Chapter 8
Bam woke up just after you on Thursday, and asked the time "8:30am sweetie" you said to him as you were getting up. You were planning to take a nice long relaxing shower before going out for the day shopping with Jessica, Ryan's girlfriend. "Bea, are you still coming to this Element dinner with me tonight?" he said groggily. You looked at him and smiled. How could you have forgotten that you were going out with him to one of the biggest skateboarding dinners of the year. "Yeah, course I am," You said "But I was planning on going shopping for the day with Jessica." "Don't worry you can still go but just make sure your back and ready by half six. Okay?" You looked at him and giggled "Okay, but what should I wear? He looked at you and his face lit up. "Bam I really hate it when you do that." You laughed "I'm going for a shower." You got up and kissed Bam on the cheek and then made your way slowly to the bathroom not realising how tired you still were.
After 20 minutes someone knocked on the door, "I'm just getting changed" you said but then you heard Bam's voice drifting through the locked door "Babe, open up I've got something for you." You walked over unlocked and opened the door "What is it Bam?" you asked as you finished putting on your makeup and started brushing your hair ready to put it up. "Here, I want you to have this" He said softly in your ear as he held out a small envelope for you take. You took the envelope and opened it, you couldn't believe your eyes. "Bam, what's this for?" You asked him, still slightly shocked at what was in the envelope. "Look there's $1000 dollars in there. Get something for tonight and get something nice for yourself, and make sure you get Jessica something too. Okay?" You stood there still in shock from what had just been said "Okay, I will I promise and Bam" you turned to him as he was walking out the door "Thank you" he grabbed you and kissed you his tongue grazing your lips asking for entrance, you gave in. How long you kissed you weren't sure but all of a sudden Raab burst into the bathroom "God can't you two keep your hands off each other for longer that 5 seconds? Actually it doesn't matter. Bea, Jessica is downstairs waiting for you. She says hurry up or you won't get as much shopping done as you could." "Thanks Raab, tell Jessica I'm on my way" You said. Just as he was walking out the door Bam shouted "By the way no we can't keep our hands off each other for longer than 5 seconds!" Raab looked around but you and Bam were just laughing, as he walked off he shook his head.
You ran back to Bam's room and grabbed your bag then ran downstairs to meet Jessica. You found her in the pirate bar waiting for you with Dunn. After saying goodbye to all the boys and to Bam you and Jessica left. You decided to take the Audi, you let Jessica drive. On the way you told her about the envelope and the money and how Bam had given it to you to get something nice for the dinner that night. "Jessica will you help me pick something for tonight that will impress Bam?" You asked her unsure what she'd say "Bea you know I will. Trust me. Between us we'll get something that will blow everyone away." "Thanks Jessica, you're a real mate." You smiled at her and then turned up the CD you had playing. After about 20 minutes Jessica parked the car and you both got out, locked the car and went straight to your favourite shop. You and Jessica shopped and shopped then you both decided it was time for lunch, so you went to your favourite place. You talked over what you should get to wear that night and decided on a nice new dress. So after lunch you left, and went to a small but very expensive shop that sold nothing but dresses. "Wow, how am I going to be able to pick between all of these?" You said to Jessica, she looked at you and laughed "Well lets get some for you to try on first then the ones you don't like we can put back" "Okay, but you pick them I want to look my best and you're an expert when it comes to shopping for me" You went to wait at the back of the store while Jessica looked around and picked up one or two. "Here" she said after about 20 minutes and handed you 10 dresses "try these on, and we'll find you the perfect one I promise." You took the dresses into the changing room and put the first one on, a rich red strapless dress that came ¾ of the way down your legs. "What'd you think?" you asked Jessica as you opened the door. "Nice, it suits you, but I don't think it would look right for tonight." You agreed with her and went back in to change into the next one. The next 5 dresses were the same as the first one, the next two just didn't suit you, the ninth dress looked stunning but was a little over the top.
You put on the finale dress thinking that is this didn't look right then you were going to give up and not go tonight. "Are you ready yet?" Jessica said through the door, you slid back the lock and stepped out. Jessica looked as if she was looking at a princess "you look fantastic" she said and you turned around and looked in the mirror, 'Jessica's right' you said to yourself, you did look fantastic. You were wearing a black silk, halter neck dress, with real diamonds down the V at the front, the back came half way up yours and it fell like the first dress you tried on ¾ of the way down your legs. "This is the one" you said to Jessica who agreed. "Bea, do you have any shoes or jewellery to go with that?" she asked after you had paid for it and were walking back to the car "No I haven't" you said and your smile faded a little. "Come on we'll get you a pair of shoes and some beautiful jewellery and then we'll head home. Okay?" "Okay but we don't have long I've got to be home and ready in 2 hours." You both walked into a shoe shop and split up to look for the perfect pair to go with your new dress, after about 10 minutes you found them. A black pair that tied around the ankles with silk ribbon and had one medium strip of silk over the top to keep them in place. You rushed and found Jessica and showed them to her "they're perfect" she said, so you rushed to the counter and paid for them. You both rushed out the show and ran up the road the jewellery shop.
You and Jessica didn't even have to spilt up to find the perfect set to go with any outfit. You went to the counter and asked the jeweller to get the set out for you. As he was rapping the box it was in you pulled out what was left of the money that Bam had given you and placed it on the counter. The man gave the jewellery to you and said "There is no need to pay mad' am as that set is already paid for under a different name for you." You look at Jessica and then back to the jeweller and said "Can you tell me who please?" "I'm sorry I was asked not to tell you but I was told to tell you that you should wear it tonight. If that means anything to you." You looked at Jessica unable to speak, you said thank you to the jeweller and left the shop. "you know who brought it for you, don't you?" Jessica asked you once you were both in the car on the way back to Castle Bam. "No I don't, but I think it might have been Bam, he hinted that he'd got me something to wear for tonight a couple of days ago." You both sat in near silence on the drive back, and by the time you got out of the car it was 6pm. "I'm never gonna be ready in time" you said to Jessica as you both ran into the house and up the stairs without saying hi to any of the boys that were sitting in the living room. "you will be don't worry. I'll do your hair, while you do your make up and then we can slip you dress on and add the finishing touches." You both rushed around trying to make everything perfect.
Jessica was curling you hair you were putting on your makeup and watching the clock. You were just about ready when there was a knock on the door and it opened. It was the boys but Bam wasn't with them. "Done, here just this to put on" and she handed the jewellery set to you to put on while she put your curling tongs away. As your were putting on the bracelet you asked the boys where Bam was "he's downstairs finishing off his hair, he said he'd meet you down there." Dico said "Bea you look fantastic" said Dunn, and all the boys agreed. You took one last look in the mirror and made sure everything was perfect, then grabbed your bag and shawl and headed downstairs. "Hang on" said Raab "let us go ahead and make sure Bam is waiting if he is I'll come and get you. Okay?" "Okay" you said "but Raab don't tell him what I look, any of you I want his reaction not what you've told him." Raab looked at you then kissed your cheek "Okay we promise not to say a word about how you look. Promise, but you do look stunning." You smiled and waited for Raab to return. After what felt like ages he came back and lead you towards the stairs, he went first so that Bam wouldn't see you until you reached the bottom where everyone was waiting. You reached the bottom and Raab moved from in front of you so you were face to face with Bam. "what do you think?" you asked him trying to read the expression on his face. "I think you look fantastic" he said softly and kissed your cheek. You smiled and started walking towards the door when you remembered something "Jessica, Bam told me this morning to get you something really nice with the money he gave me, but I totally forgot." "Don't worry about it Bea just go and enjoy yourself" "No" you said "look there's still about $250 dollars in the envelope on my bed, take it and spend it on something for you. And don't argue, Okay?" Jessica looked at you then said "Okay, thanks Bea, now go!" You laughed and made you way outside with Bam to find a limo waiting for you both.
