Now and Forever

Chapter 14

After two more hours of shopping, I thought we were done and were going back to the house. But no,

Audrey had other plans.

Audrey walked into Victoria's Secret and I followed her in. "What are we doing here?" I asked her.

"We're getting you lingerie." She said in a duh tone. Heat crept up my neck and I looked around to see

if any body was listening to our conversation.

"No, we're not!" I said trying to drag her out of the store. "Ok fine! How about we just get you lacy bras

and undies?" She said. "What?! Why?! I already have enough bras and undies at home!" I whisper

shouted at her. "Sweetie, I haven't seen you bras and panties, but I'm sure they're all plain." She said

looking me dead in the eyes.

All I could do was open and close my mouth like a fish, itching coming out of my mouth because what

she said was all true. "Exactly, now, it's either bras and panties or lingerie. Take a pick." She said her

hands out like she was weighing something.

"But why do have to get either one of those things?" I asked while jutting my bottom lip out, pouting.

"Because, after Alexander has seen you in that dress, he's going to get very excited." She said Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

wiggling her eyebrows. "And besides, don't you want to look sexy for him?" She asked and winked. I

felt heat creep up on my neck and ears and stared at her wide eyed, with my mouth hanging open.

"Let's just get this over with." I muttered under my breath but Audrey heard because she giggled.

We finally finished with the horrendous shopping and walked out of Victoria's Secret. We reached the

car and put the loads of shopping bags in the trunk. "Wait! I forgot to get pajamas!" I suddenly

exclaimed when we had entered the car. "Don't you already have pajamas?" Audrey asked with a

raised eyebrow.

"Yes, I do but..." I trailed off. "But?" She pushed on. "You know what? Never mind." I muttered and she

started the engine of the car.

***

We got back to the house at four thirty and decided to start getting ready since the gala was starting at

seven.

We walked inside the house while laughing and talking, our shopping bags in our hands. On the stairs,

we met Alexis and Bethany walking down the stairs. "I should have known, she was with him just for

the money." Bethany said to Alexis loud enough for me and Audrey to hear and they started giggling

with each other.

"Oh shut up Bethany, isn't that the exact same reason you were with Alexander? At least Amelia

doesn't have the audacity to cheat on him with another man, on his own birthday party!" Audrey

exclaimed. Bethany's cheeks and ears got red with anger at what Audrey had said.

"I was drunk!" Bethany shouted. "And so? Doesn't change the fact that you didn't do it. At least Amelia

actually loves Alexander for who he is, not what he has! Right Amelia?" Audrey asked and all heads

turned to me. "Of course." I shakily said, feeling bad for lying to her.

Bethany huffed in annoyance and stomped down the stairs. Alexis glared at me then at Audrey then

followed Bethany down. "You really didn't have to do that you know?" I said looking down at my feet.

"Hey," She said as she put a hand on my shoulder, "You're right, I didn't, but I wanted and had to,

You're my sister after all." She said and I looked up from my feet. "And besides, I've always wanted to

do that." She said looking up into space as if dreaming. I giggled and she joined along with me.

***

Audrey went to have a shower in her room while I had a shower in mine. Like the fool I am, I forgot to

bring in the clothes I was going to wear while Audrey was doing my makeup.

Like this morning, I poked my head out of the bathroom and saw the coast was clear. I wrapped my

hair in a towel and wrapped my body in another.

I walked into the closet and grabbed a pair of shorts and a black crop top. I opened my underwear draw

and found the undies that Audrey and I had bought earlier on today still in their packaging.

How did they get here? I don't remember putting them here.

The closet door opened and I jumped up in fright almost dropping my towel.

Like earlier on today, Alexander stood in the threshold of the door, hand on the doorknob and eyes

wide open. "Umm, Audrey said you left your stuff in her room and gave them to me to give them to you,

but you were still in the bathroom so I put them in there." He ended while he was scratching the back of

his neck, his face all flustered.

"Umm, thank you?" I said more of a question than a statement. I picked up the clothes I had dropped

down and got a pair of undies from my drawer, not bothering to get a bra because of my dress.

I awkwardly walked past him and out of the closet. He closed the door and I walked I into the bathroom

to put on my clothes.

***

"Knock knock." I said as I walked into Audrey's bedroom. "In here!" She shouted. I followed her voice

and ended up in her closet. I had hanged my dress in her room because apparently I'll spoil the

surprise for Alexander. Audrey's words, not mine.

"I'm almost done with my makeup." She said as she applied mascara to her eyelashes. Her dress was

hanged up on a hanger next to mine.

"All done!" She said as she smacked her lips together dabbing more red lipstick onto her lips. "Come

on, take a seat and I'll work my magic on you." She said while waving the brush around pretending like

it was a magic stick. I chuckled lightly as I sat down on the stool and she started her magic on me *cue

eye roll*.