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Celebrity Crush

Chapter 30

When I woke the room was quiet except for the TV and Kimi's quiet snores beside me. I looked over at her to see that she was asleep to. I guess when she found me asleep then she decided to sleep as well.

Slowly I stood from the bed. I stretched my hands above my head and then walked over to my laptop. I moved the mouse to find that she must have sent the message.

It didn't bother me that she finished the message to my grams. I looked at the desk to find my phone. I flipped it open to find the time.

6:40 pm October 27, 2009

I sighed and closed my phone. My stomach was growling some so I decide to venture to the kitchen. I found my slippers at the door and stuffed my feet inside. I opened the door and walked out pulling it closed behind me. I walked down the hall downstairs. The house was quiet for the most part. I walked toward the kitchen and that was when I heard the noise.

I pushed the doors opened and looked inside. Mom and Robert were sitting at the counter. Mom looked dead tired while Robert look wide awake. Mom turned around and found me in the door way.

“Well I can see that you woke up. Kimi told us that you fell asleep at 3:30. She ate some food at four and then went back up there. I guess she's asleep now.”

I just smiled and nodded my head. I took the open seat next to Robert. There wasn't one available next to mom and if there had been she would have patted that one. I could tell that mom was uneasy about me sitting next to Robert.

“Honey there are some TV dinners and stuff for dinner. I just don't feel like cooking tonight. I have had to clean the house some and not mention I had to go somewhere with your sister.”

Mom rolled her eyes. If I had to guess she didn't have that bad of a time. I looked over toward Robert and he was looking away from mom. I guess my thoughts were right. Apparently he didn't go with them because someone had to stay at home for Kimi and I.

“Well I am going to take a hot shower.”

Mom took her glass with her toward the stairs. Once she was out of the room I looked toward Robert. He had a smile on his face.

“Was she drinking wine?” I had to ask.

He just nodded.

“I tried talking her out of it but she refused.”

I nodded my head. I stood from the stool and walked toward the fridge. I looked in the freezer part and found a bag of tator tots and chicken strips. I grabbed the bags and sat them on the counter.

“I take it someone is pigging out on food.”

I looked toward Robert, “Well I think I deserve some pigging because that hospital was horrible.”

I couldn't stop the shiver that went through my body. I found a couple of glass pans in the cabinet. I poured the tator tots in one pan and the chicken strips in another. I turned on the oven and placed the tator tots inside.

“The tots have to cook for thirty minutes and then at twenty minutes on the timer I will put in the strips.”

I took the seat across from Robert. I pulled out my phone and put in the thirty minute timer.

“I never got to ask how you were after the nurses did that to you? Your mom, I think, was to afraid to ask.”

I sat my phone on the counter. I sighed and looked up at him. I had to keep focused before I got lost in his eyes once again.

“Honestly afterward when I woke I was afraid of the nurses. I didn't know what to think. I mean so I was having a hard time calming down, if they had given me a couple of minutes I would have been fine.”

Robert just huffed and then turned his eyes away from me.

“I was told not to tell you about it but I can't keep it from you. Your mom gave them permission before you ever woke up that if you started having problems to give you something.

I am not sure if she knew that would happen the way it did. She had the say so. I know you weren't very coherent during the ordeal but your mom told me that she pressed the nurses button.

She tried acting like she hadn't because you were so scared but she is who she is. I just wish I had been there it seems I can calm you down better than anyone.”

He was looking at me now and grinning his signature grin. I could feel my cheeks getting darker and I turned my head. Robert stood from his chair and walked behind me to the sink. I heard him wash his cup and then he walked behind me once again.

His footsteps stopped right behind me. My heart was beating a mile a minute. I felt him lean toward me and move my hair from my ear.

“Don't forget our promise. Don't let your mom stop me from getting to know you.”

His voice sounded seductive. My breath caught in my throat and my heart felt like it was about to give out. There was a hidden message in his words.

Abruptly he pulled back and continued walking toward his stool. I suddenly heard footsteps approaching the kitchen. In step Sarah, she was rubbing her eyes. She yawned before she finally looked around.

She grinned when she saw that it was just Robert and I and the seat next to him empty. I couldn't help but laugh. She really thought she had a chance with him. I mean I think I stood a better chance than she did. His actions just then proved it. Sarah just rolled her eyes and found a mug. I watched her fill it with hot coco. She took the seat next to Robert. She grinned and her eyes were triumphant.

I just rolled my eyes and waited on my food.

***
The next day, Wednesday, was our shopping day. Last night was uneventful after the kitchen. I talked to my grams before bed and explained everything at the hospital. Of course she was pissed at both my mom and my dad for the way they behaved.

Kimi and I sat at the counter fully dressed for the day of shopping. We were eating sandwiches before we left because we had gotten up later than we should have. Last night Kimi woke up at nine and couldn't go back to sleep. So we both stayed up late watching TV.

I looked over at Kimi to see her eyes wide. The crazy girl drank like two or three cups of coffee with it up to the top rim. I just shook my head and chuckled.

She turned her head toward me.

“Later on I am going to have a serious crash but right now I feel invincible.”

We both heard heels clicking on the floor. Mom walked in fully dressed with Robert on her heels. She was dressed in a gray shirt and black jeans. Her feet held a pair of silver heels and her jacket was military type and black.

She had a bracelet on her wrist, a necklace hanging from her neck, silver earrings, and a heart watch. The purse hanging from her arm was different than usual, it was tan with a flower picture on the front. He was fully dressed as well. My expression turned to confusion.

“Robert is going with us. I am going to take him to the men's store next door to the one you two are going in.
He needs a costume and mask for the dance as well.”

I just sighed. I thought it would have been a girls day out shopping. I looked toward Kimi and her expression changed as well. I knew what she was thinking. Her plan might be ruined.

She wanted me to get an outfit and Robert not to know anything about it until I was dressed the night of the dance. Lets hope that the plan doesn't get ruined.

***
The store was a costume store. It looked like the place was Halloween all year long. There was creepy vines hanging across the stairs on the railing. Overall it looked like a great place to find any costume you were looking for.

“Okay girl's it seems like Robert and I are going next door. We can get him a suit to wear and then when we are done I will come get my outfit. If you finish before us than go down the walk to the dinner. We will meet you there. Laura you can have the other key to the SUV. That way when you are done you can put our things in the trunk.”

She pulled the key off the ring and handed it to me. Kimi and I watched them walk out of the store.

“Oh thank goodness. I was so afraid my plan was going to be ruined.”

I smiled toward her and she grabbed my arm.

“Let's see what we can find shall we.”

Kimi dragged me toward the darker looking stuff.

“Kimi what exactly are we going to be?”

I heard her sigh.

“Honestly Laura you have no clue? I mean you are suppose to be the smart one.”

I just looked at her. She was giving me this look like I was suppose to know. That it was the most obvious thing in the world. She decided to drop my arm and walked toward a rack of costumes.

I thought long and hard. OK so the costumes should reflect Kimi and I, with our interests. I mean the only thing that even comes to mind are...

“OK I understand now. We are vampires right.”

I was standing right next her now.

“Well yeah I mean that was the only thing I could think of. I just thought we should play up the masquerade thing.”

“Oh so you want to do old type vampires that were during the renaissance .”

She nodded her head. She grabbed a few dresses from the rack.

“Now it is time to play dress up.”

This scary grin came to her face. We walked to the front desk and found this girl. She had different colors in her hair and her nose, lip, and eyebrow were pierced.

“Excuse me,” said Kimi.

I was surprised Kimi was showing her manners. The girl at the counter looked up from her magazine and popped her gum. I thought Kimi was going to throw something at the girl.

I decided to speak up this time.

“We need to know where your changing rooms are? We would like two rooms please.”

The girl huffed and pulled a ring of keys from her pocket. She walked around the counter and passed us. We followed her toward the back of the store. There were about ten different size changing rooms.

“You two want two different rooms right?”

Kimi huffed and nodded. The girl stuck the key in the knob of one door and then the one right next to it.

“Okay there you are. If you leave the clothes in the rooms be sure to hang them in the hook on the wall.”

The girl then walked around us back toward the front desk.

“Okay Laura I have two dresses for us both to try on. One long and one short. You have an opinion whether or not the dress is comfortable but I have a say in it to because whether you like it or not he will make a move on you that night so I need you to be extra spicy.”

I just laughed and grabbed the dresses she handed to me. I stepped in the room and closed the door behind me. I turned the lock on the knob and walked to the little bench in the corner. There was a full length mirror on both walls. It would be easier to see how the dress looked on each side.

I laid down the dresses and undressed. I was in my underwear. Kimi forced me into a strapless bra this morning because she told me that I might get a dress that doesn't cover the shoulders. It wouldn't be good to have straps on my shoulders.

I picked up the long dress first. It was black and didn't have sleeves. It had straps on the shoulders and it looked like the bottom part would stop at my knees but I wasn't sure.

I placed the dress toward the floor and stepped into it. I pulled the dress up in proper position. I looked in the mirror. I liked it but I didn't love it. I didn't even feel pretty in this so how was the sexy thing going to work. I heard a knock on the door and then Kimi's voice.

“Laura let me in. I want to show you mine and then see yours.”

I sighed and then unlocked the knob. She immediately turned the knob and stepped inside.

“Kimi how are you getting back in your room?”

She grinned.

“I asked the girl for a key. I know you're self conscious about this sort of thing. Plus I don't want to risk your mom and Robert showing up and seeing you in a dress.”

Her eyes then dropped from mine. Her eyes looked over the dress.

“Turn around.”

I did what she said holding my arms up when she told me to.

“The dress looks OK on you but not what I imagined.”

I just grinned. Thank God, I didn't like it at all.

“My turn,” I said.

I looked at Kimi's dress to see she too was wearing a long one. Hers was black as well but the sleeves were an off shoulder thing. There were straps on her shoulders but the sleeves hung down from her shoulders.

The skirt was layered and kinda wrinkled.

“Do you like it?”

I looked up at her face and the expression wasn't a good one.

“It doesn't pop out at me.”

“I agree.”

She walked back out to her room.

This continued for a while. I tried on the short one next, it was off shoulder and green. Kimi hated it but liked that it showed off my legs. I was kinda shy in the dress more than the others. She was dressed in a short black laced dress the next time.

She hated it on herself but made me try hers on and she tried mine on. The same thing was happened when she tried them on. Honestly though I liked the short black laced up one. In the security of home I would love it. I just didn't have the confidence to wear something like that to a dance. Plus I didn't want people thinking I was some slut or something.

I huffed as Kimi stepped inside.

“Okay Laura how about you help me pick this time.”

We were dressed and then walked back out in the store. Since I had my mom's credit card I decided in the dressing room I would buy the short laced up black dress. I mean Kimi would no doubt laugh but slowly at home my confidence could build as long as mom didn't find it and keep it for herself.

Kimi stopped at a rack while I ventured farther out in the store. There were so many racks I was afraid I would never find the perfect dress. I took a guess at one rack and began searching. I heard Kimi's footsteps come up behind me.

“I am thinking that we should find dresses which are the one pieces and some two pieces because we need some variety.”

I nodded my head.

“Alright Kimi lets try dresses first and then if one of us doesn't have something we can try that.”

She reluctantly nodded her head.

“I have some dresses in my hands for you.”

I looked at the dresses in her hands two were long and one was short.

“Okay let me look for a minute alright.”

She nodded.

“Don't take too long missy.”

I just grinned and continued looking at the rack. There were different types on the rack but nothing jumped out at me. I stopped at a short black one that had light purple ruffles at the bottom. Kimi came to my mind as I looked at the dress. It suddenly came to my mind that we didn't seem to be looking for something that we loved. We weren't looking for something that was us.

Our favorite colors would help greatly. I left the rack and went toward the two pieces. The shirt and skirts weren't the easiest thing to look through. I found a black and red shirt, a black see through type shirt, another see through type shirt but it tied under the breast part, a blue and black shirt, and a white shirt with this corset type thing around the stomach area.

I placed them on my arm and then looked at the skirts. I only found a purple and red and black one. I huffed nothing was jumping out at me. I went down to another rack and found something.

The shirt was black and purple and then the skirt right next to it was the same thing. The entire thing said Kimi to me. Although I wouldn't say anything at first about the outfit, I would let her try them all on.

I held all the stuff in my arms as I walked toward Kimi. She was standing there looking toward the wall. She looked impatient.

“Kimi you know I take a long time when I shop so..”

She jumped at my voice.

“Well I am annoyed as well. I can't find anything. I found a few dresses for you but I don't know how they will look.”

“Okay Kimi try these on alright.”

“Okay missy. I tried all those on and nothing jumped out at me.”

She took the clothes from me and walked in her room. I found three dresses on the bench in my room. The first one I tried on was a blue and white long dress. It felt good but I knew it wasn't the type Kimi was looking for. The next one I tried on was a red and black long dress. This one had a hood but it still wasn't what we were looking for.

The next short one was a red and black one. I felt pretty in it but not overall sexy like I wanted.

“Laura, Laura I found mine. It is prefect.”

I heard her voice outside my door. I couldn't help but grin. I just had this feeling that she was wearing the one I loved. I unlocked the door and she scrambled inside.

She was dressed in the black and purple shirt with the skirt that looked similar. It looked good on her to be honest. I just knew she would get someone at the dance in that. She would spice up her make up and she would be drop dead gorgeous.

“So what do you think?”

She was twirling around. I chuckled at her, she was obviously in love with the outfit.

“It looks amazing Kimi. I knew that one would look prefect.”

She smiled. She grabbed me into a hug and squeezed me.

“Thanks Laura. You know me so well.”

Her eyes then dropped toward the dress I was wearing.

“Turn slowly.”

I did what she said as she looked at the dress.

“The color looks good but something is missing.”

I smiled at her.

“I think so to. I love the colors of black and red but it just doesn't give me that appeal you were talking about.”

She nodded her head and then went toward the bench. She held her chin for a minute. I sat down beside her as she was thinking.

“I think I saw something earlier but I just over looked it because it just didn't seem you. Oh now I remember but I want you to just try it and stay right here I will be right back.”

She stood to her feet and practically ran out of the room. I just smiled at her. I crossed my legs and waited on her. I never did mention to Kimi about what happen in the kitchen, I wanted to keep it to myself. I never told her about my dreams or my true feelings for him.

I was already debating with myself, so I didn't want to be arguing with my best friend. The door to the room opened and Kimi was standing in the opening. She was hiding the dress behind her back.

“Just try it on and after I get dressed I will come see.”

She placed the dress on the bench and then walked out. I locked the door once again and went toward the bench. I looked at the dress and was surprised. It did look sort of renaissance but not really.

It was black lace on top and red on bottom. It had straps instead of sleeves. I was curios about how it would look and feel on me. I removed the dress I had on and then stepped inside the dress.

It fit comfortably and I walked to the mirror. I looked at myself and for the first time in a while I thought, well I thought I looked hot. I mean I never knew a dress could make me feel this way. It fit my curves and it showed off my legs some.

This grin came over my face just thinking about the look Robert would have on his face. I just hoped that Kimi liked it as much as I did. I hoped it would work toward her plan.

I heard a knock at the door and I unlocked the knob. I went back to the mirror and just stood there.

“Well I think it is safe to say someone feels sexy.”

My cheeks warmed. I looked toward her and look confused.

“Laura my plan was for you to fall in love with the dress. If you felt sexy in it than the whole outfit would be even better. I want you to feel sexy and not for it to be forced.

The dress looks amazing on you. It works for my plan and I have such a good idea.”

I grinned and saw her holding the purple outfit in her hands.

“Well it is safe to say we are getting these.”

I smiled and then motioned with my hands for her to leave. I locked the door back and changed back into my clothes. I hung all of the dresses on the hook on the wall. I grabbed my dress and hung it across my arm.

I unlocked the door and left it opened as I stepped out in the store. Kimi was waiting on me and I walked toward her.

“Kimi we should find some other stuff to go with this.”

She nodded her head and began walking toward another spot in the store. This spot had black spider web hanging down with fake spiders on it. Kimi stopped at the jewelry section.

I stepped up to the section and saw a different assortment.

“Kimi can I please pick out my jewelry and mask please?”

She looked at me and held her chin.

“Let me think about it.”

She had this fake thinking look on her face.

“Of course Laura you can pick that out. The rest I pick out and you give me your honest opinion.”

I smiled and nodded. We looked at the necklaces. I peaked at Kimi and her hand was looking at a bat one that was either black or gray. She grinned and picked it up.

“I like this one. Makes me think of the Dracula vampires that turn into bats.”

I laughed at the look on her face. She held the necklace and than walked over to another rack of stuff. I looked over the necklaces and a silver one caught my eye. I place my hand on it and pulled it off the hook. I was a vampire mouth with the teeth in it. I smiled, it was perfect.

I found Kimi at another rack. She picked up two cases of vampire teeth.

“We need the teeth, it would look better for the whole thing.”

I smiled and nodded. I showed her my necklace and she just chuckled shaking her head. We found the same pair of fingerless lace gloves for the both of us. There was a make up section and Kimi made me walk away because she wanted it to be a surprise.

I walked over toward the shoes. I had a feeling that Kimi would make me wear something with a heel. I looked over them but nothing stood out on the display. I heard Kimi come up behind me.

“Good idea, shoes. We need some shoes.”

She bent down and looked at the ones on the bottom. I looked on down some and found a pair of boot type shoes. They would come up to the knee and they were black. It was more something that Kimi would wear. I looked for her size and grabbed the box. I brought the box with me and I found Kimi pulling a box out as well.

She stood to her feet. The box had a picture of the shoes inside. I looked and found ankle type boots. She looked at the box I was holding and we switched.

“I thought they would look good with the whole outfit.”

She grinned and replied, “Same goes for yours.”

We both took a seat on the bench to the side and removed our shoes. I opened the box to find the boots. They of course had a heel and they tied up all the way to the top. I stuffed my feet inside and then stood up.

Kimi was walking in hers. I tried walking and found my balance not as bad as I thought but not all that good. Heels were never my strong suit.

“Well even though you don't have great balance I know you wont trip much at the dance. They look good on you though.”

I looked at Kimi's. They looked good on her as well. I couldn't believe they looked as good as they did.

“Well I guess it's time for masks.”

“Oh yeah of course.”

Kimi looked nervous about something.

“Kimi are you alright?”

She sighed and replied, “Well I found this medieval thing that has a hood and just covers your shoulders. I thought it would look good for you since you don't have sleeves. That way if it is chilly that night then you have something to cover your shoulders.”

I grinned and nodded.

“Okay since you are doing that then I pick out the masks and if I find something I think goes great than I get it.”

She huffed, “Alright but I want my mask to be black.”

She walked off toward the other accessories. I walked over toward a display case. It opened on the side if I wanted anything inside. I looked over the glass and saw different types of masks. There were types that had ribbons on the back that tie, ones with sticks that you hold to your face, and the plain ones that had strings on the back.

I found Kimi's first, it was all black and had a few decorations on the front. I looked around it and found a silver one. It didn't look exactly the same to the other but it was similar. Just as I was about to open the door to get the masks something caught my eye.

It was a black old time tiara. It just spoke to me in this strange way. I saw a silver one next to it that had light blue diamond type things on it. I opened the door to the display case and grabbed the masks and tiara's. I smiled and headed toward the front desk. Kimi is standing there waiting on me.

“Took you long enough.”

I just chuckled, “Well I found some tiara's that I thought would help with the concept. Maybe we could be queens or princesses.”

She grinned and walked toward me. I handed her mask and tiara to her. She looked over the mask and then her eyes run across the tiara.

“Let me see yours.”

“You can't have mine. I love mine.”

She crossed her fingers and I showed her mine. Her eyes popped out and her lips turned up.

“That is beautiful Laura.”

I grin at her and we place our things one the counter. Mom's credit card gets used and we head out to the car.
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Well I hope everyone likes the day of Halloween shopping. I am going to post the outfits for everyone in the next chapter. That way everyone knows the outfits before the dance.

Anyway,

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