the skin just below my panty line. Crystals embedded in the sculpted bodice and scattered over the skirt give the illusion of glint and glimmer without too much tacky bling.
When I slide my feet into the soft Amaudi heels he also brought for me, the dress falls perfectly onto the floor, the swish of the skirt caressing the floor which each step.
I feel like a princess.
More beautiful than I ever have been in my life. And I can't wait for him to see me.
The girls had been kind enough to put together a makeup kit and some hair accessories for me and even sent some pictures for inspiration. Clarissa suggested a gorgeous, elegant make uptheme, accentuating my eyes with silver and metallic blue hues, and some soft pink lip, while Kiara gave me some tips on how to tame my tresses. I spend an hour curling my hair and then sweep half up into a stunning loose braid while the rest fell in luscious curls over my shoulder and grazing my face.
The finished result is something I could honestly say I’m proud of, and I'm buzzing, giddy, at the thought of Kingsley seeing the finished product.
Alex comes home from work and gets ready to go, rushing me like a naggy older brother.
"You ready, Loons?" he calls out, using my childhood nickname. "The car's here."
"Just about, Lex Luther," I shoot back, giggling. "What about you? Did you at least shower?"
"Yeah. Like last week sometime, I think," he jokes.
After our talk, we've both worked hard to try to get our friendship back on track, checking in through a few texts every day, just chatting. And it's partly why I agreed to arrive at the gala with him tonight. Heistrying. He deserves for me to do the same. No matter how much I wish I was with Kingsley right now.
