Chapter 3

Claire turned around and watched the men walk out of the restaurant, her jaw hanging open. “Who the hell was that?!” she asked her friend slowly.

Lily watched with keen interest as the two gentlemen left the restaurant “ I have no idea but I certainly wouldn’t mind seeing them again , especially the taller one “ she grinned saucily.

“How in the world did you even notice him after the first one smiled like that?” Claire replied, still in a daze. Those bright blue eyes, she thought to herself, Jesus if they didn’t see all the way through me.

Lilly laughed at her friend who was practically left speechless from a simple smile, Sure it was definitely nice just something about the taller one caught her eye making her forget about the dazzling smile of the first gentlemen.  “Easy didn’t you see him smile too his was just as nice and there was an orneriness in his puppy dog eyes , besides you know I have a thing for Tall Dark and majorly handsome . “

Claire gasped as she remembered their drunken conversation from a couple weeks back, “Oooh! There’s your man!” she exclaimed jokingly, “Just what you ordered!”

“Too bad he is walking out the door and probably never to be seen again . New York is a big place you know “ She arched her eyebrow while taking a long sip of her wine .

“Ah, true.” Claire replied, sighing, “I could’ve gone for the shorter one too,” she admitted, winking. “But we’ve definitely got some time to scout around for more gorgeous gentlemen while we’re here,” she joked, “those two were probably just the tip of the iceberg.” she added as the waiter set their lunch orders down in front of them.

Lily thanked the waiter , then reached for her fork  and started to eat “Ummmm this is delicious , definitely going have to recommend this to my  clients. “ she remarked  “ I’m sure there are more hotties out there but I wouldn’t mind running into them again “ pausing for  a moment “ You know they looked kind of familiar “

Claire thought back, imagining both their faces again, “Yeah, maybe,” she replied. She remembered their almost perfectly styled hair and designer-looking jeans, and groaned, smacking her forehead, “Gay.” she finally said. “They’re way too good looking not to be.”

Lilly shook her head “Maybe I’m wrong but I don’t think so , didn’t you see how the one with blue eyes looked like he wanted to devour you ? “ she snorted “It hadn’t been that long to recognize a guy’s interested look “

“Oh right, because I look so hot right now,” Claire replied, giggling, looking down at her shopping clothes and gesturing to her messy ponytail and light makeup job.

“Hey some guys like the natural look , What ? Don’t give me that look its true ? “ Lilly answered “It’s very well possible and you know it . Just too damned bad we wont get a chance to find out huh? “

“No kidding,” Claire sighed, “Now that I really think about it, the blonde was incredibly gorgeous. Like, it should be illegal to look that good.” She laughed, sipping her wine, “and the brunette would be perfect for you,” she added.

“If it wouldn’t have looked so desperate , we could have followed them - okay that would have been desperate for even our standards “ Lily snorted as she finished her Parmigiana , then pushed her plate , dabbed her lips and placed the linen napkin on top of her plate “Damn that was amazing “

Claire patted her tummy, “I don’t think I’ll be eating dinner,” she said, wincing. “That was way too good.”

“We need to make a note to come here again this week “ Lily added as she finished off her glass of wine.  “Care for more ? “ she lifted the bottle and poured another glass for herself.

Claire shook her head no, “I’ve had enough, I think,” she said, giggling, “It would probably be a good idea to watch this musical sober, if ya know what I mean.” she winked.

She giggled “Yea, you’re probably right “ glancing at her watch “ We better head on back to get ready . It might take us hours as it is “ then waved for the waiter .

Claire paid the bill and the two girls exited the restaurant, heading back to their hotel room.


Once back to the hotel, the girls started their daunting task of attempting to beautify themselves.

After her shower , Lily wrapped one towel around her body and the other twisted on top her head then padded back into the bedroom . “Shower’s yours “ she glanced at Claire then walked over , plugged in the hair dryer and her straightener.

A few moments later, with her hair dry and straightened , she slipped on the Black Nicole Miller Satin and Mesh Dress mini dress with an slight open back. The length was short , mid thigh and so sexy.. “Oh C this dress is amazing “ she called out to her friend who was still in the bathroom . “ I think I may sleep in this “ . then she did a twirl , inspecting all angles.

Claire stepped out of the shower and towel-dried her long hair, running her favorite mousse through with her fingers, and then flipping over to scrunch up the curls. Deciding that letting them air-dry would be the best way to keep them from spiraling out of control, she moved on to moisturizer and makeup.

Once she convinced herself it was good enough, she made her way into the bedroom. “Girl, you look incredible,” she noted before digging through her shopping bags and pulling out her own purchase. She slowly slid into the amethyst, strapless cocktail dress that she had chosen, admiring at how it meshed perfectly with her red tresses and brought out her green eyes. It landed just at mid thigh, so she had also purchased black leggings and black lace-up heeled boots to complete the ensemble. “Damn,” she said, standing next to her friend as they both looked into the mirror, “We did good.”

Lily grinned sliding her arm around her friend “Yes we did “ then broke away long enough to slid on her black metallic ankle strapped heels. Then she carefully applied her night time look., A darker bronze blush , a mixture of greens for her eyeshadow and a copper color lipstick. Lastly added a dab of perfume.  “There! Broadway look out two girls from Charleston are about to blow your way . “ she replied with a thicker southern accent.

“Fuck yeah, baby” Claire replied, grinning as she spritzed her favorite scent and dabbed at her eyeliner. Then she pulled her leather jacket out of her bag and shrugged into it, stepping back to look in the mirror again. She snorted, “I look like a rockstar.”

“Maybe you’ll nab one “ Lily retorted as she reached for her black dress coat, sliding it on, then quickly changed over the contents of her normal everyday purse to her new black patent clutch. “Ready freddy ? “

Claire took a deep breath and held her arm out for Lily to take. “Let’s do this.”