the club. Should I tell Reyan?” Annie wondered out loud.
“Yes, you should!!” I said and added, “There’s nothing to hide Annie.”
Annie laughed and said, “Sure, I’ll have you deal with him.”
“Anything for you!!” I smiled at Annie.
Thirty minutes later, Neel pulled into the parking lot of the Indian wedding boutique. The boutique had extravagant outfits displayed in the window, and I swallowed looking at the way the midriff on the mannequin was exposed.
“Annie, I don’t think I can pull off these outfits. There is no way I am exposing my mid-section,” I whispered to Annie as we walked into the store.
“You will be fine and this kind of outfit will look great on you,” Annie said pointing to a specific mannequin.
“I don’t know Annie. We might have to find another fake girlfriend for Neel,” I said feeling intimidated by the overly dressy outfits.
“Too late girl, he already sent a picture of you to his parents,” Annie giggled.
“What? Why?” I asked in disbelief.
Annie laughed and said, “I have no idea why, but you are his fake girlfriend.”
“Annie you don’t understand. I can’t expose my midriff. I have stuff on my skin that I don’t want anyone to see,” I blurted out and then realized that I actually told Annie something I had not told anyone. My aunt was the only one who knew about the scars, not even Meg. I wasn’t sure if Reyan felt the scars on my skin when he touched me, but I wasn’t ready to talk about them with anybody.
“Vinnie, there’s nothing makeup can’t cover up, and it would be a shame if you didn’t wear something traditional.
“These outfits are designed for tall chicks like you and people like me need to get reinforcements under our feet to put these on,” she said holding out a deep red, flowing silk, maxi skirt that had a lot of golden thread work and embellishments.
“Fine, I will try it on,” I smiled at her.
Thirty minutes later and after trying on a dozen different outfits, I settled on two outfits. One for the wedding and another for the reception.
“You’ll need more than two outfits,” Annie reminded me.
“Why?” I asked surprised.
“You have no idea how many events lead up to the wedding. You need to pick two more in addition to the ones you put aside for the main events.”
“Annie, are you on a ‘Make Neel Go Bankrupt’ mission?”
“He makes enough to pay for his fake girlfriend’s outfits,” she teased winking at Neel who looked up from his phone when he heard his name.
“Annie, I am not used to wearing outfits that are so bright,” I whined.
“Get used to it. Indian weddings are all about bling bling and you have nothing to worry about Vinnie, your eyes are so beautifully dark you can wear any color,” Annie complimented.
“Thank you, that’s very sweet of you Annie.”
“You will have guys drooling over you in these outfits,” Chloe chimed in as she stepped out of the dressing room in a navy blue flair dress with gold and copper embellishments.
“I love that dress on you, Chloe,” Annie cheered.
“Thanks Ann, and Vinnie you just need some metallic shimmer and pearl shadows for an awesome party look.”
“I fully trust you to make me look good for my boyfriend’s bother’s wedding,” I said holding the heavy outfits.
“Fake boyfriend, “ Neel reminded and added laughing, “I will get into trouble with Reyan if you didn’t clarify that.”
“Really?” Annie jumped in before I could react.
“Yes, and that’s all I can say,” Neel said looking at his phone.
“You mean there’s more than him wanting to take Vinnie on a date?” Chloe ran out of the dressing room dragging her dress.
What did he tell Neel about us?
“Girls, Neel is having too much fun at our expense. Ignore him.” I tried to distract them from the topic.
“Hang on Vinnie. There’s got to be something because Reyan’s been a bit weird lately, and I am trying to figure out if it’s because you
“Yes, you should!!” I said and added, “There’s nothing to hide Annie.”
Annie laughed and said, “Sure, I’ll have you deal with him.”
“Anything for you!!” I smiled at Annie.
Thirty minutes later, Neel pulled into the parking lot of the Indian wedding boutique. The boutique had extravagant outfits displayed in the window, and I swallowed looking at the way the midriff on the mannequin was exposed.
“Annie, I don’t think I can pull off these outfits. There is no way I am exposing my mid-section,” I whispered to Annie as we walked into the store.
“You will be fine and this kind of outfit will look great on you,” Annie said pointing to a specific mannequin.
“I don’t know Annie. We might have to find another fake girlfriend for Neel,” I said feeling intimidated by the overly dressy outfits.
“Too late girl, he already sent a picture of you to his parents,” Annie giggled.
“What? Why?” I asked in disbelief.
Annie laughed and said, “I have no idea why, but you are his fake girlfriend.”
“Annie you don’t understand. I can’t expose my midriff. I have stuff on my skin that I don’t want anyone to see,” I blurted out and then realized that I actually told Annie something I had not told anyone. My aunt was the only one who knew about the scars, not even Meg. I wasn’t sure if Reyan felt the scars on my skin when he touched me, but I wasn’t ready to talk about them with anybody.
“Vinnie, there’s nothing makeup can’t cover up, and it would be a shame if you didn’t wear something traditional.
“These outfits are designed for tall chicks like you and people like me need to get reinforcements under our feet to put these on,” she said holding out a deep red, flowing silk, maxi skirt that had a lot of golden thread work and embellishments.
“Fine, I will try it on,” I smiled at her.
Thirty minutes later and after trying on a dozen different outfits, I settled on two outfits. One for the wedding and another for the reception.
“You’ll need more than two outfits,” Annie reminded me.
“Why?” I asked surprised.
“You have no idea how many events lead up to the wedding. You need to pick two more in addition to the ones you put aside for the main events.”
“Annie, are you on a ‘Make Neel Go Bankrupt’ mission?”
“He makes enough to pay for his fake girlfriend’s outfits,” she teased winking at Neel who looked up from his phone when he heard his name.
“Annie, I am not used to wearing outfits that are so bright,” I whined.
“Get used to it. Indian weddings are all about bling bling and you have nothing to worry about Vinnie, your eyes are so beautifully dark you can wear any color,” Annie complimented.
“Thank you, that’s very sweet of you Annie.”
“You will have guys drooling over you in these outfits,” Chloe chimed in as she stepped out of the dressing room in a navy blue flair dress with gold and copper embellishments.
“I love that dress on you, Chloe,” Annie cheered.
“Thanks Ann, and Vinnie you just need some metallic shimmer and pearl shadows for an awesome party look.”
“I fully trust you to make me look good for my boyfriend’s bother’s wedding,” I said holding the heavy outfits.
“Fake boyfriend, “ Neel reminded and added laughing, “I will get into trouble with Reyan if you didn’t clarify that.”
“Really?” Annie jumped in before I could react.
“Yes, and that’s all I can say,” Neel said looking at his phone.
“You mean there’s more than him wanting to take Vinnie on a date?” Chloe ran out of the dressing room dragging her dress.
What did he tell Neel about us?
“Girls, Neel is having too much fun at our expense. Ignore him.” I tried to distract them from the topic.
“Hang on Vinnie. There’s got to be something because Reyan’s been a bit weird lately, and I am trying to figure out if it’s because you
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