“Yes.”
“So, then you have to wear something sexy,” she said. “How about this dress?”
She held up a slinky dress with lace edging. I raised my eyebrows. “Are you serious?”
She looked at the dress again. “Uh yeah, why? What’s wrong with it?”
“It looks like something you would wear under your clothes,” I pointed out. “It looks like a camisole.”
“I don’t know what that is, but I do know that this dress is the hot new trend these days,” she pointed out. “Outerwear that looks like underwear.”
“Is this actually a trend, or just a Kardashian trend?”
Missy smiled. “They’re the ones setting all the trends in the first place.”
“I’m not wearing that,” I said firmly.
“Well then, show me your options.”
Biting my lip, I turned away from her and pretended to root through more racks. “Uh… I haven’t found anything I like yet.”
“Bull,” she said immediately. “You lost interest three stores ago.”
I laughed. “You know me too well.”
“Do I need to remind you that you’re the one who wanted to go shopping?”
“I just wanted to pop into a store, grab one or two things, pay for them, and get the hell out,” I said. “Simple, easy, and quick.”
Missy rolled her eyes. “You sound like a dude. That’s how they shop.”
“I think they’re on to something.”
“Bite your tongue,” she said, sounding scandalized.
“Maybe I should just wear the red dress again?” I suggested.
“He’s seen you in that twice already.”
“So?”
“So, it’s too early in this relationship for you to stop trying,” Missy said firmly. “You need to buy a couple of new things, especially since your style has changed a little.”
“I don’t have the money to spend on a new wardrobe.”
“You’re thrifty, aren’t you?”
“My thrift has a purpose,” I pointed out. “I work and save so that I can collect money to travel, not to blow on clothes.”
“I feel as though in this instance, clothes are more important right now.”
I laughed. “Please…”
“If you’re having money trouble, you could always ask your parents?”
“No,” I said firmly. “Not a chance. I don’t want to be a drain on their resources.”
“I doubt they would think of it that way.”