After I stood there in just my undergarments as I kept looking at myself and doubting my body, I hear a knock on the stall and jump. "Hello miss, I have a few dresses that I think you'll like in your size. I'll put them over the door so you can try them on." She said and lifted about 10 dresses over the door and handed them to me. I grabbed them from over the door and laid them in the chair in the dressing room.
They looked so beautiful just by themselves, I don't know if I could do them justice. I pick up the first dress and hold it up to my chest. It was a short white dress with black velvet flowers covering the chest piece and faded with less and less as it went down the dress. I open the clasp at the back of the dress and slowly slip into it hoping not to tear the dress or ruin it.
I zipped up the dress and clasped the top and looked at myself in the mirror and turned each way. I loved it but it wasn't exactly my style. I was afraid a gust of air would come and lift the edges of my dress and show my undies. I look at it for a little longer before taking it off to try on the others. The same process repeated with each dress but the last one was probably my favorite.
Once I stepped into the dress and zipped it up it hugged my sides softly and wasn't constricting at all. It was comfortable and easy to move in. It was amazing and it looked beautiful as well. It was a flowery top part with a teal lace skirt that's short in the front and long in the back. I didn't want to take it off. But I had to so I unzipped it and took it off and place it over the door.
"I'll take this one, please," I said as the dress disappears over the door. "Yes, miss! I'll bring it to Mr. Richards right away." I turned back to the clothes I had worn before trying on the dresses and changed back into them. I open the door and walked out of the dressing room and look around for Jason who was holding two bags of clothes in one hand and gave me a gentle smile.
"Did you buy the dress already?" I asked while approaching him and he shook his head. "This is for someone else. Hannah is taking care of your dress right now. Let's go find you some shoes for your new outfit. He said while holding out his hand for me to grab and I took it happily. He took me to the shoe part of the store and let me look around while he went to the cash register to take care of the dress and take the other bags back to the car.
I looked around the many circular tables that had displays of fancy shoes and put my thumb to my lips as I tried to find the right pair that would go with the dress. Lots of them were high heels or stilettos and I didn't want to break my ankle so I avoided those the most. I was hoping to find a pair of heels that had a small height to it but they looked like they were rare to find in this particular store. Then I went by the sandals area and found a pair of white wedges with yarn string wrapped around the heel of the shoe.
I looked under the shoe and tried to see what size it was before taking it to one of the nearby employees for help. "Um excuse me miss, I was wondering if I could get a pair of these wedges in an 8 and a half?" I asked respectfully as she turned around to help me. She took the shoe and quickly ran off to the backroom to find my pair without a word. I shrugged and sat in one of the nearby chairs as I waited for her to return. Jason had returned and walked up to me with a questionable expression.
"Why are you sitting here? Did you find a pair of shoes?" He asked as he looked around for an employee to help me but I nodded my head yes and stood back up when I saw the employee with my shoes.
"No someone helped me find the pair I wanted, I was just waiting for her to return," I said as I took the box of shoes from the employee and thanked her. She simply nodded and scurried away back to another customer to help. I shrugged from her reaction and looked back at Jason who then took the box out of my hands and headed to the cash register, motioning for me to follow.
We had finished our shopping and were on our way back to campus. The array of bags laid behind us while I sat in the front seat with Jason. Once we parked in the garage, Jason insisted on carrying my bags back to my dorm for me even when I persistently asked for him to let me help him, he still refused.
I unlocked the door to my dorm and he placed my bags on the couch for me to sort through later. "Thank you Jason for everything. I can't begin to think about how I'm going to repay you for all these lovely things." I said while looking up at him with complete and utter happiness and gratefulness. He smiled from my gratification and caressed my cheek with his thumb and kissed my forehead. "Anything for you sweetheart. Now the banquet is in a few days. The day of my mother and my sister wants to meet you before it to help you get ready for the banquet cause I assume from your daily attire that you aren't keen on doing your hair often. Not that it's a problem but this event is very important and I want to make sure that the other guests ravish the sight of you being by my side and impress my mother with your natural beauty." He responded honestly and my cheeks flushed red like a strawberry from his words.
"I don't mind it. I'll be happy to meet your mother and sister. I feel it's kinda sudden since we've barely been together a couple of days but I don't mind it. As long as I get to spend time with you I'm happy." I replied nervously but still sure about going to the banquet. I wasn't sure how important the banquet was but I didn't want to disappoint Jason by not agreeing on going when he intended to have me meet his family. I just hope I can be good enough for his family cause I don't want to lose him. Not now, not ever.