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“Don’t get all anxious over it,” Alyssa said, rolling her eyes “It’s just going to be for a few hours Come on, just humor me”
“All right, fine I know you’re going to drag me by the hair, no matter what I say”
Alyssa grinned excitedly “You know o don to do so I promised my dad that we’d pick up some lunch for him, too, if you don’t mind”
“Not at all”
My conversation with Gabriel replayed over again in ely intimate I hadn’t expected to tell him as much as I had, but the way he had looked atelse I couldn’t quite naht it out He was so easy to talk to, not at all likearound his to my body I tried desperately not to think like that, but I couldn’t help it When he had brushed past ht to that sweet spot between et
ahold of myself
We finished up at the spa an hour later I followed Alyssa around the boutiques in don Chicago while we searched for the perfect dresses to wear for toh the crisp winter air It wasback home to New York City for an entire break of aard interactions
“Perfect,” Alyssa said when I pulled out a black cocktail dress off the rack in a small corner boutique “Look at it, Penny That will show of your killer legs!”
I held it up to th It was short, much shorter than I was comfortable with, but it didn’t show a ridiculous ae, either It was a simple, little black dresson me
“It’ll show offto put it back I’ll just wear leggings and a nice blouse”
Alyssa snatched the dress fro on you We’ll buy sos if you’re worried about it”
“I am worried about it I haven’t tanned in months”
“You’re ridiculous,” Alyssa said, sighing and leadingto look aht my dress”
I glanced at the bag that she held in one hand A shihs was folded neatly in the bag That was the beauty of Alyssa’s athletic body, though She could slip into the ski in reality, and pull it off because she spent hours at the gy out
I undressed in the privacy of the dressing room I was taller than Alyssa and thin, but my hips were curvier and my breasts were fuller than hers I pulled the dress up and it was unforgiving, hugging every curve I had