Complicated

(16)~The Brighams

My little freckles are faint once I apply the layer or foundation, I apply some lipstick and pat my hair down. I'm wearing a cream spaghetti mini dress from Revolve, with a canvas color Everlane cropped sweater paired with a red aveline Jimmy Choo sandal.

I'm not feeling my hairstyle.

I move to the bathroom, "where are all my hair gels?" I ask myself, before spotting where I moved them all to. The first thing I apply is moisturizer to revive it's slick look, then next is oil. I take the hairbrush and run it through my hair, my curls shrink back up after each comb through. "I look good" my hair looks amazing and my lipstick needs to be red. I go back to my closet to search for my hairbands.

"Ms. Grace, your parents said ten more minutes" a new maid was employed recently though she wouldn't be here like Martha, she would only come to assist on important dinners or parties we host. Martha isn't even always here, when my parents travel most times I tell her that it's fine to take off work and when they come back home, she's not always around either. When I was younger, she used to be here every time and day of the week, sometimes she went on vacation with us.

"I'll be down in any minute, thank you" I clip on my cartier trinity earrings and pick up my rings from my ring stand. The red headband I'm looking for has been in front of me this entire time, Allessa (Maddy's mom) gave me before her Spring 2020 drop. Her brand name is called MorellA, she entered into the fashion industry in her last year of college.

I take a quick look at myself in the mirror, "well I guess that's done, now time to get this dinner over with" I brush down the dress and the top of my breasts and lift up the dress a little to cover some part showing. Then out the door I go.

"Gracie"-

"Yes father" I take my time coming down the stairs, "why do you have to take too much time, even your mother came here two minutes ago?"

"Sorry father, you unfortunately had a daughter who takes her time to make sure she looks like a diamond and rose in every room she enters." I give him a smile and give my mother a hug before standing in between them.

A knock comes through the door and my head whips over to it, the maid opens the door and The Brigham's walk in.

"Mr. Harris" Mr Brigham comes forward to give my dad those men hugs, my mom and his give each other a kiss on each side of their cheeks, I welcome them too, then at that moment Louis walks in. He looks like his usual preppy self, hair slicked back with his dress pants and a blazer that probably cost a thousand dollars. "Ms. Grace" he walks to me. His brother walks in after him.

"Mr. Louis" I force out a smile and his face grows with amusement, he wants to laugh so bad I can feel it.

"Finally you look classy. You know this is the dinner in books where she falls for him and they start dating" he whispered to me as my dad told them to come to the dining room, I scrunch my face in disgust, "I'm happy that only happens in books".

"Hello Gracie," his brother greets me as he comes by my side and we walk together to the dining.

Everyone pulls out their chairs and takes a seat while chatting with each other, while Martha and the other lady go to bring in the meal they made.

"Gracie, how has your junior year been so far?" George asks me, "actually really amazing, looks like there's a lot coming for me this year. Both positive and negative" I say honestly.

There was a time I had a small crush on George, I was in eight grade and he was in tenth. Yeah it doesn't sound right but the crazy part is that Louis told him and he started avoiding me because I was younger. Let's just say, it didn't last for long because he was my first kiss. I remember clearly how it happened, I had just come back from basketball practice and I expected Andrew to come pick me up. At the end Andrew couldn't make it so he asked George to do it, I was so scared to get into his car, he had to convince me that it wouldn't be awkward. He actually kept his promise and made the car ride fun, we got to my house and he apologized for avoiding me, then proceeded to ask if I've had my first kiss which was kinda weird at first, but anyways the one I got from a random boy during camp didn't count at that moment so I said, no. He then asked if I still liked him and I said yes, so he kissed me and it was so good, I kept touching my lips consistently throughout that month.