Daddy's Demands
I hang back, hoping she doesn’t recognize me.
“What’s the occasion?”
“Attending a wedding.”
“Not black then,” she says before I can open my mouth. She heads full steam for the dress section, snatching selections off the rack, with Bear and me in tow.
He is serious about the fashion show. I strip and dress in record time, and promenade past him, carefully avoiding looking in mirrors. Bear keeps his arms crossed over his chest, biceps bulging, totally macho even surrounded by floral prints. His face is impassive, but I catch a shimmer of interest when I emerge in royal blue.