The Darkest Of Light (The Kings of Retribution MC)

"Do you have any dresses?"

"No. This is what I wear. It’s what I’m comfortable in."

I’m pretty sure she could wear something I have. I get up and start digging through my clothes.

"I have plenty of stuff you could borrow."

"I don’t know about that. I’m much bigger than you are."

Peeking around my armoire I look at her.

"Trust me, I know I’ll find something in here. I love to shop and I made sure I brought a variety of clothes with me."

Spotting the dress I was looking for, I pull it out and let her look at it. It’s a deep blue A-line cotton summer dress with a heart shaped neckline. I haven’t worn it yet. I bought it the last time I went shopping with my sister and her friend Mila, just before my nineteenth birthday.

"Try this on."

"My boobs are not going to fit in that dress, let alone the rest of me," she says.

"It will work, I promise. Please try it on." I plead. I know she’s uncomfortable but I’m certain if I can get her to see for herself, she may change her mind a little. Relenting after staring at the dress and twisting her shirt in her hands, she gets up and reaches for the dress. Taking it, she walks into the bathroom closing the door.

I’m left sitting on the edge of my bed munching on my bag of chips for several minutes waiting for her to come out. Finally, the doorknob turns and she steps out, pulling at the fabric of the dress that’s molded to her body.

"You look great!" I beam. She does, it looks fantastic on her. It’s not as short on her as it would have been on me because I’m a few inches taller than she is, but it works.

"I’ve never worn anything this revealing before. I’ve never worn a dress before," she nervously tells me. "Are you sure my boobs won’t pop out?" She starts fidgeting with the neck line, pulling on it.

"I have a white cardigan that you can wear over it if that would make you feel more comfortable. And if you really don’t want to wear it, you don’t have to."

Walking over to the full-length mirror on the wall she stands and looks at herself. "I love it. I know I may seem ungrateful but I’m not. I come from a very strict religious family, Alba. I was always told to cover up, that I shouldn’t tempt others with my body. So this is very new for me, but I really like how it looks."

Leah hasn’t talked about her family, and I’ve not asked. I figured she’d tell me what she wants me to know, but I’m guessing by the statement she just made, I’m not going to like anything she tells me.

"Will you help me find something to wear? I can be very indecisive when it comes to clothes." I ask, trying to lighten the mood and get her to have a little fun with the whole experience.

Smiling at me she walks over to the pile of clothes I made on my bed and examines everything.

"You love the color blue, don’t you?" She laughs as she picks up a soft baby blue summer dress that has a pale blue lace overlay.

"This one is super pretty. I say wear this one." Her eyes gleam.

"Great, I love this dress. First, we need to do our makeup and hair."

We spend the next couple hours laughing and getting ready before its time to meet Sam outside. We both decide to wear our hair down and I curled mine. Leah has natural curly ringlets so all she needed was a little product for frizz control, but other than that she has perfect hair. I’m feeling good and beautiful. My mood has a lot to do with it. I haven’t felt this carefree in awhile. I’m looking forward to going out tonight.

As soon as we step outside, Sam is there waiting on us. He is wearing a pair of skin hugging jeans, boots, and a black button up Henley. Sam is a good-looking guy. I don’t understand why he doesn’t have a steady girlfriend and prefers hanging with me and Leah most days. Turning around, a smile lights up his face.

"Damn. Look at you two. Leah, I knew you had some killer curves under those baggy ass clothes. Damn girl."

His words cause her to blush and pull the cardigan closed.

"So, where are we going tonight?" I ask.

"I heard about this place called Crossroads. Some guys on the team said they have good food and live music. What do ya say? Wanna check it out?" I didn’t get dressed up for nothing. I link my arm through Leah’s.

"No better time to experience new things than in college, right?"

"Let’s take my truck tonight. And everything is on me. I invited the two of you, so I’m paying."