Disclaimer: Harry, Ruth etc are owned by Kudo's. Have just borrowed for a moment.
Slow Dance
Chapter 1
The Dress
Ruth stood in the shop looking at all the dresses, she couldn't make her mind up which one to buy. The assistant had been extremely helpful at first but was now getting frustrated at her inability to choose a dress. She had tried on five different dresses and each time the assistant called Kate had said she had looked fabulous in every single one of them.
Ruth was now close to tears, she didn't want to go to the grids dinner and dance tonight but she had been told in no uncertain terms by Adam that she had to go. He had arranged for a car to pick her up at 7 o'clock and told her to be ready and waiting. She only had hour and a half till that car turned up and the panic was setting in.
She thanked the assistant and left the shop and stepped into the fresh air, she decided to head towards the bus stop and make her way home. She knew she had at least one decent dress in her wardrobe that perhaps no one would remember.
Just as she reached the bus stop she glanced in the window of a small boutique and there in the window was a dress that caught her eye. It was a black satin Chinese style dress with beautiful deep blue embroidery. It had capped sleeves, and a mandarin collar.
Ruth opened the door to the boutique and went in, it was small and intimate inside with gentle lighting. Ruth went to the dress in the window, it was exactly what she had been looking for, and she asked if she could try it on.
Fifteen minutes later she came out of the shop clutching several bags, she really had splashed out, dress, shoes and a beautiful blue pashmina. Ruth only hoped that it would be worth it.