Party Dress

You wake up to your alarm shower quickly and throw on clothes. You step out into the living room. To your surprise your mom is crashed on the couch in a party dress.

She stirs as you make coffee.

“Good morning, Gracie.” She says cheerily.

“Morning mom. How were the tips?”

She stretches. “They were amazing! But, that’s not the best part. I’m in love.”

“Seriously? Good for you mom. Just be careful.”

“I have a date today. Shit! What time is it? I have to get ready for work.”

You head out as your mother rushes to the shower.

An hour of sitting on the bus and you get off at The Company. You enter the doors and get in line for security. You notice Marsha in front of you. She is tall and pale, with jet black hair. Her long, elegant, legs are in black fishnet stockings. Her skirt is short and made from black leather. Knee high, high heel boots make her tower over you.

She looks back and her black lips curl into a sneer. “Gracie, nice to see you.”

“Hi, Marsha.”

“Why don’t you let me give you a makeover. I’m sure I can make you look attractive.”

“I kind of like my look, Marsha.”

“I suppose it’s something. After all, some men like the plain Jane look.”

She turns away from you and all you can think is ‘God, she’s a bitch’.

Marsha breezes through security, looks back and gives you a wink.

Security starts emptying your pocket book and patting you down. You swear the guard frisking you is getting just a bit too familiar.

Finally, they finish. Five minutes later you sit down at your cube.

Moon gives you a smile.

“Security, give you trouble?”

“Yeah, what’s with that?”

“I don’t know. They are a bit overly thorough with some people. I’ve had a few excessive pat downs.”

You pop on your computer and begin proofreading marketing materials. Despite the bad start to your morning, you kind of like your job. The day flies by.

You stand up, shut down your computer, and find Marsha standing behind you.

“Sure you don’t want that makeover?” She leans in and whispers. “I promise if you do, I’ll get you on salary.”

You pause. It is just a makeover and getting a real and apparently large paycheck would be awfully sweet…