Sex Piston’s eyes were filled with unshed tears. “I’m more emotional now that I’m pregnant. Now, we’re going to pull on our big-girl panties and get this done or I’m going to pick everything out for you myself. Okay?”
“Okay.” Lily took a deep breath and tried on a dress. She opened the door.
“No,” Sex Piston said firmly, running critical eyes over the dress on her body.
Lily shut the door and changed again before opening the door.
“Fuck no.”
She tried on a skirt with a matching top.
“Yes.”
She closed the door again, also happy with the clothes. She tried another.
The gagging noises Sex Piston made when she opened the dressing room door were self-explanatory. Lily shut the door with a snap.
She tried on a form-fitting dress with a swirling skirt in a soft cranberry color.
“Yes.” Lily smiled at her response.
She tried on a pair of jeans and a blue iris sweater that showed a hint of flesh at the top.
“Yes.”
Lily tried on a jade-green sweater dress, which was too tight. She didn’t want to open the door.
“No, it doesn’t suit you at all.” Thankfully, Sex Piston agreed with her own opinion.
Lily tried on several more outfits, letting Sex Piston pick and choose. Thankfully, she agreed with most of her choices since she was going to be the one wearing them. She picked up the ones she would be purchasing, setting them aside, and then straightened the rest back onto the hangers.
Going outside the dressing room, she carried the clothes she was going to buy on her arm.
“Can you grab the others to put on the rack so they can restock them?” Lily asked.
Sex Piston took the ones that were going back in stock, hanging them on the rack. All except for the green dress. Lily raised an eyebrow at her.
“What? I said it didn’t suit you, but it will look hot on me,” Sex Piston said unashamedly.
They checked out.
“Thanks for going with us,” Lily said as they shoved all the bags into Beth’s SUV.
“Hell, we aren’t done. You need shoes.” Sex Piston pushed her toward the local shoe store.
The store had a lone salesclerk and he was male. The women had him making trip after trip to the back.
Lily liked this much better. All she had to do was sit and try on pair after pair of shoes.
“No way,” Lily refused, seeing the price on the side of the box the clerk was showing her.
“Hell, yeah. Your sister can pay for them. She’s married to Mr. Moneybags,” Killyama said, taking the box away from the clerk while giving him one of her flirtatious smiles.
Lily stifled her laughter. The man looked scared enough to wet himself.
Reaching forward, she took the shoes from Killyama, trying on the high heels that she was sure would break her ankle if she ever dared to wear them.
“She’ll take them,” Beth spoke up with a mischievous look in her eyes.
Lily shook her head, not wanting to spend her sister’s money.
“Don’t worry about it. They’ll be worth every dime when I see Shade’s face.”
Beth took the six pairs of shoes to the register before Lily could change her mind. Lily walked out of the store overwhelmed by the amount of money Beth had spent carelessly that day. Guilt kicked in, making her decide to take some of the things back next week and return the money to her sister.
“Let’s get some dinner,” Sex Piston said.
“I’m paying,” Beth offered. Since when did Beth become so free with her cash? Her sister, while not broke, had always been frugal with her money.
Razer, who was leaning against the SUV after having helped the women load the car, gave a twisted grin.
“Where at?” Fat Louise asked, excited.
“Let’s do it up right. The Pink Slipper sound good to everyone?” Beth mentioned the most expensive restaurant and bar in Treepoint.
“They won’t let us in the door.” Fat Louise reminded Beth they hadn’t been allowed in the restaurant since the fight they had started when Razer and Beth had temporarily broken up.
“I happen to know it’s under new management,” Beth happily said, spreading the good news.
The whoops and hollers drew the attention of customers leaving the stores that were closing. No one other than Lily seemed to notice, though, and so they each got in their separate vehicles, driving the short distance to the restaurant.
Inside, Razer went to sit at the bar, leaving the women at a table on their own.
Sex Piston and her crew ordered the most expensive items on the menu. Lily was sure it was because they knew Beth was paying with Razer’s money. They still held a grudge against him for breaking their friend’s heart. The women were loyal to Beth and even treated her like a sister because of their affection for her.
They all ordered tea and water to drink, except for Crazy Bitch and Killyama who drank beer, telling Sex Piston she was driving.
“Wait until you’re knocked up. I’ll drink a fucking six-pack in front of you,” she said vengefully. Lily thought that by the time Sex Piston’s baby arrived, it would be born with an extensive vocabulary.
The diners at the other tables kept giving them censuring looks which they ignored.