Trading Places

Chapter Nine

Amanda walked around the mall with Nicole, a smoothie in her hand. They were on the hunt for the perfect outfit for Keith's charity event. Nothing had really struck Amanda's eye, so they continued to look. They went into one of the department stores and started looking around.

"I'm not even into fashion, Nicole, how am I supposed to know what will look good or not?" Amanda asked, browsing through the racks.

"Well as long as you look smokin' hot, it'll be fine." She smirked.

Amanda shook her head and smiled. "You're not helping me." She said. "I don't want to look too sexy, but I'd like to look good. I don't want him or anyone else to think that I'm trying too hard." She explained.

"No one will think that." Nicole said. "Here, try these." She said, handing a few dresses to Amanda.

She took them in her arms and walked into a dressing room to try them on. After trying them on and going through a few different outfits, she finally came to a decision. She walked out of the dressing room and did a twirl for Nicole.

"I think this is the one." She smiled. She was wearing a short, light blue, strapless party dress. It went a little bit above the knee and fit her body perfectly.

"He is going to lose his mind when he sees you like this." Nicole smiled.

Amanda blushed and looked in the mirror. "You don't think this is too much? I'm showing a lot of skin." She said, looking at her bare shoulders.

"Amanda, you're twenty-two years old, you're allowed to show some skin. If it'll make you feel better, get a jacket to go over it just in case." Nicole said.

She nodded and smiled. "I like this dress a lot." She said.

"Patrick will too." Nicole smirked.

Amanda smirked, rolling her eyes and went into the dressing room to change. She got the dress, a pair of white flats, and grabbed a black leather jacket just in case. The girls both walked to the car and as soon as they got in, Amanda's phone started ringing.

She looked at the phone and smiled, answering. "Hello?"

"Hey, how was shopping?" Patrick asked, smiling on the other end.

"It was great. I've got an outfit picked out and now we're heading to lunch. How was practice today?" she asked.

Nicole drove out of the mall parking lot, smirking.

"It was good, but tiring." He smirked. "So do I get to see the dress?" he asked sweetly.

"I want it to be a surprise." Amanda smiled. "I'll send a sneak peek." She teased.

"Works for me." He smiled. "If you're on your way to lunch now, maybe you can stop by. We're all still here, getting changed and stretched." He suggested.

Amanda smiled and bit her bottom lip. "I'll ask." She said and looked at Nicole. "Do you want to stop at the arena before lunch to say hi?"

Nicole smiled and nodded. "I would absolutely love to." She said.

Amanda nodded. "Alright we'll head over there now. Do you want us to park in front or back?"

"You can park in back; I'll tell them you're coming." Patrick smiled.

"Okay well I'll see you then." She said.