Tuesday was a busy day for Zane, he had an appointment with the costume shop for a Beast fitting.
It was a Beast Prestige Adult costume. Blue matte satin jacket features gold puffy metallic art, oversized cuffs with lace trim and attached vest. Separate cravat neckband has lace detail. Matching pants completed the look with a beast mask with moveable chin piece and an attached faux fur hood at the back. Then with the finishing touches hairy animal hands.
He had to have the suit tailored but everything else fit. He practiced a few time changing in to a prince after being a beast.
They said they would have everything ready in two days so he left a message for Betty.
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Betty had stopped by and gotten Sally and Bella to go shopping. It was hard to get Bella to try on dresses for a beauty with out being able to tell her why.
After the fourth fight they found one and when Sally took Bella to the restroom Betty gave the clerk the info and said she would be back to get the dress later.
Bella was tired and wanted to go home. When she got there she collapsed on the couch to read.
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"This is capital housekeeping," said the maiden, in high glee; and at evening she went home with her goat, and found an earthen dish which her sisters had left her filled with their leavings.
She did not touch it; and the next morning she went off again without taking the meagre breakfast which was left out for her.
The first and second time she did this the sisters thought nothing of it; but when she did the same the third morning their attention was roused, and they said, "All is not right with Two-Eyes, for she has left her meals twice, and has touched nothing of what was left for her; she must have found some other way of living."
So they determined that One-Eye should go with the maiden when she drove the goat to the meadow and pay attention to what passed, and observe whether any one brought her to eat or to drink.
When Two-Eyes, therefore, was about to set off, One-Eye told her she was going with her to see whether she took proper care of the goat and fed her sufficiently.
Two-Eyes, however, divined her sister's object, and drove the goat where the grass was finest, and then said, "Come, One-Eye, let us sit down, and I will sing to you."
So One-Eye sat down, for she was quite tired with her unusual walk and the heat of the sun. "Are you awake or asleep, One-Eye? Are you awake or asleep?" sang Two-Eyes, until her sister really went to sleep.
As soon as she was quite sound, the maiden had her table out, and ate and drank all she needed; and by the time One-Eye woke again the table had disappeared, and the maiden said to her sister, "Come, we will go home now; while you have been sleeping the goat might have run about all over the world."
So they went home, and after Two-Eyes had left her meal untouched, the mother inquired of One-Eye what she had seen, and she was obliged to confess that she had been asleep.
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Betty dropped Sally and Bella off and headed to look at an office that her agent had found. It was in the same build as the Law office she was doing a party for.
She called Zane to meet her there. Since he was her business partner. It was a small office already furnished. Zane made a deal to rent it for a year.
"You have really done well running this business. I am really impressed." Zane said.
"Thanks, I also finally hired a second person. The Sally you asked me to book a room for. I really think she will be a great help." Betty said.
"Did you have her fill out the employment files I gave you?" He asked.
"Yes, I was wondering how I track paying her." She asked.
"Just send the files over to Mary Ann and her payroll will make out her salary. Just like they do yours. When you get a little more establish we will set you up with your own payroll department." Zane explained.
Betty then called Sally tommarow they would move the files and books from the house to the office.
As she was leaving she bumped into Oliver.
"Sorry, I was not paying attention." She said.
"It's ok. How have you been?" He asked.
"Fine, keeping busy."
"Are you here to meet with me?" he said.
Betty let out a little laugh. "No, I just signed a lease for an office in this building."
"Guess we will be neighbors. What are you doing with weekend?" He asked.
"Going out of town for a family getaway. My sister will be getting engaged if I plan everything well. Why?"She smiled.
"Well I was going to ask you out but I guess it could wait." He said.
Betty was a little disappointed, "Sorry."
"Don't apologize. I have a charity dinner on the 23rd. Would you be my companion for it?" He asked.
"Let me see." She pulled out her planer and wrote something down. "It's a date. Can you tell me more about it?"
"It's the mayor's annual charity dinner. Black tie event. I'll call you later to find out what you will be wearing and give you the details. If you like you could donated something to the event. All money goes to the Children's home. I'm donating 10 hours of law work."
"I could plan a party for someone. The Children's Home is that the orphanage in town?" She asked.
"Yes, It is a place dear to me. I grew up there." he said.
"I didn't know."
"It's alright. I need to get back to work. It was great to see you, and I'm looking forward to seeing you dressed up." He then gave her a kiss on the cheek and went into the elevator.
Betty touched her cheek. She was looking forward to see him in a tuxedo.