I've been waiting

Chapter 7

Sabrina POV

"OMG SABRINA" the squeal coming from Jayla is enough to make a deaf person hear again. I brace myself for the onslaught of questions from a bouncing Jayla. "What is going on? Why did he kiss your cheek? What is this all about tomorrow night? Spill it woman and don't spare any details."

"So Michael there owns the shopping strip where I work. I met him on Monday, and he apparently hasn't been able to get me out of his head since then. He just asked me on a date tomorrow night and...." I take a deep breath and start fanning my face. Jayla screeches in my ear "Annnnnddddddd?" I smile at Jayla and think to myself 'How lucky am I to have her in my corner', I continue with my story ", and I said yes. What woman would say no to him?"

I watch Jayla's eyes light up with excitement and the bouncing in her chair intensifies.

'OMG SABRINA. YOU ARE GOING ON A DATE. YOUR FIRST DATE AND IT IS WITH A MAN WHO IS OFF THE RICHTER SCALE" Jayla throws her arms around me, and I can't help but laugh along with her antics. "Geez La, settle down babe. If you scream anymore, I will be deaf, and then I won't be able to go on the date."

We leave the bar pretty soon after her little performance. Shane so humbly picked us up, and the car ride is full of Jayla babbling on about my date tomorrow night. "Sabs, I am so excited for you, babe. We will go shopping tomorrow morning and get you a new outfit and shoes. I will do your hair and your make up for you, and hopefully, by tomorrow night you will have been blessed and one step closer to having your V card punched" La starts screaming and bouncing in her chair. Shane and my eyes meet in the rearview mirror, and I give him an apologetic smile. He smiles back, letting me know that everything is ok.

**

"La my feet hurt and all I want to do is lay down and nap. Are we finished yet?" I cry as I sit down on one of those complimentary couches in the 100th store we have visited today. "No, we are not finished. I still haven't found you the most perfect outfit for tonight. Now get up lazy bones and let us find you something hot to wear tonight" La responds. She is browsing through all the clothes racks. You can see it on her face the concentration and the anguish when she doesn't find what she is looking for.

I look at the time and see that it is already 3:30 in the afternoon. "La you better hurry up. I only have three and a half hours before Michael will pick me up, and you are still pussyfooting around."

"I found it" Jayla holds up a little black dress to me. I look at the dress and scrunch up my nose at her. "Ummmm is it a top and skirt thingy cause that will not cover my body. Not one little bit".

Jayla throws the dress at me and points to the changing rooms. I slip into the room and remove my top. Squeezing the dress over my head and body. "La I think it's too small. My arse is hanging out, and my boobs are squished up under my chin" "Let me in Sabs?" I open the door for Jayla, and with one look on her face, I already know that she will make me get this dress. "It's perfect Sabs."

"I feel like a cheap whore, La. Everything is on display here."

"Sabrina, do you want to look like a virgin?"

"Hey Jayla, here is some breaking news for you. I am a virgin."

We both burst out laughing. I had to hold my stomach from the laughter, and of course, I snorted. "Let's get this dress Sab. Michael won't know what hit him when he sees you in this" I slip the dress off and hand it to Jayla to go and pay and I get changed into my own clothes. I throw out a little prayer to the world and hope that tonight goes smoothly.

**

I am currently sitting on the little chair at Jayla's vanity, letting her attack my face and hair. She is keeping my makeup to a minimum. She keeps telling me that my cheekbones are high and perfect and that she would kill for my bone structure. My long brownish blonde hair has been straightened, and she has given me this cute little twist thingy that covers both sides of my head and brought together in the middle at the back of my head.

Jayla leaves the room to allow me privacy for putting on the dress that barely covers my body. I slip into a small heeled shoe and find my red jacket to go with the outfit. Jayla knocks on the door and slips back into the room, looking me over from head to toe. "You look so good, Sabs. I hope tonight is everything you have wanted, and he is the perfect gentleman" Jayla kisses my cheek and then pinches it afterwards. I swat her hand away.

The ringing of the doorbell breaks up our little moment, and Jayla goes running.

It is finally happening.