The clock struck 2:30pm on the following Saturday, Tatiana entering her bedroom after having a twenty minute shower. She closed the door behind her and immediately began to put her undergarments and dress on, which she laid out on the bed earlier that morning. Once she had done that, she strapped her small watch over her wrist, spraying her deodorant under her arms first and then applying her favourite rose scented perfume. Tatiana then proceeded to apply a dark reddish lipstick to her lips, also gently patting on some black eye shadow, careful not to make herself into a human raccoon. She finished the look by curling her eyelashes and swiping a layer of mascara onto them. She packed her lipstick and mascara in her purse, simply to top up on her make up if it was required. Tatiana used her fingers to fluff up her hair, which made it look more voluminous instantly. She was searching for something to complete the look, her favourite necklace coming to mind. Tatiana then remembered she had left it at the Curtis house, inside her apron pocket. She groaned aloud and rolled her eyes; did she really have the effort to deal with smart remarks from Dallas today?
Apparently, she was well and truly prepared for whatever was going to be thrown her way, as she made her out of her bedroom and out the front door within the same minute, saying goodbye to her mother and younger siblings on the way. They were aware of her date with Robbie, and her mother knew Tatiana could take care of herself, therefore she didn't receive any lectures about protection.
She threw on her cropped denim jacket and her Mary Jane work shoes and grabbed her black purse, throwing the golden chain over her shoulder and heading to the Curtis' house.
She received a few cat calls from strangers, along with a few mean remarks from some Socs. Nonetheless, she shrugged off all the negative slurs and embraced the good comments, feeling particularly uplifted.
Tatiana made it there in around 15 minutes, knocking on the chipped white door, Soda being the first to answer.
"Look at you, all dolled up!" Sodapop held out his hands to her, scanning her body with his eyes. She loved his enthusiasm, giggling as he took her hands and brought her into the house, letting go and shutting the door behind her. Two-Bit then proceeded to grabbing her small hand and spinning her a couple of times, wolf whistling as he did so.
She also received nice comments from everyone else who sat in the room, well, all but Dallas was in there.
"Eyes back in your heads gentleman, could I please go and get my necklace from your bathroom? I left it here last time by accident." She asked politely, attempting to walk in a straight line after being spun so many times. Darry stood from the green recliner, smiling widely.
"Of course, go go go." Darry gave her a light playful shove, suggesting she needed to hurry before her date turned up.
Tatiana headed towards the bathroom and closed the door. She opened the smallest draw at the bottom of the cabinet, finding her apron neatly rolled up into a cylinder shape. She picked it up and unrolled it, searching the pocket for the jewellery. Once she had found it, Tatiana placed the apron on the cabinet and clipped the necklace on, folding her apron back up and placing it in the draw again.
She then opened the bathroom door and walked through to the living room, which was a little bit louder than when she left.
"You don't think this is too-oh..." Dallas was cut off mid sentence by Tatiana's presence. He turned his body to face her, blinking in astonishment.
"Hi, Dal." She greeted him, the corner of her lips flicking up slightly, in replacement of her wide smile.
Dallas had forgotten about her little date for a moment.
"Tatiana, you, ah-" He nervously scratched the back of his neck, before clearing his throat and shoving his hands into his front pockets.
"You look really beautiful." His serious face cracked a small smile, which he was incapable of getting rid of.
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And boy did he mean it.
She blushed a very faint shade of pink, which made her look even more radiant. Tatiana had worn dresses in the past, but without the apron, the tomato ketchup stains and the name tag, she looked like a model.
"Thank you, Dal. You're lookin' great yourself." She complimented him in return, also being genuine. He wore his leather jacket and a white vest, along with his denim jeans and boots.
He pressed his lips into a thin line and grinned widely, staring down at the toes of his shoes as he blushed faintly.
"How come you boys aren't at work anyways?" Tatiana prevented anyone from making any comments about her supposedly flirting, which all of their smirks and knowing expressions seemed to imply. She glanced between Darry, Soda and Steve, waiting for one of them to reply.
"We're not in until 3:30 and Darry's gotta do some paperwork here for someone's roof." Steve replied, Tatiana quite pleased they had more of a relaxed day.
"Aw, that's-" her eye caught the crooked clock hanging above the front door.
"-the time! I gotta go, I'll see you all later." She was genuinely excited for her date, and that did actually hurt Dallas in a way.
They all mumbled their goodbye's, all of their eyes landing upon Dallas once the door had closed again.
"Just shut up, alright?" He warmed them all with raised eyebrows and a pointed finger.
"You like her." Sodapop began, dragging out the 'i' and poking at Dallas' side. Dallas whacked his hand away, Sodapop continuing to sing.
"You like Ti, you like Ti!" The group began to torment him, Dallas covering his ears and beginning to walk up the stairs. They kept on singing, but decided not to follow him up, primarily because they didn't have the effort to.
