Gambling hearts - Hosie

Part 14

"I think this one looks good." Hope says as she walks out of the changing room.

Josie tilts her head to the side as she looks her wife up and down. The dress looks absolutely gorgeous on Hope. It embraces her glorious curves and its dark blue color would be a perfect fit to Hope's favorite lipstick. It falls just under the Mikaelson woman's knees, delicate straps are wrapped around each one of her arms and her shoulders are left bare.

There's technically nothing wrong with the dress.

"It won't work."

Hope sighs as she runs a tired hand over her face. They've been shopping all day, they didn't even stop to eat and Hope just wants it to be over. She has tried every single dress Josie has suggested, and the brunette found none of them to be fitting. The worst part of it all is that Josie doesn't even have an explanation as to why the dresses are not to her liking.

"Josie, listen to me. We've been doing this for hours and I've tried countless dresses-"

"23 dresses." Josie defensively says as she crosses her arms.

Hope rolls her eyes. "Fine, 23 dresses. I'll try one more, and then you have to make your choice. I'm starving and I'm sure you are too."

The two women hold eye contact for a long moment, both unwilling to back down. After what feels like forever, Josie mutters something that Hope doesn't understand before disappearing out of her changing room. It takes her less than two seconds to reappear.

"Stay here."

Before Hope can even react, Josie's gone again. Hope sighs as she walks over to the door, quickly locking it. Then, she proceeds to take off the beautiful dress she has on. It takes Hope a couple of minutes to actually get out of the dress. When she does manage to do so, Hope puts it back in the garment bag it came in before hanging it on the door. She's left standing in the middle of the changing room in nothing more than her underwear for a minute or so, wondering if she should put her own clothes back on. She finally decides against it since Josie will most likely come back with another dress for her to try on.

It takes Josie almost fifteen minutes to actually come back to the changing room. The brunette lightly knocks on the door before telling her wife "it's me". Hope immediately opens up the door, letting the brunette in, while hiding her half naked self behind the door. As soon as Hope closes the door behind Josie, she looks back at her wife.

The brunette's eyes are intensely going over every inch of Hope's exposed skin, taking it all in as she bites her lip. Normally, Hope would feel a little self conscious with someone looking her body up and down like that, but everything is different with Josie. Having those warm brown eyes on her makes Hope feel seen like never before. It makes her feel wanted.

Hope takes a step closer to her wife, uncaring of exactly where they are. Josie's eyes go wide, and she immediately takes a step back. Since the space is so limited in the changing room, the Saltzman woman's back hits the wall from that single step back. Hope's lips immediately curl up in a smirk, satisfied with the turn of events. She tries to take another step to close the distance and claim Josie's lips, but the brunette has another idea. Josie quickly lifts up the garment bag she had in her hands ever since she walked in. Hope sighs, a pout quickly pulling her lips back down. She opens the bag, but confusion soon takes over her.

"Is that a suit?" Hope asks with a light frown as she keeps opening up the bag.

Josie nods, avoiding Hope's eyes. "I've been thinking about it all day. I love when you wear blazers for work, it suits you so well. I just thought you'd be absolutely gorgeous in a suit for the wedding. It's okay if you don't wanna wear one, though. The blue dress could actually be a great fit."