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“Okay. Okay. Give me a second.”

Mel grabbed her black dress and threw it on. She admired herself in the mirror. Brianna was right, but when it came to fashion she usually was. Mel came out of the bathroom and smiled. Mase had grown bored of cuddles and had run out of the room. Brianna lay on the bed, eyes closed pretending to sleep.

“Ha ha, very funny. You were right about the dress,” Mel smiled.

“I’m always right,” Brianna smirked, her eyes still closed.

“Aren’t you going to give me the thumbs up on the outfit?” Mel asked. Brianna stuck her thumb up. Mel gave her friend a few pokes in the ribs. Brianna reached out and grabbed her pulling her down on the bed with a laugh.

“Seriously, you look great. That dress is stunning,” Brianna said with a smirk. She rolled over onto an elbow so she could face Mel.

“Thank you,” Mel grinned.

“Listen, you already know you’re a stunner. You don’t need me to tell you how good you look,” Brianna flashed her best smile.

“Maybe. But it never hurts my ego to hear you say it,” Mel teased.

“Is that why you keep me around?” Brianna laughed.

“Yes, that and your unwavering loyalty. But your compliments are high on my list.”

“Good to know,” Brianna shook her head and rolled off the bed.

“I should get going before your woman shows up,” Brianna giggled.

“She’s not my woman,” Mel groaned.

“Is she not? You guys have been seeing an awful lot of each other. I would have thought you’d want to make it official,” Brianna suggested.

“True. Willow’s last break-up was pretty bad. I get the impression she wants to take things slowly.”

“Sure. But what do you want?” Brianna asked.

“To be her girlfriend, of course.”

“Then why don’t you ask her to be?”

“I don’t want to scare her off,” Mel whined.

“I think it’s unlikely that you’re going to scare her off. Just be honest about what you’re feeling. If she isn’t ready that’s fine. But at least you’ll know where you stand,” Brianna offered.

“You’re very smart,” Mel grinned.

“On that note I’m getting out of here.” Brianna gave a wave as she saw herself out.

Mel lay back on the bed. Brianna wasn’t wrong, the two of them had spent almost every night together. Mel was doing her best not to get overly excited. Maybe Willow was just happy to get away from the house and her mother. Mel knew that her feelings for Willow had grown, and she could sense a shift in Willow as well.

A knock on her door gave Mel a funny feeling inside her chest. She walked to the front door so that she didn’t trip in her heels. When her eyes fell on Willow she felt her breath catch.

“You look stunning,” Willow gasped.

“So do you,” Mel said. She took a step back to give Willow an appraising look.

Willow wore a red dress that somehow perfectly brought out the color red in her hair. Willow stepped through the doorway, her eyes met Mel’s. Mel knew there was very little chance of them making the show on time. Not with the way they were eyeing one another, hungrily.

“We should probably get going,” Mel suggested. Willow’s eyes shone with amusement.

“If you insist,” Willow laughed.