27. The Dress

Elise went around to a few local to stores. She always loved picking up original pieces. She returned to the loft with several bags. She punched in the code to the garage and went up in the service elevator. Once she arrived at the top, she went straight up to the bedroom and began to unpack her things.

Her phone started to vibrate, and she picked it up without checking the number. “Hello.”

“Hi, this is Mary, from Magnolia house.”

“Oh yes, hi Mary.”

“You didn’t show up for work. I wanted to see if you were okay, and see if you were still coming in tomorrow.”

“Oh, I am so sorry. It completely slipped my mind, with everything going on. I got completely distracted with my house being under construction and family drama on top of that. I promise though, no more distractions, I will be there tomorrow.”

“Okay thanks for letting me know. See you tomorrow.”

“Yes, thanks bye.” Elise felt bad for missing work. She had never missed a day without giving notice of it. That is probably why Mary had not been more upset about her missing her shift. Elise continued putting her clothes away in Levi’s closet. Then her phone rang again.

“Hello” she said into the phone.

It was Levi. “Hey, I should be there soon. How about we go grab dinner and then we can head to the party.”

“Sounds good with me.”

“Alright then see you soon.”

“Okay bye.” the phone clicked off.

She walked to the bathroom and started the shower. In no time at all she was clean and standing in a towel in front of the mirror. She was trying to decide how she wanted her hair for the evening. She finally decided that it would look best up in the dress she would be wearing. So, wasting no time she went to work.

Once she was satisfied with her soft bun, she went to the closet. She let the towel slip off her body as stepped into the dress. She pulled the boddess up over her hips and then looped her arms through the straps. She decided to pass on wearing any underwear. She didn’t want any lines showing through the dress.

She walked over and sat down on the bed. Then she opened a box she had left there. Inside was a set of heals she had chosen to complete her outfit. As she slipped into them, she heard the door open in the living room. That was Levi. She got up and looked one more time in the full-length mirror to be sure she was satisfied with how she looked.

Levi heard her coming down the stairs into the living room and he turned to see her. He was starstruck. She was in a floor length black satin dress that hugged her hips, showing off her small waist, and then rising up to cup her breasts. The cloth folded gently between the straps of her dress to reveal a hint of cleavage.

As she reached the bottom of the stairs, he could see a slit running up one side revealing her long tone legs. She was wearing black strappy heals on her feet. The straps wove back and forth from her toes up to her mid-calf. Like a sexy pair of Greek sandals. Her hair was up, accept for two long strands on either side, framing her flawless skin. The black against her alabaster skin made her blue eyes pop.

She had taken his breath away. She was similarly impressed with what he was wearing. He had on tailored black pants and a white dress shirt with a black tie. Over that he was wearing a black vest, and to top it off a black tailored suit jacket to match his pants. The suit seemed to accentuate his muscular frame.

His chiseled face was clean shaven, and his Viking styled hair trailed behind his back. He offered her his arm. Which she took.

“I don’t think I can ride on the bike in this dress. "Elise said.

“I didn’t except you to. Come on my car is outside.”

They walked arm in arm from the building. When they reached the car, he opened the door for her. As he helped her down into the passenger seat Levi leaned in close and said, “I was hoping you would choose black.”