I had been trying all day to preserve my magnificent hair.
I could have kissed that lady Cookie for actually making my hair take some sort
of shape. I'd never been able to do a thing with it. A ponytail, maybe the
sporadic curly deal but never what Cookie had done. I think I almost cried...
she actually pinned little white and silver roses in my hair to match my dress.
The dress was long and white with a long train the silver was actually
underneath the dress and if you were to spin or something that was when you
caught of glimpse of it.
The ladies at the Estee Lauder counter were a bunch of stress
buckets if you asked me. Running back and forth from making my face up to
helping people out with the last minute Christmas shopping. I had to book it
down the road back to my house to get ready in enough time. I didn't even
bother to look at myself in a mirror. I coulda been looking like the friggin
Bride of Frankenstein and I wouldn't have known.
When the doorbell rang it was my turn to be a stress bucket. I
could barely get
down the stairs for running back into my room to look at myself over and over.
However, when I opened the door I found that it was Liv dropping by to lend me
this necklace she swore would look awesome with my dress. It was a very nice
one at that! Many, many karats of many, many diamonds, yes!
"You lose it.." she warned, "I will kill
you."
"Please, like anyone will actually consider taking it. I bet
half the women there
have the exact same one."
Liv laughed, "Go, go, put it on..." I turned to go back
up the stairs, "Hey, Sam.."
"What?" I looked down at her.
"You really look gorgeous." I remembered that Liv had
seen me dolled up like this
maybe.... never. I didn’t go to prom or anything nice and big time like this.
"Thank you-- I didn't realize you could actually see me
under all this base!"
I heard the doorbell ring while I was upstairs admiring the huge
diamond necklace
around my neck. Liv told me to stay upstairs for a minute. Something about,
"When you know you look good you have to make him wait to see it. It’s
just Rules." She opened the door, greeted Kevin and told him I would be
down in just a moment. Liv sparked up some small talk for about six minutes
then I heard her say, "I don't know what's taking her so long..." I
figured that was my cue and came down the stairs. Even though my eyes were
fixed on Kevin's I could see Liv cheesin' really hard from the corner of my
eye. Kevin took my hand once I reached the last step. He really looked very
edible in his suit. I would have licked my lips if I didn't think my lipstick
would smear.
"Wow, Samantha...." he exhaled and shook his eyes I
guess trying to get his heart pumping again, "you look...stunning," he
looked me over once more in complete shock.
"Thank you. You look great yourself."
"You two have fun!" Liv said. Then she leaned forward
and whispered in my ear,
"I want the nights analysis... everything... blow by blow, you hear
me?" I frowned at her and followed Kevin out the door.