Racing Desires

24. Cameras

Kiara's POV:

This week has been one exciting ride. From day to day it was getting harder for Dean to hold back at work. Well I guess it's quite obvious to anyone anyway and the way Dean appeared in Logan's office made it's round fairly fast too. Guess, Miss gossip Queen Trish was fast to spread the news. As Dean told me, she was the one to tell him where to find me in the first place.

So the rumors have been cooking, at first, they really frightened me but due to Gina, Dean and Mr Arlington I felt a lot better. Gale really prepped me up too. She used to work for Mr Arlington quite a few years herself and kinda knows how I feel.

Which meant our shopping tour on wednesday ended up as a really encouraging day, with a long girlie talk. Dean set up a second date for us today, a girls spa day before the gala. Gale acts the way a real mum should I guess. Well something between mum and best friend. Dean wouldn't let me come to work today, even he's taking half the day off.

"Sweetheart you're going to get the full programm today", she said earlier.

And seriously, she wasn't kidding, we had a full wellness package first, including one of these mud baths or whatever. I don't know that seemed weird to me, but it's supposed to relax and clense the skin. After that I had a shower and another bath with relaxing oil. We had massages, which partially hurt like hell but on the other hand were ever so relaxing. We had hydrating facemasks. I think if I hadn't just been for waxing, she would have booked me in on that too. That would have been dead embarrassing.

After having lunch, I've been booked in for hairdresser and make up. The only thing I demanded, in the end I wanted to recognize myself and not look like some dressed up doll who has nothing to do with me.

Gale is so funny, she's acting as if this was a wedding. She kept the dress and shoes at their place and I had to come along with her to get changed at Dean's parents house. Somehow, I feel dead embarrassed but Gale is ever so sweet. And I think she's a little excited. She tells me, she could never have any kids of her own and she would have loved a daughter. Guess this is her way of catching up.

She helps me put the dress on. As I'm on the red carpet it's expected for me to wear something really fancy. The dress is a very light ice blue, as I know it's Dean's second facourite colour on me. The bottom part is held in a very light see through and slightly widend chiffon flowing softly down to my ankles, the underlining only reaches half way down my thighs. So the bottom part is revealing but not too revealing.

The top part is covered in beeds in a slightly darker tone, the deep V-neck revealing way more than decent. The straps are extremely thin, more just like a thin cord while nearly my whole back is on display.

Gale said I'm not allowed to look until I'm completely ready, she even covered the mirror. Until now I wasn't even allowed to see my hair or my make up, which scares the shit out of me to be honest. If I wanted anything changed, it would be too late now.

A knock at the door interrupts her. "Oh no, you're not coming in until she is totally ready, you hear me?", she says in the same kind of no-nonsense voice she used on me all day, when I was whining to finally see myself.

"But I just wanted to see her quickly and say hi", I hear Dean's voice on the other side of the door.

"You can do that when she's ready. Just give us a couple of minutes."

"Jeez you're acting like it's our wedding Gale", thanks yes, the same thought I've had all day.

"Believe me, I'll be worse on that day, you won't even get near her door", she says determined. Oh my god, I think she's honestly planning this in her head already, I gulp heavy and I hear a nervous chuckle coming from Dean.