Lucy is humming to herself as her slender fingers massages my scalp spreading shampoo deeper into my roots. I lay still in the warm water, my eyes are closed as I wait patiently for her to finish. The wind blows through the open window and sends a shiver up my spine; the heavenly scent of lavender wafts through the room. My eyes still closed, I start to daydream about Maxon. I imagine running my hands through his beautiful milky brown hair. I wish I could hold him and feel the warmth of his skin, only to hear his heartbeat while my head leans against his chest.
"Don't fall asleep on me America" I open my eyes, back in my bathroom. Lucy is wrapping my hair into a towel, the bath water is no longer warm and starts to get uncomfortably cold.
"Oh I'm so sorry Luce" I groaned as she helped my out of the tub.
"Dreaming of Maxon" she teases. My cheeks redden in response. She laughs again as she hands me a robe, "Good thing you're seeing him soon, you two can't be separated for more than 10 minutes" she rolls her eyes in a playful way. Although it is true, we are inseparable. The last 2 months Maxon has been away in Europe due to business matters in Paris, and with each passing day I miss him more than the last. Tonight, after waiting to long, I get to see him. I imagine me leaping into his arms as Lucy sits me in chair. A soft knock is heard against the door and in pops Marlee. She smiles at me. "Getting pampered as usual mer" I managed to glare at her while Lucy is smearing some mask across my face.
"Good to see you too mar." She glides over to sit next to me, and plops down flipping pages of a magazine. It seems more like three teenagers hanging out than a queen with her ladies in waiting.
After a few hours of giggling with Marlee and Lucy fussing over my face till I look presentable, she rushes to get my dress. While she's out I sneak a peek at my reflection: she has my hair pulled back into a loose almost messy bun leaving single strands to frame my face. I have very little makeup on, but my face seems to glow with the small amount that was there. I tilted my head to one side admiring the shine on my cheeks and nose, the faint color of blush popping underneath. My lips have a faint gloss coating them, and I open and close my eyes watching my eyelashes flutter. Lucy barges in the bathroom snapping my attention away from the mirror. She holds up an elegant forest green dress. Eagerly I rush to slip it on, letting the cool silky fabric run over my body. Once I hear the zipper stop, I take a look in the mirror. The straps cuts in to form a small V shape in the front while in the back I feel the wind blow against my bare skin. I turn around and see that my back is totally exposed and the fabric comes up to the small of my back barely covering what's below. The rest of the dress hungs my curves and flows to the floor leaving a small trail.
"His car should be pulling in soon" Marlee sings while dragging me out of the room. I let her pull me through my room and away from the mirror leaving Lucy behind. She leads me done the halls to the front entrance. We pass guards and maids who stop to stare at the two girls basically running around the castle. We come to a halt at the big double doors that lead to the entrance steps. My heart starts hammering, in the distance I hear a car pull into the gravel driveway. I pictured this moment so many times in my head over the past month, but now that I was facing it head on all those visions disappeared and I was only able to focus on my breathing. Marlee opens the door and pushes me outside without any warning. I hear the door shut behind me and her footsteps fading. The retreating sun blinds me as colors of orange and yellow flash. I look around desperately searching for the car, his car. I find it already parked in front of the stairs and a gorgeous man is grinning up at me. It's like my heart stopped all together bringing my whole body to a standstill with it.