blame it on the timing // d.s

CH 23

"So what now?" Lili asked, they two of them now sitting on the hotel room bed, both of them picking at the array of food in front on them.

Drew lifted his shoulders up, not knowing the answer.

"If we're going to try this we can't tell a soul!"

"Our friends can know," Drew laughed.

"Well duh but the press can't," the press was the only thing on her mind recently.

Drew nodded as there was knock on the door.

"I bet that's Jaz!" Lili got of the bed, rushing to open the door, sure enough there Jaz stood with the black dress bag, Becca right beside her.

"Mama!" Lili smiled, hugging her mother, then turning to Jaz.

"Lemme see! Lemme see!" Lili cheered as Jaz entered the room, laughing at the brunette.

"Hello, Drew," Jaz side-eyed Lili, while Drew and Becca hugged.

"Shh," Lili held her finger to her lips, "I'll explain later, let's get this dress on!"

The two girls went to the bathroom, taking almost twenty minutes to get Lili into the tights, the bodysuit and finally the dress.

"Be gentle with her," Becca said quietly, sitting on the edge of the bed beside Drew, putting her hand on his.

Becca had always had a feeling the two would get together, and she could see it immediately when she entered the room. Drew and Lili were holding themselves different.

"I always am," Drew smiled at Becca, who just smiled at him.

Then the bathroom door creaked open, Drew looked up, Lili stepping out in the long nude, strapless jewel covered dress, she was looking down at the floor, her hands touching the fabric as she came out to stand in front of the mirror.

"Lili," Becca gasped in awe, Lili turning to look at her as she got off the bed, "You look so beautiful honey"

"Thank you," Lili said quietly as the two hugged.

"Ya know you'd think I'd be used to a corset by now but shit still hurts," Lili laughed, everyone else around her laughing too.

"How long do we have?" Lili looked at the three people standing in front of her.

Jaz looked at her phone, "Like 20 minutes until we need to be in the car which is already waiting out front"

"Then let's go meet everyone else downstairs," Lili smiled, knowing the rest of their friends were at the hotel bar.

Jaz and Becca led the way out, Drew starting to follow them before Lili stopped him, he looked back at her confused.

"Please act like that didn't happen earlier please, I'm anxious enough as it is, I don't want to have anyone question anything else," Lili said quickly and quietly.

"Oh, uhm yeah, of course," Drew nodded, he wanted her to have good night but hated the sound of that.

They headed down to the hotel bar, it was almost eight pm so most of the bar was full of people, their group of friends standing at the bar, defiantly over dressed compared to the rest of the patrons.