Chapter 25

Crystal POV

The three of us return from the spa. I had a wonderful time today. Liam pulls the SUV into the garage. I take the key and place it on the hook.

“Jamie, just text me that your dress is here,” Andrea says.

“Great, I hope she did not show it to him; I cannot wait for him to see me in it tonight,” I say.

We go into the house. Andrea goes to the garden to check the tables and place cards. She has been in a complete panic, worried about the seating arrangements and hoping Trey followed her instructions.

Liam and I go up the stairs into my old room. Margie and her assistant are waiting for the two of us. Margie hugs me as I come into the room; this is odd. Last time she barely spoke to me. We did have a lot of good conversations about the dress, so maybe she has warmed up to me.

“Your hair looks fabulous,” Margie says to me.

“Thanks, I was not sure what to do with it, but since my dress is off the shoulder, I thought I would leave it down,” I say to her.

“Well, I think it is perfect,” Margie says.

Margie turns to greet Liam. She hugs him. I am glad he is getting a much warmer greeting than I did the first time. Of course, everyone loves Liam. “My assistant will help you into your tux,” Margie says.

“I can dress,” Liam says.

“Not tonight, you’re not,” Margie demands.

Liam backs down and lets Margie’s assistant go to work on him. “Yes, ma’am, I am not about to argue with that energy,” Liam says.

“Well, you handled him well,” I say to Margie.

“Well, I have a lot of experience handling men,” Margie says to me.

“I see that,” I say.

Margie takes out my extras. I cannot wait to see them. I ordered white and blue laced panties, a strapless bra, and a garter to wear under my dress. She hands them to me, and they are unbelievably gorgeous.

I slip out of my clothes and into my extras. I look at myself in the mirror. I cannot wait for Jamie to see these at the end of the night.

Margie unzips my dress from the bag and carefully lays it on the floor for me to step into it. Liam looks over to see my dress. “Damn girl, I want you to be my date,” Liam says.

The white dress with blue sequins is more beautiful than the picture Margie sent me. Margie slides the dress up my body and zips the back. The slit comes up my left leg just above the knee. The dress is tight, but it looks incredible on my slim body.

“Do you think he will like it?” I ask Margie.

“If he doesn’t, he is a damn fool,” Margie answers.

There is a soft knock at the door. “That better not be Jamie,” I say.

The door pushes open, and it is Andrea. “Wow, you look amazing, sweetie,” Andrea says.

“Thank you,” I say.

I look at myself in the mirror. I check my makeup and feel the dress as I admire myself in the mirror. I never thought I would wear something like this or be going to such a special event with someone like Jamie.

“I wanted to see you since I heard this dress was top secret. I have to find my husband and get dressed too. The guest should arrive in about an hour,” Andrea says.

“I have your jewelry,” Margie says.

“I did not order jewelry,” I say.

“No, but Jamie did. Do not worry; I did not tell him anything about the dress. I only suggested what he should buy for you to wear with your dress,” Margie says.

She pulls out a diamond necklace and earrings. Just like before, she slips the necklace on me and pops the earring in before I can do it myself. She takes a small diamond headband and slips it on my head.

“You look perfect,” Margie says.

“Well, you did all the hard work,” I say to her.

“You make it easy. You look stunning,” Margie says.

Liam stands beside me, looking in the mirror at his reflection. “Well, you don’t look as good as me, but your alright,” Liam says.

“Jerk,” I say to him.

“You do look beautiful,” Liam says to me.

“You look handsome,” I say back.

Margie hugs me. She motions for her assistant to come on, and they leave quickly. I hear her talking to Jamie in the hall as she goes out.

Jamie stands at the closed door. “Are you going to let me see you?” Jamie asks through the door.

Liam opens the door. “You can see me,” he says.

“You can see me when I come down,” I say to him from behind Liam.

“This is not fair,” Jamie says.

Jamie goes down the stairs. Liam and I stay in my old room until time to go down.

“You know you are making that man suffer by making him wait to see how hot you look,” Liam says.

“He will be okay; besides, I think I am worth the wait,” I say to Liam.

“That you are, sexy,” Liam says.

After about an hour, I can hear a lot of commotion downstairs as people pass through the house to the garden.

“I think it is time for us to join the party,” Liam says.

“Me too; I think I have made him wait long enough,” I say.

Liam opens the door. I take his arm, and we walk to the stairs together. Jamie is waiting for me at the bottom of the stairs. I walk down with Liam. The look on his face is exactly what I wanted. I wanted him to see me and be stunned.

When we get to the bottom of the stairs, Liam hands me over to Jamie. “You look, umm, well, I do not have the right words for how you look. You are beautiful, Crystal,” Jamie says.

“Thank you, daddy,” I lean down and whisper into his ear.

I start to walk ahead of him to the garden. “Wait, I have something important I want to talk to you about, I was going to wait until later, but seeing you now, I cannot wait,” Jamie says.

I stop walking. “I am listening,” I say to him.