Page 12 of His Secret Gift

Another chuckle. “Of course.”

Wow.“Okay, I’ll look out for that and then, yeah.”

“Sounds good. Let me know if you don’t get the ticket.”

“Will do.”

After we hang up, I finally let myself dance around and celebrate. Then, while out of breath, I call Molly.

“I got the job!”

“Kayla! That’s amazing. Congratulations!”

“Thank you! I’m very excited.”

“I’m coming over after work, so we can plan your outfits.”

I make a face. “You’ve seen the show. I’m just going to be wearing like a white or khaki shirt and some shorts.

“That’s for when you’re on duty. What about when you’re not?”

Oh.I hadn’t considered that. “Good point.”

“Yay! Okay, I’ll be over later tonight.”

Around six, she knocks on my door and has arms full of shopping bags.

“Molly, this is a lot.”

She tilts her head to the side. “Whatever. I put it all on my credit card, so we can take back whatever you don’t want.”

When she sets the bags down, I start digging through them.

“Molly!” I’m holding up a red strappy number.

“What? I thought it was cute.”

I gaze at her through one of the gaping holes. “Cute? There’s barely anything here.”

She pouts and grabs it from me. “Fine. That one is out then.”

“I’ll say.”

She then hoists her tight, figure-hugging, black dress down and throws her long curls behind her back before sitting next to me. “What about this one?” It’s a bikini set. The top is bright pink, and the bottom is white with matching flowers.

“Now that is cute.”

I take the top and hold it against my body.

“Thank you. I figured the pink would look good with your light hair and tan skin.”

“Aw. Thanks, Mol.”

She picks up another bag. “Let’s see what else we’ve got in here. Ooh.”

The next item is a sheer white cover up. “I’m definitely going to be needing this.”

My friend rolls her eyes. “I knew you were going to say that. I almost didn’t even buy it.”

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