“It was a gift, Mom. Don’t worry. I’ll explain at some point when I’ve got my head around it all, but for now, just know that I had the most incredible weekend and this dress was part of it.”
She looked at me, glanced down at the faint bruise on my neck, quirked an eyebrow with pleased curiosity and then bit her lip. “Did you…”
We weren’t exactly close, but we were loving towards each other and Mom had always been open with me. I knew what she meant and nodded. “I did. And it was… beautiful!”
“Good! Although, with a dress this expensive I have to wonder who you’ve gotten mixed up with…”
“You’ll love th-ahem, him.” I’d almost said them, but I didn’t want to drop that on her tonight. That was for another time. “Come on, try it on. Let me see.”
“Cindy’s out there on her own.”
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