"That he liked my cardigans and reading glasses."I looked around before leaning in and lowering my voice."He thought they were sexy."
She clutched her hands to her chest and closed her eyes."Swoon.He likes you for you.Do you know how rare that is?"
I moved back."He certainly tells it like it is."
She blinked her eyes open and lowered her hands."So you can believe him when he says he's attracted to you."
"I think I do."Or it would sink in eventually.
Clara sipped her coffee."What are you wearing tonight?"
"I haven't even thought about what I should wear.I'm going there directly from work, so maybe this?"I gestured at my cardigan set."He said he likes how I dress."
Her brow furrowed."Maybe we should ask Eve for help.She has the dress shop, and Bianca styles people."
I shook my head."It's dinner at his house.I don't need to overdress."
"You should wear a slinky top and jeans so tight they look like they were painted on.Maybe heels."Clara started texting on her phone.
I tipped my head to the side."What are you doing?Who are you talking to?"
"Eve.I'm asking her if we can style you for your date."
I shook my head slowly."That's not necessary.I'm sure I have something perfectly acceptable in my closet."
She looked up from her screen."I get that he likes your cardigans, but wouldn't it be nice to surprise him a little?Let him see you in a different light?"
I thought of the way his eyes darkened when I was going down on him.How would he react if I wore something completely out of character?Something sexy."Maybe."
She grinned."Eve said she's reserving the shop for you.I'll tell everyone to meet us there."
I held up a hand."This is too much.It's one date."
"I'm living vicariously through you, remember?And even if nothing comes out of it, at least you'll have hot sex."
We would have hot sex.That was a given.And I wanted to experience that once in my life.I was tired of being boring and predictable, the nerd who wore cardigans with skirts and practical flats."I would like to surprise him."
"I'm so excited.This is going to be so much fun."
I sipped my tea while she typed away on her phone, probably telling Eve what to pull for me.If I dressed sexy, would he finish what we'd started last night?I sure hoped so.
Afew hours later, I was standing in the middle of the dress shop next to Mistletoe Inn in dark jeans, a flowy sheer black top, and heels.I felt completely out of my element.
"You have to let us do your hair and makeup," Bianca insisted.
At my pinched expression, she rushed to add, "We'll make it very natural.More volume and waves in your hair, bright red lips, and a smoky eye."
Clara approached us."Maverick's going to die when he sees you."
"That wasn't exactly the reaction I'm going for.A dead man can't give me orgasms," I said dryly as the girls laughed.
"You're gorgeous, and Maverick's going to love it," Eve said.
"Not that you weren't sexy before.He obviously loves your style.But it's nice to mix things up every once in a while," Clara said.
"I like to keep men guessing, and you're going to throw him for a loop in this outfit.Especially with a red lip," Bianca said.
I turned one last time to get a good look at myself in the mirror.The jeans were soft but also molded to my skin.I'd had to wear a thong to eliminate panty lines, and Bianca had insisted that I wear a tank top underneath the blouse with a shelf bra.The entire effect was sexy.
