The story of the gowns I made up. If such gowns existed believe me I'd have
them. ;)
Chapter 13
Frank's mother and Elaina's friend Magdalene arrived as Alex and Carlos were leaving the room. "Momma D, Maggie, come join the party. Everyone, this is Francesca Donovan and this is Magdalene a very good friend from Laurel. Francesca, Maggie this is Monica, Sabrina and the young lady you passed in the hall was Alex," Elaina introduced them.
"Nice to meet all of you. I see little Sarah has grown a bit, since I saw her last," Francesca said, seeing Sarah cling to her Momma.
"I'm afraid she doesn't remember you, after all she was just a few months old when you met. Sweetie, this is Daddy's Momma, your Grandma Donovan."
"Grandma?" she questioned, looking at her.
"Yes Sarah, I am your other grandma," Francesca said.
"Ok." Sarah reached out to be held by her new grandma.
"Ladies, if you wouldn't mind. I need to talk to Maggie and Sab, alone. It'll be just a few minutes. We'll just go to Sarah's room. Be back in a few." Elaina said to them, as she took Sab and Maggie out of the room.
"Maggie, Sabrina is the young lady I told you about," Elaina explained to her as they went in Sarah's room.
"Oh the lady with the red gown. Does she know the meaning of it?" Maggie asked.
"Meaning of the gown?" Sab was surprised it had a meaning.
"No and I really prefer she didn't." Elaina knew what her reaction would be.
"Why not? Why don't you want me to know?" Sab wondered why she was being kept in the dark about it.
"It might upset you to know that particular meaning. Not that I believe it," Elaina told her.
"Nonsense. It just means Fertility.
" Oh..." Sab replied looking away. It suddenly dawned on her as to what she said.
"Sab, don't think anything about it. She only thinks that, because I conceived Sarah the first night I wore it. It was only a coincidence," Elaina quickly explained.
"What?! Why didn't you tell me that?" Sab asked, a bit shocked thinking she could get pregnant because of it.
"See Maggie! That's why I didn't want her to know. I knew she'd react this way," Elaina said.
"She's right, Darling. I put meaning to the gowns and robes, after the ladies tell me about their lover's reactions and the nights they have," Maggie explained hoping to put her at ease.
"Great...now if I'm late this time, I'll know why," Sab said, sitting down on a chair in the room.
"Don't you take birth control pills? Cody should protect you, too, even if you are," Elaina said.
"Elaina! You're sounding like her mother, not her friend," Maggie scolded her.
"Actually, I'm not taking anything right now," Sab confessed.
"Don't worry, Darling. I don't see any children in the near future for you," Maggie said, confidently.
"But how are you so sure?" Sab asked.
"Maggie is part gypsy, she can predict certain things," Elaina explained to her.
"Yes dear, I am rarely wrong," Maggie boasted.
"Wow! So how long until you think I'd have a kid? Sab asked, curiously.
"Let me see. I see one child coming to you in about a year and a few months. But there's something troubling you isn't there?" Maggie asked.
"Yeah." Sab replied, looking away.
"I see you're confused about your lover's past. But I see a bright future for the two of you," Maggie told her.
"Your right about the confusion. But I don't know about the future. Lately, I've been pushing him away. I don't know if he still cares for me, in the same way he did before this stuff happened." Sab had a sad tone to her voice.
"I think you'll have your answers very soon," Maggie told her.
"Ok enough of this. What about my future see anything good in it?" Elaina was curious.
Sab giggled at her. "This I gotta hear."
"I see a lot of love in the next few days." Maggie smiled.
"Duh, I'm going on my honeymoon." Elaina laughed.
"So, it's a given. But I also see danger for you, too. You should be very careful," Maggie warned her.
"Are you sure its for her and not Frank? Coz he's been getting into trouble lately," Sab joked.
"I see it for them both," Maggie told Sab.
"Maggie, get real. You know our line of work, we constantly work in dangerous situations," Elaina reminded her.
"This will happen on your honeymoon, I'm sure of it," Maggie insisted.
"Yeah right, maybe it is more for Frank. He'll do something and I'll kill him," Elaina joked.
"Wouldn't be a first," Sab said under her breath
Elaina heard Sab and stared at her. "Listen, I'll be careful on my honeymoon. We'll stay in the house the whole time, if that will make you happy. I know it will make Frank and me, very happy." Elaina smiled.
"Ok...more info then what I wanted to know," Sab said.
"Ok, let's change the subject. I need a special gown for the honeymoon. Do you have anything for me?" Elaina asked Maggie.
"Yes, I brought something for you. I have it at the hotel. You can pick it up tomorrow. I have a few finishing touches to do yet. The color is Magenta the color I use for love."
"Well that one is appropriate enough. Sab you want one?"
"It wouldn't get much use for a while," Sab sounded depressed.
"Think positive," Elaina encouraged her.
"As much as I want to believe Maggie. I don't think things between Cody and me are going to get better for a while. I want it to, but it's hard to think positive."
"Ok then. I'll just give you Maggie's phone number and when you find out she's right, you can call her and apologize for not believing her."
"Alright." Sab was a little cheerier. "I'm curious about the gowns though. What are the meanings of all of the gowns?" she asked.
"As I said, Magenta is for love, Black is for mystery; every woman needs to be mysterious now and then, Maggie said smiling. "Light pink is for flirting, White is for seduction. Those are the only colors I have meaning for but I'm working on others."
"We better get back before the girls think I slipped down to be with Frank," Elaina said looking at the time. "That isn't such a bad idea." Elaina walked out of the room quickly.
"Oh no you don't! You're going right back in your bedroom." Sab pulled her in the door.
"Can't blame the girl for trying," Maggie said, laughing.
Chapter 13
Frank's mother and Elaina's friend Magdalene arrived as Alex and Carlos were leaving the room. "Momma D, Maggie, come join the party. Everyone, this is Francesca Donovan and this is Magdalene a very good friend from Laurel. Francesca, Maggie this is Monica, Sabrina and the young lady you passed in the hall was Alex," Elaina introduced them.
"Nice to meet all of you. I see little Sarah has grown a bit, since I saw her last," Francesca said, seeing Sarah cling to her Momma.
"I'm afraid she doesn't remember you, after all she was just a few months old when you met. Sweetie, this is Daddy's Momma, your Grandma Donovan."
"Grandma?" she questioned, looking at her.
"Yes Sarah, I am your other grandma," Francesca said.
"Ok." Sarah reached out to be held by her new grandma.
"Ladies, if you wouldn't mind. I need to talk to Maggie and Sab, alone. It'll be just a few minutes. We'll just go to Sarah's room. Be back in a few." Elaina said to them, as she took Sab and Maggie out of the room.
"Maggie, Sabrina is the young lady I told you about," Elaina explained to her as they went in Sarah's room.
"Oh the lady with the red gown. Does she know the meaning of it?" Maggie asked.
"Meaning of the gown?" Sab was surprised it had a meaning.
"No and I really prefer she didn't." Elaina knew what her reaction would be.
"Why not? Why don't you want me to know?" Sab wondered why she was being kept in the dark about it.
"It might upset you to know that particular meaning. Not that I believe it," Elaina told her.
"Nonsense. It just means Fertility.
" Oh..." Sab replied looking away. It suddenly dawned on her as to what she said.
"Sab, don't think anything about it. She only thinks that, because I conceived Sarah the first night I wore it. It was only a coincidence," Elaina quickly explained.
"What?! Why didn't you tell me that?" Sab asked, a bit shocked thinking she could get pregnant because of it.
"See Maggie! That's why I didn't want her to know. I knew she'd react this way," Elaina said.
"She's right, Darling. I put meaning to the gowns and robes, after the ladies tell me about their lover's reactions and the nights they have," Maggie explained hoping to put her at ease.
"Great...now if I'm late this time, I'll know why," Sab said, sitting down on a chair in the room.
"Don't you take birth control pills? Cody should protect you, too, even if you are," Elaina said.
"Elaina! You're sounding like her mother, not her friend," Maggie scolded her.
"Actually, I'm not taking anything right now," Sab confessed.
"Don't worry, Darling. I don't see any children in the near future for you," Maggie said, confidently.
"But how are you so sure?" Sab asked.
"Maggie is part gypsy, she can predict certain things," Elaina explained to her.
"Yes dear, I am rarely wrong," Maggie boasted.
"Wow! So how long until you think I'd have a kid? Sab asked, curiously.
"Let me see. I see one child coming to you in about a year and a few months. But there's something troubling you isn't there?" Maggie asked.
"Yeah." Sab replied, looking away.
"I see you're confused about your lover's past. But I see a bright future for the two of you," Maggie told her.
"Your right about the confusion. But I don't know about the future. Lately, I've been pushing him away. I don't know if he still cares for me, in the same way he did before this stuff happened." Sab had a sad tone to her voice.
"I think you'll have your answers very soon," Maggie told her.
"Ok enough of this. What about my future see anything good in it?" Elaina was curious.
Sab giggled at her. "This I gotta hear."
"I see a lot of love in the next few days." Maggie smiled.
"Duh, I'm going on my honeymoon." Elaina laughed.
"So, it's a given. But I also see danger for you, too. You should be very careful," Maggie warned her.
"Are you sure its for her and not Frank? Coz he's been getting into trouble lately," Sab joked.
"I see it for them both," Maggie told Sab.
"Maggie, get real. You know our line of work, we constantly work in dangerous situations," Elaina reminded her.
"This will happen on your honeymoon, I'm sure of it," Maggie insisted.
"Yeah right, maybe it is more for Frank. He'll do something and I'll kill him," Elaina joked.
"Wouldn't be a first," Sab said under her breath
Elaina heard Sab and stared at her. "Listen, I'll be careful on my honeymoon. We'll stay in the house the whole time, if that will make you happy. I know it will make Frank and me, very happy." Elaina smiled.
"Ok...more info then what I wanted to know," Sab said.
"Ok, let's change the subject. I need a special gown for the honeymoon. Do you have anything for me?" Elaina asked Maggie.
"Yes, I brought something for you. I have it at the hotel. You can pick it up tomorrow. I have a few finishing touches to do yet. The color is Magenta the color I use for love."
"Well that one is appropriate enough. Sab you want one?"
"It wouldn't get much use for a while," Sab sounded depressed.
"Think positive," Elaina encouraged her.
"As much as I want to believe Maggie. I don't think things between Cody and me are going to get better for a while. I want it to, but it's hard to think positive."
"Ok then. I'll just give you Maggie's phone number and when you find out she's right, you can call her and apologize for not believing her."
"Alright." Sab was a little cheerier. "I'm curious about the gowns though. What are the meanings of all of the gowns?" she asked.
"As I said, Magenta is for love, Black is for mystery; every woman needs to be mysterious now and then, Maggie said smiling. "Light pink is for flirting, White is for seduction. Those are the only colors I have meaning for but I'm working on others."
"We better get back before the girls think I slipped down to be with Frank," Elaina said looking at the time. "That isn't such a bad idea." Elaina walked out of the room quickly.
"Oh no you don't! You're going right back in your bedroom." Sab pulled her in the door.
"Can't blame the girl for trying," Maggie said, laughing.
