Forgotten

Chapter Thirty

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After breakfast, Kia spent the rest of the day training me. Until the clock reached five and she ordered me to get dressed up nice. She’d made me wear one of the only dresses we’d bought and I had to admit, it looked good.

The silky fabric was a vibrant shade of green to match my strawberry blonde curls that I had pulled into a style called ‘Belle’ because of the Disney princess. I borrowed a bit of Kia’s make up and achieved a look I was happy with. Something that had become rare after joining this lot and having absolutely no time to waste on appearances.

I left the bathroom and found Zane in his usual attire, reading a book, lounging on the bed. He looked up when I came in and his mouth fell open in shock. “You look… beautiful.”

I blushed as dark as my hair. “Thanks; you’re coming to, right?”

“Of course I’m coming, it is a date. Dates usually require two people,” he replied, sitting up. His words made me freeze.

I turned to face him. “What are you talking about? I thought we were going to a party…”

“No, we’re going to a restaurant downtown, I told Kia to tell you,” he said, his eyebrows furrowing in confusion.

 A knock came from the door so I hurried over to it. I opened it and came face-to-face with a normally clothed Kia. “You told me we were going to a party!”

She raised an eyebrow at me. “I figured you wouldn’t wear one of the dresses if I told you it was just a date.”

“You lied to me,” I complained as she barged inside.

Zane smiled at her, revealing a small dimple appearing in his left cheek. “Thanks Kia, she looks good.”

“It was my pleasure,” she chirped before turning to me and holding out a pair of silver heels. “You can wear heels, can’t you?”

“Yeah,” I muttered, yanking them out of her grip. I put them on without looking up. It was safe to say that I was a bit embarrassed at my lack of knowledge. And upset with her for lying and making me appear stupid.

Once the shoes were on, I stood up and Kia clapped. “You look awesome!”

“I look overdressed.”

She shook her head. “Nonsense, have fun on your date!” She was halfway through the door when she added, “Oh, and, I told you so!” And then she was gone.

I sighed and turned to Zane who was now leaning against the wall. “Should I change?” I felt pretty in the fancy clothes, but I didn’t want to go to somewhere low-key dressed like a princess. A princess... That’s what I’d be if we succeeded. I tried not to dwell on that.

“No, you look amazing,” he told me, placing his hands on my hips and pulling me against him.  He smiled down at me after a soft kiss.

I smiled back and stepped away from him. “Come on, let’s go.”

“Alright,” he joined my side and held the door open for me. Zane was not the type of person I’d expected to have such good manners, but hey, people always surprise you, don’t they?

Zane was driving us out of the parking lot before it occurred to me that I still didn’t know where we were going. So I asked him.

“It’s a restaurant I found on the internet with pretty good reviews. And, by the way, you’re paying,” he winked at me, keeping most of his focus on the road.