Frozen Heart

Chapter 15 ~ "It's Super Hot"

Grace

Life had been so amazing these past few days. Everything was getting so much more real with Nik, things were making sense for the two of us finally and that was making me happy. Slowly we'd been getting more comfortable around each other, he would open up and tell me small things about him and his siblings.

Still nothing big though, still no deep dive of any type. I understood that somethings he just wanted to keep to himself, but I wanted to understand what was going on with him. And he still hadn't kissed me! He wouldn't hug me really either, the other night we started to watch a movie together and it was agony just to try and hold his hand.

I just didn't understand what was so unnatural about it, I thought he felt really strongly about me. I was starting to worry that those feelings didn't translate physically. That maybe he just felt an emotional connection, but when he'd been so intimate with so many other girls......why couldn't I be one? 

"Hello? Grace?" Someone yells, snapping me from my thoughts. "Did you decide on your dress yet?" Josie asks and I shake my head, focusing back on the small boutique around us. 

"No, I-um...can't decide." I mumble, trying to hide just how much all of this was weighing me down.

"I personally think you should wear something bold and make a statement." Chelsea insists. "You could wear anything."

"I don't know if bold is really my thing." I admit, moving dresses over the rail on the wall.

"What about this one?" Chelsea asks, holding up a silver dress. It was short, definitely a club style. It had small sequins and sparkles hanging off of small strings on the dress. The back looked to be pretty open and I knew right then it was a little much.

"Chels, are you kidding?" Josie asks. 

"I'm not kidding, look at her shape and her undertones." She says, holding up the dress. "If anyone could pull it off it would be her."

"I second that." Kristin says, tapping her finger to her cheek. "Go try it on, just for fun." She insists and I sigh.

"Fine." I mumble and Chelsea claps her hands together.

I take it into a fitting room and get all of my clothes off, pulling on the dress. I do up the zipper to where it stops just above my lower back and then I hook the two straps together over my back with the ribboned clasp. It stopped just above mid thigh on me and it was essentially back-less which meant no bra. I undo mine and take a deep breath, trying to settle into the look.

Despite all of my skin on display, I felt covered and comfortable. When I moved the sequins would move and shine in the light. It was a pretty good New Years dress. 

I pull back the curtain and it's instant squeals from Kristin and Chelsea. I did like it, surprisingly enough. I liked how I felt when I wore it.

"I was so right!" Chelsea insists. "It looks great with your skin tone and I think it looks so good on you." She says and I smile.

"I like it too." I tell her. "It's kind of fun."

"What do you think, Josie?" Kristin asks and she rolls her eyes with a smile.

"It does look pretty nice on you." She admits, walking over to the rest of us. "I'm pleasantly surprised."

"You really like it?" I ask and she nods.

"Sure, if you do and everything." She says and I smile. It made me hopeful that she was being tolerant of something I liked. That when she actually gave it a chance and saw how happy it made me, she was okay. I prayed she could apply this logic in other areas of my life soon.