She came away from my side to sit bolt upright and I knew that I'd scored big time. Her face was tense though as she said, "But I don't have a dress!"
"I looked at your clothes before we left and I had Lisa guess as to some measurements I wasn't sure of. I called ahead to a dress shop and they should have something for you by the time we get into the city. We'll go there first and let you try it on and then we'll go to dinner, while they make whatever alterations to the dress that may be necessary. The ball doesn't start until 9 o'clock and it's in the same hotel where we'll be staying so there's plenty of time for you to get ready. The hotel has someone standing by to help you with your hair and anything else that you may need."
I glanced over to her to see what her reaction was, only to see tears coursing down her cheeks. What had I done wrong?
She smiled radiantly at me then in the midst of the tears and I realized that I was experiencing the phenomena of happy tears. I've never understood the concept of it myself. The process of crying when you are happy just didn't make sense, but I could see that was the case for Zora.
She seemed to be speechless. All she could do was smile and cry. She leaned back against my side then, only this time her arm went around my back to hold me even as mine held her to me.
Sometimes it was fun to give and this was definitely one of those times. It was so gratifying to know that I'd both surprised her and possibly made one of her dreams come true. I wanted to do that for her again and again.
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Zora leaned against Elon side as her heart pounded within her chest. She was going to a ball!
She was going to dance again! She wasn't just going to be dancing though. She was going to be dancing with Elon!
She shivered involuntarily, as she imagined what it would be like to be led in the moves of the dance by Elon.
She had felt so brazen earlier in her attempt to please him visually by unbuttoning her shirt. Many men would set up an event like Elon had just as a reward for what she'd done, but that wasn't the case with Elon. Before a button had come undone he had already been involved in a plan to surprise her with something he knew would please her.
How many women could say they had a man who thought of their welfare ahead of any gain for themselves?