Chapter Twenty-Eight: It's only Dinner, Right?
"Mrs. Annabeth? Do you think I'm being to... nervous about this?" Lexi asked looking back at the cat, "I mean, it's only dinner right?"
"Well, m' Lady," Mrs. Annabeth said flipping through the dresses that lined the inner part of Lexis bureau. "T'e Master had made it 'ery clear 'at 'is dinna is special, and 'ere is da fact 'at he said to 'ere mo'e formal attire." Mrs. Annabeth looked up at Lexi, "So, no. I ain't be thinkin' y' ove' reactin'."
"And he actually asked me to dinner."Lexi gave her a small smile before looking back at her reflection in the mirror as she held up a yellow and black dress, "What do you think of this one?"
"Mommy looks like a bumble bee!" Tessa giggled as she rolled a little on the bed. Lexi gave the child a amused glance.
"Thanks for that."
"Ah, but da child be right." Mrs. Annabeth also slightly chuckled as she took the dress from Lexis hands and placed it back in the bureau. She shifted through several others before pulling out another one, "How 'bout 'is one?"
Lexi made a face, "It's a little high. That would barley cover the upper part of my thigh and the neck line 's a little low, too, don't you think? I don't even have a lot to show off." Lexi replied muttering the last bit to her self. Lexi gave a sigh, "We're looking for formal not slut."
"What's a Slut?"
Lexi looked at Tessa, then to Mrs. Annabeth, before back at the child, "...Nothing, just forget I said that."
Mrs. Annabeth put it back, then the plump woman placed her hands on her hips as she stared into the line of dresses. It was like she was waiting for the perfect dress to just show it's self; and it seemed to just that.
"Ah!" She pulled out another one. This one being much less revealing then the previous and not so gawd awful as the yellow. "What do y' 'ay ta dis one?"
Lexi walked over and gave it a good looking at. It had a Greek feel to it. There was two pink straps that tied around the neck. It was mostly white with a black sash around the middle and a red draping effect. Sown into the side was a few fake blue flowers and gold tassels. There where arms that reviled the shoulders but cover the arms and hands.
Lexi held it up to herself and looked at her reflection before looking back to Mrs. Annabeth and Tessa, "Well? What do you two think?"
"Beautiful m' Lady, Beautiful."
"Mommy's pretty."
Lexi smiled at her reflection again, "This one then. I'll where this one tonight."
"'en if 'at's settled den I'll be getten da 'ittle one ta bed, check up on da boys an' den be back ta help y' 'et ready." Mrs. Annabeth said as she walked over to Tessa and picked her up.
Tessa groaned, "But I'm hungry!"
"Oh non of dat 'ow, you 'ad yo' dinna less den an hour ago."
Tessa slumped in the cats arms then leaned over to look at Lexi, "But I want to satay up with mommy and daddy. I want to be apart of the special dinner!"
Lexi felt a soft smile grace her lips as she walked over and ran her fingers through the child hair, "I'm sorry baby, but tonight's dinner is only for Daddy and me, but I promise we'll do something special with you soon. Okay?"
Tessa looked down a moment thinking it over before looking back up, "Okay." She lifted her arms up, "Nighty night, Mama."
Lexi hugged the babe, "Nighty night, Tessa. I love you."
"Love you, too." Tessa looked at Mrs. Annabeth, "Story?"
"Alright, but o'ly one. I got stuff ta be doin'." She replied.
"Thank you Mrs. Annabeth." Lexi called as the feline walked out of the room with the child in hand.
"'ot a problem M' Lady. Ifen you want ta be washin' befo' dinna, best be getten to it."
Lexi nodded as the door shut, and looked at the dress still in her hands. She gently laid it down on the bed, using her palm to iron out any wrinkles, before heading to the bathroom. A towel and robe hung from a couple of hooks on the wall. The room was chilly, so Lexi undressed quickly before getting into the shower. Allowing the warm water to rush over her.
As she started to wash her hair, besides realizing her hair had gotten quite long compared to how she usually kept it as it was now able to cup around her head, she started thinking. She was never one for singing in the shower. A little fact that could surprise many who knew her and her love for music. No, she did a lot of thinking when she bathed. This time being no exception as her thoughts began to wander to what the rest of the night was going to be like.
'I wonder why I feel so nervous?' she thought to herself 'We have dinner together every night, so it's not like that's something new. I guess it was the way he asked, because he was nervous. But why would he be nervous? It's only dinner, right? Yet he asked for it to be formal, and that Tessa be in bed.'
Lexi paused long enough in her musings to rinse out the shampoo from her hair before thinking out loud, "Maybe it's not just dinner."
Sorry this chapter it a little short
Lexis dress can be seen at → Siamese712. Deviantart .com/art/Say-Yes-To-The-Dress-195084385? (with out the spaces)
