Mary and Cari wandered aimlessly through the department store. They passed the section of baby clothes and Mary shrieked in delight. She picked up a tiny pink sleeper with little yellow giraffes on the front, "isn't this precious?"
Cari asked her, "so are you and Wilson planning on having kids?"
The two had been hanging out for months now, but the relationship was still kind of awkward. They always talked about Mary's personal life. That didn't bother Mary so much; it was just the fact that they could never talk about Cari's. Mary wasn't sure if Cari trusted her enough to talk about her divorce. So Mary just avoided the subject altogether.
She smiled, "yeah I think so. I came from such a big family; I couldn't imagine a house that isn't full of kids. And I love Billy, but I do want a baby of my own."
Cari suddenly looked very sad and distant, "yeah I know what you mean"
They walked silently to the women's department. Cari suddenly snapped out of quiet mode, "so, what are we looking for exactly?"
"Well," Mary began, "I have to look absolutely perfect. I've been to these things before and these guy's little trophy wives just stand in a little huddle and rag on everyone there. So I need something that isn't too swanky, or too conservative. Not too plain, or too colorful. Not too short, or too long. Not too fancy, but not too basic . . ."
Cari interrupted her, "something like this?" she asked holding up a dress she had pulled off the rack.
"Oh my gosh," Mary gasped, "it's perfect, let's just hope it fits"
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Cari sat in the chair outside of the dressing room, filing her nails. "Mary!" she called, "how does it look?"
Mary stepped out of the dressing room, "you tell me"
The dress was long and black, strapless. The top half was cream, with black lace over the top. It had an empire waist with a side drape cascade. The ruffles had cream trim. It looked gorgeous on Mary.
"Ok, you have to get it" Cari told her
Mary smiled excitedly and walked back into the dressing room. A second later she opened the door and popped out her head, "we have to get shoes next"
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The whole way home Mary chatted about the party. Now that she had a dress, she was really excited to go.
"So where's Billy going to be?" Cari asked
Mary eyes got wide, "oh my gosh, I totally forgot! I was supposed to find a babysitter! Wilson is going to kill me"
"I'll do it" Cari said volunteering
"Oh my gosh would you?" Mary asked with a bit of relief in her voice.
Cari smiled, "of course, I don't have anything to do. And you and Wilson have been so great since I got here. It's the least I could do"
As they reached the stoplight Mary reached over and hugged her, "thank you, you're the best"
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Yes I know, there's nothing important going on in the story, but I'll get there I promise. Next chapter guaranteed plotline, hehe.
Hey I don't know if this will work, but I got the idea for Mary's dress from JCPenney, I think my description was crap so; you can look at it HERE
Reviews are better than spending a lot of money on pretty shoes. . . almost