Chapter 5-Dressing for Prom
"I'm a fashion diva", stated Mercedes matter of factly while glancing at Rachel's prom dress that she had persuaded her to buy. With an off of one shoulder white dress saddled with light splashes of silver sequins and a 3 bottom layer ruffled dress, Rachel was borne for perfection. Complete with her look, was a birthday crown (Emmy inspired)) and sleek hair with ending curls. The bodice of the dress was form fitting and accentuated her small waist and dainty arms.
Along with her princess look, she opted for a pink light lip gloss (had to have some pink), and a few swipes of powder. The white of her dress contrasted beautifully with her dark skin. She looked like an Ivory girl in a princess dress. In this case, simplicity was elegance at it's best. Last but not least, she wore her favorite necklace with the x's and o's.
"You could muster up some more enthusiasm", said Mercedes. What's up?"
"Oh, I'm just a little tired. Didn't get enough sleep last night", Rachel sighed.
It was bad enough that she was not well-rested for the big day, but all she could think about was HIM. She knew that she should be happy to have the male lead from Vocal Adrenaline in love with her. Nevertheless, it was hugely disappointing to her that one kiss from Finn had her this unsettled and extremely restless.
"Are you ready for pictures yet? I think your dad's are just about going stir crazy", said Tina walking into Rachel's room.
"I know. They even hired 3 professional photographers just to make sure we get perfect pictures, said Rachel shaking her head. You would think they were the ones attending prom!"
Laughing together, Tina, Mercedes, and Rachel went downstairs to have some outdoor pictures taken together. It had made Rachel so happy to have finally found some girlfriends. It some what made up for the lack of durability in her recent love life. Her Glee friends had looked behind Rachel's high maintenance to understand her great qualities of integrity, honesty, and compassion. Even Quinn and her had made progress, and were starting to converse more often. Everything else in her life was starting to get balanced.
This thing with Finn was definitely tipping the scales though. It hurt her to see him and she was struggling with wanting to either hug him or slap him at the same time. He had let her down. And after that kiss, it seemed like he never stopped appearing where she was. Seeing him, every inch of him was unbearableā¦..his long legs, smile that occasionally sported a dimple, and mussed up hair that made you want to tumble your fingers through. Although after thinking about it, she realized that she hadn't really seen him smile like that in along time. Things had been rough on both of them especially with Kurt's dad dating Finn's mom and Rachel finding out some information about her real mother one day at her house with Jesse. That innocent smile of Finn's had seemed to be replaced with a person who had lost their allusions about life. Sad, she thought to herself. The sound of the doorbell begun to radiate through the house.
