Frank had the devil of a time keeping from knocking a few oglers into the next year. Of course, if Sasche hadn't worn such a reveling dress, things would have been a lot easier. As he escorted her through the security checkpoint, a path cleared for them. Both men's and women's heads turned as they passed by.
It didn't take long for Cody to tell everyone that Frank had arrived with Sasche. Cody was on surveillance near the door and nearly sang when they showed up. He quickly passed the info along through the earpieces that doubled as microphones too, allowing the entire team to talk to each other without having to have the mini boom mics showing. Alex and Monica craned their necks to see and Jake just hid behind a crowd of people.
"THAT's the dress she finally picked out?" Monica elbowed Alex.
"Uh huh, I told you it was to die for! Too bad you had to leave early. Wait until Jake sees her in that!" Sasche was wearing an emerald green silk dress that fit in two pieces. The skirt was slit up the front to about mid-thigh and embroidered around the hem with silver and gold threads in an elaborate yet simple design. When she walked, it trailed the ground an inch or two behind her and revealed her legs clear up to there. The bodice to the gown was a corset that laced up the front and back with emerald green silk ribbons. The entire bodice was beaded with silver beads and embroidered with silver and gold threads. It was designed so that it didn't close completely, allowing a peek of flesh between the wide ribbons. The top line of the bodice was still cut low, but where the ribbon tied together to form a soft loopy bow, the bodice formed a peak on each side. The bottom edge dipped down into a sharp point over her lower stomach and at the very bottom were two teardrop shaped pearls. The back laced together the same way the front did, but was wider apart than the front and allowed a lot more skin to peek through the ribbons. The ribbon tied into a bow at the bottom edge, two more teardrop shaped pearls dangling among the ribbon.
Jake heard them, but kept out of sight. He heard the whispers running through the crowd and Monica's oo's and ah's over the dress. He even heard Cody whimpering that he was stuck at the front door instead of in the main room where he could ogle her some more.
"Cody, shut up or I will shoot you, I am armed you know."
"Alright, alright Frank. Geesh, you'd think I'd schtooped your sister the way you're threatening me."
Sasche had to tighten her grip on Frank's arm to keep him from turning around and going back to where Cody was. While they were making the rounds of introductions, she kept her eyes peeled for Jake. The more she'd thought about it in the car on their way over, the more she knew she had to talk to him. The last two days without him had just been horrid and she wanted to apologize for slapping him the way she did. Frank hadn't mentioned Jake, leaving her to think things through on her own. He just kept looking over at her now and then and smiling that secret Frank Donovan signature 'I know a secret' smile.
Alex and Monica pushed their way through the crowd and attached themselves to Sasche's arm.
"We need to talk girlfriend!" was all Monica said as they started dragging her away from Frank. It was all Sasche could do to pick up her skirt so she didn't trip on it or rip it.
"What? Hey! Slow down you two!" She finally dug her heels in and yanked back. "WHERE is Jake? I need to talk to him as soon as I can."
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It didn't take long for Cody to tell everyone that Frank had arrived with Sasche. Cody was on surveillance near the door and nearly sang when they showed up. He quickly passed the info along through the earpieces that doubled as microphones too, allowing the entire team to talk to each other without having to have the mini boom mics showing. Alex and Monica craned their necks to see and Jake just hid behind a crowd of people.
"THAT's the dress she finally picked out?" Monica elbowed Alex.
"Uh huh, I told you it was to die for! Too bad you had to leave early. Wait until Jake sees her in that!" Sasche was wearing an emerald green silk dress that fit in two pieces. The skirt was slit up the front to about mid-thigh and embroidered around the hem with silver and gold threads in an elaborate yet simple design. When she walked, it trailed the ground an inch or two behind her and revealed her legs clear up to there. The bodice to the gown was a corset that laced up the front and back with emerald green silk ribbons. The entire bodice was beaded with silver beads and embroidered with silver and gold threads. It was designed so that it didn't close completely, allowing a peek of flesh between the wide ribbons. The top line of the bodice was still cut low, but where the ribbon tied together to form a soft loopy bow, the bodice formed a peak on each side. The bottom edge dipped down into a sharp point over her lower stomach and at the very bottom were two teardrop shaped pearls. The back laced together the same way the front did, but was wider apart than the front and allowed a lot more skin to peek through the ribbons. The ribbon tied into a bow at the bottom edge, two more teardrop shaped pearls dangling among the ribbon.
Jake heard them, but kept out of sight. He heard the whispers running through the crowd and Monica's oo's and ah's over the dress. He even heard Cody whimpering that he was stuck at the front door instead of in the main room where he could ogle her some more.
"Cody, shut up or I will shoot you, I am armed you know."
"Alright, alright Frank. Geesh, you'd think I'd schtooped your sister the way you're threatening me."
Sasche had to tighten her grip on Frank's arm to keep him from turning around and going back to where Cody was. While they were making the rounds of introductions, she kept her eyes peeled for Jake. The more she'd thought about it in the car on their way over, the more she knew she had to talk to him. The last two days without him had just been horrid and she wanted to apologize for slapping him the way she did. Frank hadn't mentioned Jake, leaving her to think things through on her own. He just kept looking over at her now and then and smiling that secret Frank Donovan signature 'I know a secret' smile.
Alex and Monica pushed their way through the crowd and attached themselves to Sasche's arm.
"We need to talk girlfriend!" was all Monica said as they started dragging her away from Frank. It was all Sasche could do to pick up her skirt so she didn't trip on it or rip it.
"What? Hey! Slow down you two!" She finally dug her heels in and yanked back. "WHERE is Jake? I need to talk to him as soon as I can."
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