I smiled to myself as I heard Mara calling my name.
"I'm in here!" I yelled back as I reached for the cheapest dress. The fabric itched me as I pulled it over my hips, holding it together for Mara to zip me up.
"Ma, can you zip me up?" I called unlocking the door.
"Coming!" Mara called back as she strode in, a beautiful black dress hugging curves I didn't know even existed.
"Can you do me too?" She beamed, turning around so I could slide the zip up with ease.
"Okay, so I retract the black comment. You look hot asfuck." I whistled as she released her hair. She bit her lip as she smiled, running her hands over her dress.
"I know. For once, Iknow!" Mara giggled with excitement as I smiled warmly at her. She turned me around, returning the favor with the zip. "Voila."
I gazed at my reflection and nodded. "This will do."
"Okay, photo," Mara commanded as she snapped away.
I posed with a pout, a hand on my hip as she giggled.
"Right, now the Madison dress."
She pointed to the one hanging up as she unzipped me, as I pulled the first dress off. I replaced it on the hanger as she handed me the dress, my heart fluttering with excitement as I slid it quickly over my hips. The material hugged me, the inside of the dress as soft as the outside. I stared at my reflection. The first dress didnothingcompared to this one, and I felt a swell of disappointment as I sighed.
"Christ," stammered Mara as she stood behind me, her eyes wide. "It's stunning."
I gazed at it from the side, admiring the way it scooped under my ass, clinging to my thighs as it reached my knees. The material gathered at the side, held by a dainty diamanté brooch. The front fanned over my chest, hiding any cleavage and making me feel like a film star.
Three hundred bucks.
"I can't afford it," I said wistfully.
Mara nodded.
"I know. But let me just snap a photo, so you can see you're beautiful in either."
Twenty minutes later, we met Theo by his car as he eyed my bag suspiciously.
"Nude?"
"Yup," I confirmed, kissing him hard on the lips.
Mara sighed.
"You're navy, right? You'll look gorgeous together. Like you do all the time, anyway," she rolled her eyes as she climbed into the back of his car, her bags straining as they followed her into it.
Theo studied me, placing his hands on my shoulders.
"I can't wait to take the dress off."
"Theo, you haven't even seen me in it yet…" I protested as he winked, followed by that pant-droppingly lazy smile he'd mastered so well.
"Doesn't matter. So, pizza at mine?"
I groaned, and my stomach rumbled.
"Theo. I'm getting chunky," I grumbled as he frowned at me.
"What? Shut up, woman, get in the car, and order the damn pizza. I want a large meat feast, with garlic bread on the side. I'm not sharing either, so order what you want."
