happened.” Ally could feel the panic swelling within, threatening to consume her.
“If you want to tell me I will listen but if not I won’t push it.” She paused, “If there was something that I needed to know you would tell me though, wouldn’t you?”
Ally snapped out of herself, aware that she was probably freaking her grandmother out. “Yeah of course, I’m sorry Gran. I didn’t mean to worry you I was just caught off guard.”
“That’s ok sweetie. Just know I’m here for you.”
Ally didn’t know what she would do without her Gran, she was so accepting of everything. “Thank you.”
“Now, go have that bath and get ready.” Adele smiled and headed for the door calling over her shoulder “And wear your hair down, curled towards the bottom and down. I think it will complement the dress perfectly.”
“Oh, let me guess, he likes girls with long dark hair falling freely,” Ally quipped.
“Perhaps, try it and see what happens,” Adele said mysteriously as she left.
Running her hands through her hair she went to the bathroom and turned on the water. It’s just a coincidence she thought, but look what happened last time I went with that theory…
She went back out to the bedroom and laid the dress on her bed then spotted Coco, her little cavalier dozing away on her pillow. On seeing her puppy, she changed her mind and decided to hang the dress over the door. Ally loved her baby girl but she could not be trusted with clothes. It seemed that dogs found clothes a wonderful sleeping place. The newer and cleaner, the more desirable it became to Coco.
Chapter Five
A N HOUR LATER, A LESSANDRA EMERGED FROM her room, looking nothing short of a goddess in search of her god. Her long raven locks fell half way down her back with the curls beginning near her shoulders. The dress looked as though she had been poured into it and it gave her the confidence boost she needed for tonight.
Alessandra felt beautiful. She had decided on a smoky eye shadow to bring her vivid green eyes further into focus and scarlet lip gloss to match the dress. It was an ethereal otherworldly effect that she had mastered. For some reason she was drawn to it and it felt right to look this way. She felt more graceful, her posture had straightened, and something else she couldn’t put her finger on had changed.
“It couldn’t all be the dress…Could it?” She thought aloud as she left her room.
Descending the steps with the grace and stealth of a jungle cat, she felt her senses were more alert tonight. These balls always seemed to have a magical effect on her but never before had she felt like this.
At the end of the stairs, she made her way to the kitchen and found Adele and Kat sitting at the table in their ball gowns. Kat was in an elaborate jade green silk creation in a similar style to hers that made her blue eyes sparkle and her auburn hair shine. She had naturally curly hair that had been pulled and twisted up loosely on top of her head. Adele was in a deep violet ball gown that matched her eyes perfectly with her long dark hair pulled up in an extravagant creation and she had a matching violet mask. They both had a stunning natural look and they were engrossed in deep conversation. It appeared the ladies were also knee deep in scheming something that involved her.
“What are you both up to?” Ally asked. They both visibly jumped. “Bit skittish ladies. What mischief are you planning?” Ally was smirking with clear enjoyment.
Kat jumped up from the table threw her arms around Ally. “You look incredible, Ally!”
“Thanks, you look gorgeous too.”
Kat blushed. “Thanks. Adele said there someone she wanted me to meet so I made an extra effort.”
“Well you look amazing. He is a very lucky man.”
Adele shared a look with her granddaughter. “You look breathtaking Alessandra.” Her eyes had misted over with unshed tears.
Now it was Ally’s turn to blush. “Thank you. It’s the dress.”
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