(Aaliyah)
The doorbell rang at exactly seven o’clock, and almost instantly, the loud chime sent my heart racing.
“He’s here.” I mumbled breathlessly to Naomi as I tore the makeshift cloak she had wrapped around my shoulders so she wouldn’t ruin the dress with makeup.
She squealed excitedly as she walked towards the main door, but not before giving me a once-over that had her nodding in satisfied approval. “Yes. You look stunning, babe. He’s not going to know what hit him.”
Woah.
I had told her that this was just a casual work event, but clearly, she wasn’t convinced about my lie, especially when Jaime himself had had my outfit delivered. And as I had already noted while she worked on my face, explaining things just came across as me being defensive, and so I didn’t bother saying a wo
