The Hook-up

Chapter 126

"Hello?" he asked. "Oh yeah. Come over. She needs to get up off her lazy butt." He winked at her.

"Who is that?" Lauren asked snatching the phone from him hearing Presley's voice. "Okay! I'll go!" she sang into the phone. "But you have to promise me that you'll send every dress to my mom so she can see them..." she started rambling excitedly running around trying to grab her shoes and purse. She leaned down kissing Bruno no the cheek waving good bye all while holding his phone.

"Babbbyyy....." he whined holding out his hand in pain. "My phonnneeee....give me back my ph-o-nneee...." He sang. "Payphoneeeee..." he burst out singing his friend's song.

"Oh...." She came back in the room. "I'm sorry I took your phone. You have to talk to Josh about the house...oh my god. The house! Do I tell them about the new house? I am soooo excited!" she exclaimed sitting back down in the chair.

"Lauren! Come on!" Presley yelled opening the door that was cracked. Lauren raised her eye brow waiting for his answer. He shook his head with her responding by rolling her eyes. "What was that?"

"He wanted to have sex with me before you got here and..."

"Nononononnonononononooooooooooooooo!" Presley exclaimed. "Get me out of here!" she reached for Lauren who was now laughing so hard she was almost crying, still holding his phone.

"Shit! Here!" she threw it on the bed as the door closed behind her.

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"Okay..." a small Filipina woman that Bruno's sisters said reminded them of their grandmother said in broken English to Lauren. The seamstress, Bituin, moved her arms and measuring tape around Lauren to find the exact size of her chest, hips and legs to locate an appropriate dress for Lauren.

"Will you be able to get it done by the day of the wedding?" Lauren asked concerned.

"Miss Lily already called. We will have it ready for you." Bituin said pointing to her daughter who ran the bridal store with her. "Natalia! Bring me these dresses...." She handed her daughter the list and sat Lauren down. "You need to sit, sweetheart. Please." Bituin told Lauren.

"Okay, Okay." She sighed.

"Now...look at these..." BItuin's daughter, Daisy, brought out a handful of dresses.

"Which ones do you like?" Daisy asked showing her some shorter dresses, some flowy dresses and some that would cover up her whole body.

"Oh not those...." Tahiti said pulling out the long sleeved dresses. "Try the rest..." Tahiti said taking the dresses.

"Let me help!" Tiara said sweetly following Lauren.

"Thank you..." Lauren responded as they walked to the room. "Is there a way to make these magically appear on me? How am I so tired?" she asked watching Tiara hand her a dress. Lauren stretched into the dress that even at 7 months pregnant was too big for her.

"Ohh, Laur..." Tiara responded looking at the straight a line dress that fell just around the twins and then away leaving a short trail of white behind her. "It's beautiful."

"Will you take a picture for me? I want to show my mom..." Lauren asked.

"Of course...smileee!" Tiara said catching Lauren almost start to laugh. "I know why Bruno likes you so much..." she handed the phone to Lauren.

"Why?" Lauren asked sitting down feeling the dress pull in weird places as she sent the picture to her mother.

"Your smile. It's so genuine. He likes girls like that. Girls that aren't fake and every other girl he has dated has had a bit of fakeness to her. But you're just so....everything is so real with you." Tiara explained. "Ready to show everyone?"

"I think so..." she said stumbling out the door holding the dress in one hand. "Do you all like this one?" she asked standing on the pedestal for everyone to see.

"I think it's beautiful." Tahiti said. Lauren saw the other girls nod their heads.

"I saw one that was kind of tight..I think I want to try that one too....I think he would like that one...."

"Oh goddd..." Erica, the girls' friend that was with them groaned.

"It's my wedding!" Lauren laughed turning around. "But I really like this one...."

She went back to the room reaching for the tighter of the dresses slipping it on seamlessly. She looked at the detailing on the dress reaching for her phone that was sitting on the chair. She snapped a quick picture without Tiara nearby. This is it, mom. A few seconds later, before she could even get the phone down her mother responded. It is, Laur. It's beautiful. I can't wait to see it in person. "Elle? Is everything okay?" Tahiti asked knocking on the door.

"Yeah..hang on..." she put her phone down opening the door.

"Oh Lauren!" Tahiti gasped. "That's it." She said touching the detail on the front of the dress. "But your boobs...we need to reel them in a little..." she said pushing the top of Lauren's chest into the dress a little with a laugh.

"Blame your brother." Lauren said trying to get his sister to cringe. "I can get you to squirm by mentioning his name! It cracks me up!" Lauren laughed turning the corner to receive the same gasp and awe from the rest of the group. "So this is it?" she asked.

"Yeah. That's it." They all responded in unison.