Morgan's POV:-
"Is that what you're going to wear?" Mary K. asked incredulously. I threw out my hands and sighed heavily, pretending to be annoyed. She laughed and I grinned. "Come on, let's get you ready to party." I followed her with relief. If she hadn't intervened I would have turned up looking like a tramp.
Wordlessly, I pealed off my corduroys and watched as she stuffed the outfit of low slung jeans and a T-shirt, that I had been planning to wear, back into my wardrobe. She produced my long, denim skirt that I had worn to Hunter's the night before he left for Canada and pulled the slate blue shirt Aunt Eileen had given me two Christmases ago and the pale pink tank top I usually wore under it. Instinctively I reached out for them and she scurried into the bathroom to prepare her makeup.
She twisted part of my hair into a knot and secured it with a pretty clasp, which was set with a piece of bloodstone, which I had bought in Practical Magick and let the rest hang loose.
I watched with interest as she powdered my face, curled my eyelashes, brushed eye shadow onto my eyelids and finally applied a layer of lip-gloss and mascara. She continued to dab at my face until I was transformed into someone almost beautiful.
I went downstairs for dinner and blushed as I entered the dining room. "You look great, honey," said Aunt Eileen, kissing my cheek. I smiled shyly and turned to greet Paula. She handed me a present and I sat down to open it. "Are you meeting Hunter later?" Aunt Eileen asked I nodded and she wiggled her eyebrows.
She had given me a beautiful book called "How to be Different" and shrugged as I look at her questioningly. "It's an interesting book and we thought you should read it."
I looked at Mary K. who had tensed but she relaxed and finally said, "That's a really... a really nice gift." She smiled nervously and I laughed.
We were in high spirits as we ate and by the time the lights had dimmed for the cake, I was content. I had a tiny piece of cake, and then showed Eileen and Paula my other gifts. They were suitably impressed by them, and as everyone settled down for coffee, I thanked everyone and hurried out to my car. Party Time.
A/N I know the chapters are short, but I'm building up to a really long chapter!
"Is that what you're going to wear?" Mary K. asked incredulously. I threw out my hands and sighed heavily, pretending to be annoyed. She laughed and I grinned. "Come on, let's get you ready to party." I followed her with relief. If she hadn't intervened I would have turned up looking like a tramp.
Wordlessly, I pealed off my corduroys and watched as she stuffed the outfit of low slung jeans and a T-shirt, that I had been planning to wear, back into my wardrobe. She produced my long, denim skirt that I had worn to Hunter's the night before he left for Canada and pulled the slate blue shirt Aunt Eileen had given me two Christmases ago and the pale pink tank top I usually wore under it. Instinctively I reached out for them and she scurried into the bathroom to prepare her makeup.
She twisted part of my hair into a knot and secured it with a pretty clasp, which was set with a piece of bloodstone, which I had bought in Practical Magick and let the rest hang loose.
I watched with interest as she powdered my face, curled my eyelashes, brushed eye shadow onto my eyelids and finally applied a layer of lip-gloss and mascara. She continued to dab at my face until I was transformed into someone almost beautiful.
I went downstairs for dinner and blushed as I entered the dining room. "You look great, honey," said Aunt Eileen, kissing my cheek. I smiled shyly and turned to greet Paula. She handed me a present and I sat down to open it. "Are you meeting Hunter later?" Aunt Eileen asked I nodded and she wiggled her eyebrows.
She had given me a beautiful book called "How to be Different" and shrugged as I look at her questioningly. "It's an interesting book and we thought you should read it."
I looked at Mary K. who had tensed but she relaxed and finally said, "That's a really... a really nice gift." She smiled nervously and I laughed.
We were in high spirits as we ate and by the time the lights had dimmed for the cake, I was content. I had a tiny piece of cake, and then showed Eileen and Paula my other gifts. They were suitably impressed by them, and as everyone settled down for coffee, I thanked everyone and hurried out to my car. Party Time.
A/N I know the chapters are short, but I'm building up to a really long chapter!