The light inside

Chapter 7

El and I woke up late this morning because we hardly ever get the time to sleep in. I get dressed in something plain and we leave for the salon. Later today we will start getting ready and do our make-up for the party as it only starts at 6PM. I asked Lizzie to join us but she declined as she needs to pass her parent's house later today, she will meet us at the party.

We each get a nice haircut at the salon and soon enough our hair is beautifully ready for the party. We did some shopping too, seeing that we are here and bought some goodies for the house. El also bought something for the party as she's not satisfied with what she has in her closet. Because it's a housewarming party, we had to shop for something small even if we don't know the person at all.. It's called being polite and I was taught it's bad manners to visit someone's house empty handed.

It amazes me how quickly the time flies when you spend time in a mall

We left the mall and head home as it's already almost 4 in the afternoon. I still want to take my relaxing bubble bath, only then will we get ready for the party. This is going to be fun!

Nerves are starting to set in too and knowing Elliot is at this party, makes my nervous, happy and nauseous all at the same time.  I want to look incredible tonight, just to show him what he's been missing.

To be continued...

Authors note: This chapter will continue soon.. I wanted to add a little surprise in this chapter-To give my readers an idea of what the house and the party vibe would be like..(Please listen with sound on)  This is a very special chapter as it will determine what Lillie's feelings are for Elliot and visa versa. Vote if you like it, comments are welcome too :)

The babble bath was a great decision, my skin feel so moisturized and I feel refreshed and ready for the party! The dress code is formal for tonight and I think it's going to be the best party this neighborhood has seen.

My hair already looks great as I kept it up with a clip while in the bath so it won't get wet. I decide to just slightly curl the ends with my iron and let it hang loose.

We have 1 hour to go before the party and I start with my make-up. I decide to go for the long black dress instead of the cocktail dress as contemplated originally. It's already a bit chilly out and I think the longer dress will cover more skin and looks great on me. The dress falls just below my knees and rounds my curves off beautifully- this looks perfect for tonight. The straps on my dress crosses on the back and over my shoulders to show a little skin, but still elegant. There's a small opening in front, my under breasts that gives the dress the final touch.

As for my make-up, I want try out a Smokey eye that will match my outfit and make my eyes stand out more. I choose red cut out heels to finish the look.

El decides to put curls in her hair and tonight she'll be wearing a long red elegant night dress with short heels. Her dress comes with a single sleeve and she looks 20 years younger in it.

As we leave the house, we can already hear exciting voices coming from the direction of the party.

The entire block seems to be parked closed with cars and people standing around, slowly making their way inside. There are easily about 60 people attending this party! I get very nervous around big crowds, but we won't stay for too long so I think I can manage fine tonight.

We drive to the party as we don't want to walk in our heels. We will be spending the night in them already. The closer we get to the front gate and my nerves are all over the place. It finally settles when I see Lizzie and together the three of us walk towards the front door.

"Ladies, welcome!" Elliot says as he greets us with a kiss on the cheek just before we enter. He looks amazing in a suit. He's wearing a dark purple suit with a white shirt and black bow tie. Just before we reach the front door, Elliot says "Let me introduce you to my good friend Lucas"

Suddenly Lucas walks towards us and greets Lizzie and El with an almost silent "Hello" and a formal handshake. Finally Elliot introduces me to him and he is more gorgeous up close like this. I can positively confirm that he was the one who bumped into me at Frazzer.

"Great to meet you... Lillie?" He says unsure but still confident.

Did Elliot already mention me?

"It's lovely to meet you too Lucas" I say back with a warm smile. His hand reaches out to me for a formal greet but instead he brings my hand up to his lips and placed a sweet kiss on it. His lips are soft and warm I can't deny the thought of him flirting with me a little.. Elliot is standing at the door waiting for us to enter as El and Lizzie is already making their way inside. The look on Elliot's face when I look to his direction has jealousy written all over it. He gives Lucas a warning look, but I pretend not to see it.

I follow to the front door, behind Elliot with Lizzie and El a short distance ahead. They are already taking in this breathtaking house.

"Beautiful house Lucas!" El says before I could catch my breath to say anything at all. This is a dream house come true.

"Beautiful!" I repeat

The conversations echo across the house and we seem to be in time as everyone arrived.

"Let's get something to drink" Lucas breaks the silence and we follow behind him. He introduces us to his friends and some family members that joined the party. He offers each person something to drink and pass the information onto someone who seems to be the waiter for the night. I asked for a glass of wine as I have a great love for wine and El joins me.

"Thank you to each and every person that made it tonight. We are going to have a blast so please feel free to make yourselves at home! The music is also starting soon, so please enjoy yourselves! " Lucas announces.

He adds "Cheers" and the guests all cheers with him. Elliot's eyes meets mine and he winks to my direction with a smile. He's standing with another crowd of people and I life my glass to his direction. Lucas leaves us for another crowd and my eyes wonder across the room and set on Lucas. I catch a flirty grin from his direction but nervously my eyes move into another direction.

There's the grin again, I think to myself. Elliot walks to me and asks if he can speak to me privately for a minute. He takes my hand that leads me to the kitchen.

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