I finally agreed to go to dinner with Xander’s family and the cookout with his friends. Since it was going to be back to back days, he invited me to stay over at his place. We’d spent the night together often, but it was the first time we’d arranged it ahead of time. For some reason it felt different.
Inside Xander pulled me into a kiss then held my hand up for me to spin for him. “You look great honey. I haven’t seen this dress before. Is it new?”
It thrilled me that he noticed the effort I went to for dinner with his family. The dress wasn’t new but it was one of those dresses I saved for nicer occasions. With the weather getting warmer, finally, I was able to wear it. The dress was a brilliant emerald green with shimmering pearl buttons all the way down the front. There was a collar,
