BENEATH HIS MASK

CHAPTER 24

A/n picture of Rebecca's dress on top ;) . If you like this chapter don't forget to vote and comment.
This chapter is dedicated to a very special reader and my dear friend tuhinachatterjee and my cousin @ridhi19.

I let the cold water of the shower relax me and wash away all the excitement from the day and relax my muscles. All the excitement from the day saterting from jack's disapproval to damien asking me out. i open my eyes letting the cool water ease my face and relax me. i grab a towel from the hanger and wrap it around my body as i step out of the shower.

I get changed to my pajamas and start to wipe my hair when i hear a knock on my door. Cindy comes in and plops down on my bed beside me. memmories of my conversation with damien flood my mind again

"if it makes you uncomfortable, you can bring your two friends along. I wouldn't mind at all." he said and i didn't really respond.

"damien asked me out." i blurted abruptly.

"what?" she asked stunned.

"i don't think it's a date. I'm more of his plus one to this chairity fund raiser thing." I try to explain but cindy snorted at my explanation.

"last time i checked, that was a date."

"he says i can bring you and andy along ."

"i don't know if that's sweet or weird." She said smiling.

"he says he wanted me to be comfortable over there." i say looking out the window.

"sweet it is. So what will you wear?"

"um..i don't know maybe my red knee length dress or my maxi dress or........'' cindy didn't even let me complete my sentence before she held her held her hand in front of my face.

"let me stop you there. if he says that it's a company charity fundraiser then you need to class it up with an evening gown not a tacky or flimsy dress."

"i don't own any so maybe i should call him and cancel." I say. "i don't want to embarrass him over there."

"wouldn't it embarrass him if he showed up without a date?" cindy tried to reason but i snorted at her question.

"it's damien taylor he can get anyone even at the last minute."

"he didn't ask anyone now did he? he asked you."

"yeah but....." cindy left my room before i could finish my sentence. When she comes back, she has a duffel bag with her.

"here." she says placing the bag on my bed.

"what is it?" i asked.

"Mom says that it will be time to take over the keys to the kingdom soon. Inside the duffel bag is the first peice of my first design. I was working on it for a month and it's finally ready." She says as she opens the duffel bag and places the dress over my bed. I look at the light blue evening gown placed on my bed and i couldn't help the smile forming on my face. She truely had done a great job.

"it's beautiful." I comment. It truly was. It was a strapless gown with a sweet heart neck line. The end of the gown had silver lining which was also lined around the waist. The end of the gown had silver shimmers which shimmered in the light. It was simple and yet stunning.

"you like it?" she asked with hopeful eyes.

"are you kidding? Cindy i knew yoy had excellent taste but i didn't know you were so damn talented."