"I told you to try on the red dress, red drives men crazy."
Monica said as she sat down on one of the arm chairs in front of the dressing room's mirrors.
Ana looked at her reflection in the three way mirror and placed her hands on her hips, slowly turning to see if every inch of the dress looked as good on her as it did on the rack.
She still was unsure about something...but couldn't place her finger on it.
"Maybe I need something with an open back?" She asked Monica as she turned around for what seemed like the tenth time.
Monica half heard her since she was putting on a fresh coat of ruby red lipstick on her full shaded lips and checking if her eyeliner had ran.
For the past hour or so, Ana and Monica had hidden out in Gaylen Ross, while everyone else was either working on the buses bellow, or taking a break on the roof top.
Most of them had choose the roof top.
But Ana found herself bord, as she watched the others play volleyball or watch Andy target shoot on the zombies bellow. It seemed as if the day had been dragging on and everyone was far to busy with their own fun to just sit back and relax with her.
She thought about joining Michael down in the parking garage to help with the buses, but her hopes were crushed when she found out CJ was going to help him out instead.
She knew Michael wanted her to go with him, but she felt like they couldn't be themeless with CJ breathing down their necks the whole time.
So she found herself laying out on one of the lawn chairs and trying to take in some nice warm summer sun before everyone packed in for lunch.
But her rest was cut short when Monica tugged on her arm and asked if she wanted to walk around and "window," shop downstairs.
Ana thought this was funny since first of all...you didn't shop, you just took the stuff you needed, and second no one had really taken the time to just go in and out of stores as if it was still open and you were just looking around...seeing the fastest way to blow your first pay check.
But Ana shrugged and said sure, since she seemed to be growing closer to Monica as a friend and needed some time away from the others as they hooted and laughed each time Andy blew off another head.
Now the two of them had exploring the huge department store and trying on just about every dress they couldn't afford two months earlier.
The two walked in and out of the dressing rooms and modeled the dresses for each other. Ana picked the classy 50's styled ones...while Monica picked the ones that didn't leave much to the imagination.
But all and all they seemed to be having a good time, just being girls and felt more at ease to talk.
Monica talked about how if this thing never happened she had an interview for this movie called "Killer slugs attack collage teens." She said she had a really good feeling about it, and just her luck it could have been the next Psycho.
Ana smiled and listened about her favorite movies and clothing lines and most of all her sex life.
Monica had dated some real jerks in her lifetime...all seemed the same in her eyes, they screwed her and then left her to rot...much like everyone else in the world.
Ana then started to talk a little, she didn't mention Luis, but talked about her childhood and how she always wanted to be a nurse ever since she had been little.
Both shared some laughs and even some make up tips as they styled each other's hair and switched shoes faster then the speed of light.
For once Ana felt relaxed.
Monica jumped up and started going through some racks, The two of them had been on the hunt for mink coats ever since they entered the store...so far no luck.
"Oh!" Monica squealed with delight across the store.
Ana turned around and scanned the never ending maze of clothes.
"What is it?"
Monica came running over towards her with a huge pile of dresses that all looked the same...once Ana got close enough she knew what they were.
"Wedding dresses!" Monica laughed and laid them all out.
The thought about wedding dresses made Ana sad inside.
Her wedding had been very beautiful and one of the happiest days of her life, Her dress seemed perfect and she felt like it was straight out of a story book...
Wait...that was total bullshit.
Her wedding had to be rushed since Luis was starting this so called "new job," with some men at work, one of those get rich fast deals which just led to more money loss.
Luis' mother who seemed to hate Ana with every bone in her body took charge of the planning and didn't let Ana pick a single thing.
She made her ware some cheap dress which made her look like a fat cupcake, and picked where it was going to take place and how many people could come.
Ana wished her parents were still alive but seemed grateful that she was having a wedding at all.
She could remember how it rained, and how the cake Luis' mother ordered was late so they just had some cheap finger cookies which were billed to Ana.
Luis got drunk and threw up on the plane ride back...they fought and slept in different rooms that night.
"Yeah...some wedding," she thought.
She then snapped out of her little "day dream" Well, more like a "day nightmare," and looked over all the dresses with Monica.
Both were very surprised that the dresses were this beautiful and made out of such fine fabric, coming from a department store in the mall.
Monica told Ana that when she was little she used to dress up and pretend she was getting married.
Ana knew that just about every girl in America dreamed of their so called "perfect" day with the perfect dress...and most of all, the perfect groom.
Monica and Ana snatched the dresses and both headed back inside the dressing room laughing.
Five minuets later they came back out and gasped at how beautiful they both looked.
The dresses were simple but at the same time outstanding looking. Both turned around and looked at each other...almost as if they were about to head down the ails themeless.
"Now all we need is two grooms." Ana laughed, and just then they heard footsteps.
"Sorry, am I busting in on dress up?" Right away the two girls knew who it was, they rolled their eyes and turned around.
"Hi CJ," she muttered.
CJ had just came up from the parking garage and looked as if a bucket of sweat was splashed all over him.
He fixed his cap on his head and took a swing from his coke bottle.
"What the hell are you guys doing?"
"Just trying on some dresses." Monica huffed, she didn't like CJ that much either.
CJ shrugged and looked as if he didn't care. He then walked over to one of the seats and plopped himself down.
He took another swing and looked at the two girls.
"Do you mind?" Monica sounded like she was getting angry.
"Hey, calm down pretty...just taking a breather." Monica brushed some hair out of her face and then smiled.
"Well, if your going to just sit there, tell us what you think?"
"About what?"
"Our dresses."
CJ shrugged again and looked at the two of them.
"Nice."
He took another drink and yawned. Ana and Monica looked at each other and smiled.
"Is this the kind of dress you would like to see on a girl your getting married to?"
"It doesn't matter what I think...I mean all that counts is what's under it."
He gave a sly grin and Ana let out a soft mutter of a laugh.
"Oh yeah?"
"Yeah, I mean all that wedding bullshit is for the women to care about...the men are only into the honeymoon."
Ana found some strange truth in that.
"But...if you did care?"
CJ looked over at the two of them again and thought for a minute.
"Yeah...not to trashy and pretty."
Ana and Monica looked at each other half shocked.
Just then Ana heard his voice at the front of the store.
"Hey CJ, I think that siding isn't going to hold..."
Everyone turned and saw Michael was standing at the front of the store.
Ana took a deep breath once she laid eyes on him.
He also looked over worked and tried, he seemed to be breathing hard and looked as handsome as he ever could just then.
She smiled as he walked over.
"Hey Michael..." Monica called out in a super sexy voice.
Michael smiled and looked a little confused once he saw Monica.
Then he locked eyes with Ana.
He looked stunned seeing her in the wedding dress, blown away, a look she never saw on his face before.
He looked as if he tried to speak but no words came out and everyone saw this.
Ana smiled and her cheeks turned red as she looked back at Michael's who's jaw had dropped to the floor.
"Nice huh Michael?"
Michael still looked stunned.
"Hey Michael?"
Monica snapped her fingers and he seemed to come to a little.
"Yeah?" He asked in a low voice.
"I said, Isn't this the perfect dress to get married in?"
Michael looked at Ana again and seemed speechless.
"Like an angle..." He said in a breathless voice.