A Beauteous Flower

Chapter 51 - The Dinner and the Show

Madison had thought to paint, powder and perfume every inch of her body, but as the day wore on, Madison's muddled mood caused her to decide on a more natural look. She still used plenty of her favorite nighttime perfume, but she didn't paint on her smokey bedroom eyes as she had originally intended. Instead, she went with simple eye liner to accent her eyes as Deva would have done. She stuck with subtle and nude tones and for a dramatic touch she put on red lipstick to match the blood red nails on her fingers and toes and some thick black mascara to lengthen her eyelashes. When she looked in the mirror, her hair and her make up worked well for her.

Still, Madison didn't feel right. She felt depressed and frightened and that would not do if she hoped to reach Daniel's heart and she wished for some magic like that night in the garden, like in the cabin.  A sultry and sexy and mysterious mood that would allow her to cast a night spell of love.  She thought maybe a little music would help, so she scrolled through her playlist on Spotify until she found "Rhiannon". Even though she didn't entirely like Daniel's taste in music, through him she had discovered Stevie Nicks and with a few clicks she dialed up "Rhiannon".

The thick bass line oozed into the room and Madison allowed the music to move her into a slow undulation of dance. Arms out to her sides and head back, Madison spun slowly in time above the buttery rhythm. The raspy vocals, darkly vulnerable and feminine, flowed above the meld of instruments, and Madison closed her eyes and willed herself into Daniel's arms.

"Rhiannon rings like a bell through the night
And wouldn't you love to love her?
Takes to the sky like a bird in flight
And who will be her lover?
All your life you've never seen
Woman taken by the wind
Would you stay if she promised you heaven?
Will you ever win?
She is like a cat in the dark
And then she is to darkness
She rules her life like a fine skylark
And when the sky is starless
All your life you've never seen
Woman taken by the wind
Would you stay if she promised you heaven?
Will you ever win?
Will you ever win?
(Rhiannon)
(Rhiannon)
(Rhiannon)
(Rhiannon)
She rings like a bell through the night
And wouldn't you love to love her?
She rules her life like a bird in flight
And who will be her lover?
All your life you've never seen
Woman taken by the wind
Would you stay if she promised you heaven?
Will you ever win?
Will you ever win?
(Rhiannon)
(Rhiannon)
(Rhiannon)
Taken by taken by the sky
(Ah-ah)
Taken by taken by the sky
(Ah-ah)
Taken by taken by the sky
(Ah-ah)
Dreams unwind
Love's a state of mind
Dreams unwind
Love's a state of mind."

When the music stopped, Madison opened her eyes and looked in the mirror.

"And wouldn't you love to love her," she whispered to her reflection.

With her spell cast and satisfied with her hair and makeup, Madison went to the closet and shimmied nakedly into the red silk dress. The effect was exactly as she hoped. The double slits showed off her toned and tanned thighs and the simple, monochromatic red highlighted her face and centered attention on her eyes. The Madison in the mirror looked mysterious and magically feminine, like a witch. She turned this way and that in front of the mirror and then struck a dramatic pose like she had cast a spell.

"He loves me!" she said in a sultry whisper to her reflection.

Her look and the music gave her confidence and with her confidence up, Madison's mood rose as well. She slipped into her black pumps and gave herself a once over in the mirror. Once again Deva had nailed it, and Madison felt as sexy as she looked and she determined to own it for all she was worth. With another spell cast pose and a snap of her red tipped fingers, she strutted out of her bedroom to the top of the stairs to make a dramatic sweep of an entrance.