| Chapter 7: A Reminder �What do you think of this?� �Nah, too baggy.� �This?� �I don�t like orange.� �You�re no help Alex!� Alex was sitting on Laura�s bed, examining her wardrobe. Alex had invited her to a big opening of a club in Orlando that night and several celebrities were going to be there for mingling and their own promoting of their works. �I never said I was the clothing god of the world Lau, you have to pick what you want to wear.� �And you�re putting down my every suggestion.� Alex sighed. �Sorry for being honest.� �Well, Mr. McLean, if you are putting everything down, you pick out something.� She made a dramatic sweep with her hands. �I insist.� �Fine then,� he said. He went to her closet and fished around. Within a minute he came out. �This.� He pulled out a black tank dress, with a diagonal skirt. �What do you think?� �Accessories?� �Oh yeah,� Alex said. He took out a pair of black sandals that was to lace up her legs. �Is that OK with you?� Laura tilted her head to one side and rubbed her chin. �Eureka! You are a clothing god!� �Now I want my fee,� said Alex. �And what�s that?� He pulled her close abruptly. �You,� he whispered. He leaned in for a soft kiss. When the kiss ended, Laura placed her arms around his neck. �Now that�s a fee I�ll pay.� �Hell, I�ll take it for free anytime.� Alex pulled her into a kiss again. �I really have to get going and get ready.� �Sure, what time will you be here?� �About 9. We�re all gonna go to Lou�s house before we take a car to the club.� Laura walked him down to the door. She grabbed his face and kissed him again. �So I can get through the next few hours.� Alex smirked and left. As Laura closed the door, the telephone rang. She plopped onto the couch, reached over and answered the phone. �Hello?� �Hey!� �Veronica! I was gonna call you before!� �I�m psychic, what can I say?� Laura laughed. It was good to hear one of her best friend�s voices again. �So what�s going on?� �I should say �What�s going on with you?� You seem chipper.� �Well, I�m going to a club tonight.� �With who?� �I can�t say.� �Wait a minute, hold on! You can�t just leave me hanging like that! You have to spill!� �Says who?� �It�s in the Best Friend Handbook, Rule #156: You can�t hold back information concerning the opposite sex. Now tell!� �OK, you twisted my arm.� She began to tell Veronica the whole story of Alex. When she finally finished, Laura said, �So that leads me up to tonight.� �Whoa, looks like you�ve had a productive summer.� �That I have. And his friends are so nice, V. I can�t wait for you guys to meet them in 2 weeks.� �Neither can I.� �So, what else is new?� �Nothing, I wanted to call you to see if you were OK, Lau.� �Why wouldn�t I be?� �Oh boy,� Veronica sighed. She paused for a moment. �I didn�t want to remind you.� �Of what?� �Have you checked today�s date?� �Hadn�t crossed my mind.� �It�s July 14.� Laura almost dropped the phone. �Oh my God. I can�t believe I forgot.� �Laura, it�s OK. I shouldn�t have called. I wanted to make sure you were handling things, and you have been, until I just made it worse.� �No, no. It�s fine.� Laura blinked back tears. �I�m actually glad you reminded me. I need to make some phone calls now.� �OK, but if you need to talk, you know I�m here.� �I always know, thanks for checking up on me.� �Anytime.� �Bye.� �Bye.� She hung up and quickly grabbed the phone again and dialed a number. �Hello?� �Mom?� Chapter 8 Contents Chapter 6 |