Say Yes To This Dress

"Sorry, I couldn't find anything at your aunt's boutique, Cami," I stated, grabbing my bag from the backseat.

"Well, not everyone can wear Fiesta Boutique's dresses," Camilla shrugged as she stood by the large fern next to the doors of the school. "Are you going to try another place?" She asked putting a sucker in her mouth.

"Yeah, I'm glad you and Evelyn found your dresses though," I smiled as I waved toward Jesse and Evelyn heading in our direction.

"Phemie, hey, sorry you couldn't find a dress," Karter surprised me walking up from behind. "Shall we?" He asked as he held up his arm for me to take. "I'd like to talk to you at lunch," 

I nodded my head and watched Jesse kiss Evelyn on the cheek before leaving for his class. Karter however took me off guard by grabbing my hand and kissing it. "I..I...I am dreaming, that didn't just happen. Did it?" I stuttered as I held my hand to my chest. 

"It did now come on before you have a heart attack," Cami giggled as she shook her head while grabbing my arm to drag me through the hallway.

"Ladies the bell rings in 3...2...1..." Mr. Cuttingham spoke. He has said the same thing to us since school started. 

As I headed through the crowded hallway, I'm halted by a grip on my arm. As I turned around I'm surprised to see Jayla Stewert and her two minions behind her. The sea of bodies dispersed before she started to speak. "Euphemia Winters," She crossed one arm around her stomach while the other pulled the gum from her mouth as she twisted it around her finger. "It's a shame you weaseled your way in and took Karter from me. Years my parents worked with his parents, years I spent getting close to him, we were going to be the first chosen mates in one hundred years in the Moon Light Pack. All of it, gone, everything just so I can go to prom with Scott Cooper,"

"I like Scott," Kylie spoke up. She was Jayla's new minion, her last friend Kayla, who moved to a new pack last year when she found her mate; was now replaced with this one. Kylie was tall, much taller than the other girls at the school, she had long dark hair that she liked to wear in braids and was quite fit. Her mahogany complexion made her green eyes pop and so did the bright purple lipstick she loved to wear.

"Too bad you aren't going to prom with him!" Jayla snapped as she rolled her eyes.

"I'm going with Todd, Scott's brother," Lina smiled. Lina was her oldest friend, how she could stand Jayla being mean to her is beyond me. Her pixie-cut light brunette hair had highlights of blonde and her sun-kissed skin complimented her bright hazel eyes. She also wasn't hailed as being very bright.

"We're getting off-topic!" Jayla screeched as she stomped her foot. "Now, as I was saying, you'll pay for this Euphemia," She snapped her fingers before storming off down the long corridor.

As I headed into the cafeteria, I grabbed my plate of food and slugged toward our usual table. "Where were you Phemie?" Cami questioned as she moved her large purse filled mostly with makeup to the other side. "I was looking for you after class,"

"I got stopped by Jayla," I forcefully sat down, as my plate made a loud racket against the table. "She said I took Karter from her,"

"You did not take me from her," Karter plopped down next to me as he snatched one of my chicken nuggets. "I was never hers, to begin with,"

"What else did the queen bee say?" Evelyn spoke up as she shifted in her seat next to Jesse.

"Umm.. she said that her parents were in agreement with Karter's, to have both of them be the first chosen mates of the Moon Light Pack in a hundred years,"

"What?!" Cami and Evelyn screamed simultaneously as their hands banged on the table.

"I found out last night," Karter spoke up after he grabbed another one of my chicken nuggets. "It'll never happen, I know you haven't found a dress yet so I was wondering if you wanted to go to a little shop with me after school?" He asked before he got up from the table and I nodded my head in agreement.

As the last bell signaled the end of the day and the start of the weekend, I grabbed my bags and headed out the door with Cami and Evelyn quickly on my heels. "Phemie, I gave my keys to my cousin, Kade, so I'm all yours," Karter winked at me as he slipped into the passenger seat of my jeep.

"Don't worry I'll get a ride with Evelyn and Jesse. Besides I need to spend some time with my mate," Camilla hugged me as she skipped off following behind Evelyn on the way to Jesse's truck.

"So, where are we going?" I asked Karter as I slipped into my seat and started to back out of the crowded parking lot.

"Well, it's Maisel's Thrift Store," He spoke softly as he glanced in my direction.

"Oh, I know it, I used to go there with my mother," I smiled back at him, remembering the times I would go shopping with her on the weekends. My mother, Claire, was the most beautiful woman I had ever seen, everyone around the pack thought the same. Her long golden hair, much like mine, was always in different designs, and she loved wearing makeup that would draw you to her pale blue eyes. Her lovely alabaster skin would tan easily in the sun, and she would have these little freckles that would show up on the bridge of her nose.

"Good, because I think you'll be able to find something there," Karter nodded his head in agreement as we took the last turn to get to the thrift store. "Good evening Mrs. Maisel!" Karter yelled out into the shop as he opened the door.

"Young Karter, you're looking handsome, and I see you brought a friend," The old woman greeted him with a hug as she looked in my direction. 

"This is Phemie, she's here for a prom dress, I'm taking her," Karter beamed as he walked to the back of the shop.

"I remember you, and your mother, Claire. Don't worry child, you will get all your heart's desires, your love awaits you," She motioned to the back of the store where Karter was, as I looked at her in wanderment.