Page 153 of Dream Girl
“Grace.” I swished the skirts. I nodded at her outfit. “That dress is nice.”
“It’ll do. But you, you will be the delight of the red carpet in that gown. If you don’t have a special someone, you will after wearing that.” The corners of her eyes crinkled as she smiled.“Do you, because I am happy to make introductions if you don’t?”
“I do, two actually.” I giggled. I hadtwo.
Perhaps there’d be a third at some point. Maybe.
“Lucky them.” Her smile widened. “You’re so pretty. Are you an actress?”
“A mathematician, actually,” I replied.
She nodded. “You work at a university?”
I shook my head, still swishing. “I just moved here, and I’m still looking, but there’s a company I’m interested in.”
We talked a little longer, and she returned to her dressing room. I just stood there, not wanting to take off the dress.
“Show Spence.” Riley pushed me out into the main room. She now wore a black, spangled dress with a handkerchief hemline. “Spence, Grace needs this one.”
“Grace.” Spencer exhaled sharply, standing.
The look on his face made me want to kiss him. Yeah, I wanted this dress, pretty please.
“Oh, you look exquisite.” Spencer kissed my hand, then he looked at Andre.
“It is a little more, but, ah, she’s lovely,” Andre said.
“He brought me more dresses,” I ducked my head a little.
Spencer grabbed my chin gently and moved my head back up, his touch searing me.
“It is appropriate for the gala, though a little beyond what Siobhan likes for family. Still, it’s exquisite.” His eyes never left mine. “You are exquisite.”
My lady parts grew warm.That praise.
“Perhaps you show him the blue?” Andre asked.
I tried on the blue dress for Spencer along with my favorite of the ones Spencer had chosen.
“We’ll get the silver, if that’s what you prefer, but we’ll need it altered,” Spencer said.
“Wait, I can?” Something about it made me giddy.
“Of course. I can’t wait to see Wes and Evan’s faces,” Spencer told me, reaching out and stroking my hair.
“I want this one.” Riley came out in a silver dress with a high-low hemline.
“Ri, it’s extraordinary,” I breathed. “Now we match.”
“I know.” She giggled. “I feel so fancy–and it’s silver so it goes with the theme.”
Spencer nodded. “Go ahead. You’ll need the right shoes and earrings.”
Andre beamed. “Excellent. I’ll get you rung up.”
Riley squealed and threw an arm around me. “We are princesses.”
I grinned, her excitement was contagious. “Yes, we are.”
