Soulmate

Chapter 14

After a week of hard work, Saturday finally arrived. At about 6:30, Greta and Valeria arrived at Catherine's house. They had arranged to meet before the party to get ready together. You would think that they were a little old to do that kind of things.... But it was something that Greta and Catherine had done all their lives, and Valeria had joined in.

So there they were, all in Catherine's room as they went around getting ready. Lizzie was there too; watching with a smile on her face as her mother and aunts (because even though she had no blood ties to Valeria, to her it was as if she did) were getting ready. Sometimes, Lizzie dreamed of the day when she would be older, and could wear those pretty dresses, those high heels and cover her face with make-up.

"Don't I look too fat in this dress?" Greta asked as she looked intently at herself in the mirror. She had put on a short dress with an asymmetrical neckline in lilac, lilac heels and her hair pulled back in a high ponytail.

Valeria approached her. She had chosen an olive-colored jumpsuit with a sweetheart neckline, heels of the same color and her hair down. "Greta, you're pregnant. It's normal for you to be a little fatter. But the dress looks great on you, believe me."

Greta turned to look in the mirror, placing a hand on her belly. She already had quite a belly, and she was only four months pregnant . As much as it annoyed her to have to deal with it for five more months, she was excited. She and Ryan had wanted to be parents for a long time. Yes, the same Ryan she went to prom with. They got married as soon as they finished college, and now they were finally going to fulfill their dream of having a kid.

At that moment, Catherine came out of the bathroom. It had taken her twice as long as the others to decide what to wear. After giving it a lot of thought, she settled on a navy blue off-shoulders top, white jeans and blue heels. She pulled her hair back in a side braid.

"Woooow, you look pretty, Mommy!" exclaimed Lizzie as she got up from the bed and ran over to Catherine.

"Hey! What do you mean, that me and Greta don't look pretty?" Valeria said as she picked Lizzie up in her arms and twirled her around, causing the little girl to giggle.

Just then, the doorbell rang. Catherine left the bedroom and went to the foyer to open the door. There stood a girl, eighteen years old, blonde and blue-eyed. "Good evening, Miss McNamara," said the girl.

Catherine smiled "Hi Olivia, come in." then called out to her daughter " Lizzie! Olivia is already here! "

Lizzie quickly appeared in the foyer, followed by Greta and Valeria "Liiiiiv!" shouted Lizzie as she ran towards the newcomer.

Olivia ruffled her hair "How are you, little monster?"

Catherine couldn't help but laugh "Olivia, there's food in the fridge and I've left fifty dollars on the kitchen table in case you need it. If anything happens, call me." then she walked over to her daughter and gave her a kiss on the forehead "Honey, I'll be right back, but until then, be good and obey Liv in everything, okay?"

"Sure! Have a good time!!!" shouted Lizzie as she grabbed Liv's hand and dragged her into her bedroom, eliciting laughter from all three women.