London | Lin x Pippa

Chapter 23

Pippa's POV

"Oh my LORD PHILLIPA ARE YOU EXCITED?!" Jasmine squeals in my ear as I finish up my hair. I curled parts and put it up into a nice bun with a braid around it, leaving a little hanging to shape my face. I tuck the hair behind my ear and sigh, cocking my head and looking at myself in the mirror. Tonight is the big day--I have my second date with Lin.

"Jasmine.." I say, shaking my head.

"Right.. right, sorry, are you excited?" she whispers.

"I'm so excited. Especially because I don't really have anything to be nervous about... I don't think.."

"Don't worry about a thing. Be confident. Of course you have nothing to be nervous about, it's Lin for goodness sake's," Renee says.

"I really hope that wasn't meant as a back handed insult."

"Hahaha Pips, it wasn't. I just mean that he's caring and he loves you. A ton."

"I guess so."

"Of course he loves you!"Jasmine exclaims.

"For real you guys, I have to put on my dress but I will call you back in once I start putting on makeup."

"Alright.." they sigh. Based on their sudden mood change, I sometimes think they are more excited than I am. I slip into a flowing dress that is sort of like a kimono. Ish. "Okay you guys, ready!" I call.

They come running back in and jasmine starts looking me over, lol.

"Turn to the side? Nice. Nice. Now the other side? Oooh. Wait. Lemme see the back... can you move your hair to one side?? Lin told me he thinks you look really good like that. His vocabulary was more flowery tho," she says with a wink. God knows what she meant or even what he said. Welp.

"Ha, good to know jazzy. Renee, what do you think??" She scrunches up her face like she's thinking really hard about something, but then smiles again.

"I think you look beautiful. but. I was looking through your closet--"

"What??? Renee.... boundaries much??"

"Wait haha. I was looking through your closet and I thought: why not this?" She pulls out a black dress from behind her.

"Oooh pip that would look so good on you!!!"

"It's tight." I scrunch up my face, showing my discomfort.

"Honey, that's the point." Jasmine says with a straight face making us all laugh.

"It's short."

"No it's not, it's just above the knee. I have seen many shorter dresses than that, believe me." Renee says, shaking her head.

"I don't really like the dress that much in general though..."

"Phillipa please?!?!?! It will look so good!!!!!! If not for you, for me?? and if not for me, Lin??" she adds at the end, smirking. I give her a side glare but then reconsider.

"Should I? I don't wanna.. idk... show.. that.. or anything like that." I say super awkwardly.

"You aren't!! You are just delightfully showing off your curves. That's not showboating."

"I have zero curves but whatever.." I mutter under my breath. I confide in jasmine and Renee the most, even above Lin. If they think it will look good, my best bet will be to trust them and go with it. "Alright fine, I'll change" I say.

"YES!!" Jasmine yells.. "crap im sorry. Renee let's go," she says as she physically pulls Renee out of the room.

I chuckle to myself and change out of the kimono.