A/N As promised, here is the chapter! I know it's short, but I will be updated another short chapter in a few hours :)
Chapter 11: Making Plans
Harper's been driving us insane for the past three hours. Lexa wasn't thrilled. At all. I have never met anyone who hates winter as much as this girl! She's lucky I love her.
"So. Tables. Square? Circles?"
"Really?" Raven asked exasperated. "Circles for sure!"
I nodded my agreement. Lexa just shrugged. "C'mon, Lex. I need your opinion."
"Circles look nicer. Plus, no corners for anyone to bump into. Hips hitting table corners are never fun."
We all chuckled. "How many times have you hurt yourself on table corners?" I asked her.
She shrugged. "Too many times to count."
"Oh Lexa," I laughed. This girl, I swear!
"Lighting?" Harper asked.
"Dim. But not too dim," Lexa was the first to speak up. You want it light enough for all the couples to be able to stare in each other's eyes in the Christmas spirit, but not bright enough that when it comes time for midnight that people are squinting and getting migraines. Plus, we know there'll be slightly drunken people, so bright light doesn't agree with them."
"Well, then," Raven laughed. We all joined her.
"Okay…food?"
"O's got it. Questioning her is lethal," Lexa pointed out.
"True."
"Drinks?"
"Leave that to O, too. Besides the punch. Non-alcoholic punch. I'm thinking a non-traditional flavor, so no fruit punch or tropical punch. Something…soft and not tangy of that makes sense. And a big punch bowl with ladle. And those cheap plastic cups that look like the real deal kinda thing. And hot chocolate. That's the classic winter drink. And don't let Octavia touch it. She'd caffeine it up!"
We all laughed again. Lexa was on a roll today!
"Okay…tablecloths?"
"Red and green. But not the bright red—that's too tacky," Lexa answered.
"For someone who doesn't like winter, you sure have a hell of a lot of ideas for this ball," I pointed out.
Lexa had a look on her face that I couldn't identify. "It has to be perfect. It just has to."
