•Nia's POV
After I did the dishes and cleaned up the mess from breakfast I asked Danny if he wanted yo stay and hang out. Sundays were always family day for the Gardner family so I kept that tradition for Emma. Every Sunday we did something together, we watched movies, went to the bowling alley, played board games, or even just sat around the house in the same room. It didn't matter what we did as long as we did it together. To my expectations Danny declined to stay any longer and thanked me for my hospitality before leaving.
As I dried and put away the dishes Emma sat at the table sipping her coffee and shaking off her hangover "He slept over?" she probed.
"Yes."
"And he had a drink with you last night?"
"Yeeeees?" I held my E to get her to get to the point.
"And you slept with him?" she smirked.
"WHAT?!" I felt a warmth spread across my face "Of course I didn't sleep with him are you crazy?!" I turned to her with a look of shock and bewilderment.
"I know" She smiled at me with a light shake of her head "Your too much of a prude to seduce a man."
I was offended. That may have had a grain of truth to it but it was definitely still a rude statement. "I am not a prude. I just don't seduce men. I'm happy without a relationship and content with my life. Aside from that I simply have no time to meet anybody worth seducing" I defended myself. That was the saddest argument I've ever made, and not entirely truthful. I never bothered looking at men in that way sense I had my own goals to strive for, but still. I had my restaurant now and maybe it was time to look for someone. I thought for a moment and Emma stared at me with a soft look of pity "Why don't we go out tonight?" she suggested.
I wiped off the counters and then thought about it. It would be nice to get out of the house, we wouldn't drink, but I needed to get dressed up and feel good about myself for a change "You know what? Why not, let's go out."
After a shower and an hour or so in front of the mirror I was ready to go out. I had tied up my hip length dirty blonde hair into a ponytail that sat on top of my head. I wore gold eyeshadow, mascara, eyeliner wings, dark red lipstick, and even highlighter and blush. If I was going out, I was going all out. Now all I needed was some clothes. I decided that since Emma was the better dresser and the evening planner that I should get her input on an outfit.
"Hmmmm..." she stood in my closet moving through each item hanging slowly making her way to the end of my selection before speaking "when was the last time you went shopping. Your closet is so outdated that it should be condemned." She grabbed and held out a grey turtle neck sweater dress with black and blue diagnol stripes on it "Was this ever in style? This looks older then I am" she turned up her nose in disgust before dropping it on the ground. "This..." she smiled reaching into the deep depths of the closet "is
. almost decent." She held up a wine red dress with a deep V neckline and sheer long puffy sleeves that cupped at the wrists. The dress wend down to right above the knees with a form fitting skirt that had a few inches of red tulle at the bottom the same material as the sleeves. I sighed and shook my head no "I could never fill that dress out right" I began "It would be way too small for me now, I only kept it because it was a gift from your sister."
She turned the dress back around and admired it. I smiled a sad smile "Its a shame I could never wear it, but it would look great on you though" her eyes lit up when I said this.
"Do you think I could try it on?" she locked at the dress then at me, then back at the dress in awe.
"Of course, if it fits its yours to keep" She smiled excitedly and rushed to the bathroom to try it on.
I sat down next to the pile of clothes Emma had deemed unfortunate and thought. Maybe it was time I did some shopping. It was only 1 in the afternoon so maybe we had time to go to a few clothes stores. I checked my bank account and decided that I could spare some money for a few new items, but for now I'd have to find something to wear. I pulled out a pair of black skinny jeans and a loose fitting yellow tank top then grabbed a jean jacket to go over it. My jacket was black with white daisies embroidered onto the sleeve cuffs and the waistline.
I decided that regular old black high top converse would be fine and as I tied my shoes Emma walked into the room.
"How do I look?" she held her right arm with her left hand and smiled timidly. She had tied her dark brown hair into a French braid and wore silver eyeliner, red lipstick, blush, and pink eyeshadow that had silver gliter at the edge of her eyes. The red dress made her hazle eyes really pop and the silver eyeliner matched her silver heels, purse, and the silver locket she wore everyday.
"You look stunning" I felt my heart flutter when I saw her at first glance "Your mother would be so happy to see the beautiful woman you turned into."
Emma beamed then spun around elegantly "Can I really keep it?"
"Yes, under one condition" I teased "We have to take me clothes shopping before our night on the town" Emma squealed with excitement.
"Well then let's get a move on and get you some swxy clothes to get some sexy guys" she giggled as she dragged me to the car grabbing our purses on the way out.