Beth looked at the gown it was a gorgeous silk gown with an empire waist and pearl and crystal beading on the bodice. It was a lime green but had an almost gold iridescent quality.
She couldn't resist. "Alright." They went in the shop and she put it on. The shop owner had to supply her with a strapless bra and an appropriate petticoat. But aside from being a little loose in the bust the dress looked absolutely amazing on her. She moved out so she could look at it in a mirror and so Harry could see her.
"You look amazing Beth." Harry said with a tone of wonder in his voice.
"I do, don't I." She looked in the mirror. "Harry find the tag. If it's less than $1800 I think I'll get it."
Harry found the tag it read $2500. "It's $2500."
"Pity." Beth longingly stroked the dresses skirt. "Oh well." She headed back to the dressing room.
Harry made up his mind in that instant. Sirius had long ago supplied him with a debit card he seldom brought it out of his wallet but he decided Beth deserved that dress. He went to the counter. "Excuse me, I want to purchase that dress for my friend and all the underclothes to go with it." He noticed in the display case a tiara that looked like a delicate wreath of flowers made of gold, pearls and crystals, there was also a bunch of small claw clasp flower clips that seemed to match. "Also that tiara and twenty of those clips."
The shopkeeper gave him a disbelieving look; so he whipped out his wallet and his platinum debit card. The shopkeeper's eyebrows rose to her hairline but she quickly tallied the requested items and ran the card. Harry input his pin, keeping one eye peeled for Beth. The shop owner was even more shocked when the transaction went through. Harry said "I want you to deliver everything to Palau Pacific Resort Room 215." He gave the shop keeper $30 to comply with his wishes.
Harry had a plan. He was certain that Sirius was more interested in Beth than any woman he had ever met. If Sirius saw her in that dress he would never let Beth go; Harry was sure of that. The Resort had a special romantic dinner on the beach he'd seen it advertised in the lobby. He would book that dinner for the two of them and claim to be fighting a cold that would make the two of them be alone together and then...
Beth came out of the dressing room once again in her shorts and camp shirt. They left and headed back to the photo shop. The last stop of the day was the surf shop. Harry picked out a new board. It was bigger than his old one but he figured he'd grow into it. The surf shops owner was a little surprised as was Beth, when Harry once again pulled out his debit card to pay for the new surfboard.
Sirius was sleeping and his fever had broken when they returned to the resort. Harry told Beth,"Thanks for taking me shopping Beth. Sirius and I are going to watch a movie tonight and keep it low key and have room service deliver want to join us?"
"Not tonight Harry. I think Sirius would prefer to be miserable in private."
Later after dinner when Sirius fell asleep Harry called the concierge desk.
"Hello, this is Harry Potter in 215, I wanted to inquire about the King and Queen Dinner."
"Yes Mr. Potter."
"How far in advance do you need to make a reservation?"
"Two days. Would you like to make a reservation?"
"Yes please. In two days."
"Alright a reservation in the name of Potter.."
"Black."
"Alright. A reservation in the name of Black in two days. You're in luck no one else has made a reservation for that evening."
"Thank you I'll be by to pay for it in advance tomorrow."
The next day Harry decided to go all out. He used the computers to print invitations to both Sirius and Beth that would make them think the other sent them he left them unsigned so as to avoid an actual lie. He also printed a sheet so Beth would think she won an additional spa day so she would be at her most relaxed and beautiful tomorrow evening. When the box from the dress shop came he took the tiara and clips out.
Then he arranged for the box containing the dress to be delivered to Beth's room the following day while she would be busy at the spa. He arranged for her to have their Milky Way Escape package, a facial, a manicure and a pedicure he then made arrangements for a hair styling appointment at the hair salon he showed the hairstylist a picture of Beth then the tiara and clips and asked her to come up with something, leaving the accessories with her.
He paid for all the appointments in advance and gave generous tips. He arranged for Sirius' tux to be pressed and delivered back to the room that afternoon. Sirius had packed it on principle but hadn't used it the entire trip.
He arranged for the invites to dinner to be delivered around eight forty five that evening, and Beth's spa day at lunch today. He hustled back to get to the room before Sirius made it back from his therapeutic workout in the fitness room. He would use the time tomorrow night to do the work he was supposed to do today, while he was plotting instead.
At lunch Beth was delighted by her "free" spa package. Sirius teased her about being vain and she paid him back by pushing him out of the boat on their fishing excursion that day.
That night Harry asked Sirius, "Sirius what do you think of Beth?"while Sirius tucked him into bed.
"I think she's...wonderful. She's witty, intelligent, caring, sensitive, beautiful. She has a great sense of humor but knows when to be no nonsense. I think she's special, Harry."
"Do you think you might ever want to marry her?"
Sirius was startled by the question. "I don't know. I hadn't thought about it. How would you feel about it?"
"I think I'd like that. Goodnight."
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