Fifty-four: Restaurant

Temperance

I slip a blue dress over my thin frame. The one-inch slit showing my stomach wasn't the thing making me feel exposed, it was the way the dress clung to my frame. Then I put on four-inch high heels. Even with these on I still have to look up to Alec.

Alec steps out of the bathroom in a black tux. "You look so fucking gorgeous." He wraps his toned arm around me and kisses my forehead sweetly. I sigh in his arms, his cologne dancing in my nostrils.

Tonight we will be going to dinner with Alec's family. Connor and Zander will be joining. The top picks from the gang will be acting security.

"And you look handsome as always." I compliment him back with a smile. Even though I feel exposed, I do feel pretty. This is the first time in a long time I feel pretty since my self-esteem had been destroyed over the years.

I put in silver hoop earrings and look at myself in the mirror for a second longer. I want to change something. But what?

Then I have the idea. "I want another piercing."