Page 16 of Love Legacy

Alex thinks for a second. “Try the pants with this bodysuit.”

“Which ones? The brown leather or the black ones?”

“Brown. Those are the straight-leg ones, right?” I nod. “Then yes, those.”

I turn and go back into the dressing room, quickly shedding the skirt and putting on the brown leather pants. This pairing was actually really cute. And now that I had full-length pants on, I didn’t feel so exposed anymore. I walk back out of the stall, turning around for Alex.

“Better?” she asks, with a small, smug grin on her face.

“Much.”

“So, for you, stay away from short skirts, but you’re willing to take risks with the top? Got it. Don’t bother trying on the other stuff I gave you. I’ll be right back,” she says, heading back into the store.

I wait for a few minutes before she comes back with a new top, and a new outfit entirely. “Okay, try this top with the black leather pants, and then this outfit I think you’ll like.”

And Alex was right. These two outfits knocked it right out of the park. Using the skinny-fit, black leather pants I already had in the dressing room with me and paired them with a cropped,puff-sleeve polka-dot top that ties in the back. The last outfit was more casual: a short-sleeved, mint-colored button-down and heavily distressed boyfriend jeans. Finally, we found the five outfits we came here for, and it only took two and a half hours.

After checking out at this store, we head home. Shopping took much longer than I thought it was going to, so we were cutting close if I wanted to have enough time to change and do my makeup before heading over to the sorority house.

Once we reach our apartment, I head to my room, throwing the shopping bags. I grab the strapless, black, lace bodysuit and brown leather pants from the bag, changing out of my lounge clothes and into the outfit. Then, I quickly do my makeup, adding a winged black liner and deep red lipstick to my usual mascara and cheek tint. I put a few gold cuffs in my twists before grabbing my small, black leather crossbody, slipping on a pair of black leather pumps, and heading out.

Alex drives me to the Kappa Theta Alpha house. She wasn’t joining us tonight, but the sorority house was on her way to her boyfriend’s place. I thank her for the ride before heading inside the house.

“Damn, Naomi, that outfit is fire!” my pledge sister Kaylee calls out. I head into the kitchen where everyone’s gathered, waiting to head out.

Maeve’s jaw drops, seeing my outfit. “Alex convinced you to let her take you shopping, didn’t she?”

I laugh, fidgeting with my hands a bit. “I actually asked her to. I realized I didn’t have anything that fit the dress code.”

“Well, I think you look amazing,” Sage says from behind me, startling me. She comes around me into the kitchen.

“Back at you!” She looked stunning, as always. Sage was wearing a pair of black leather shorts, a red satin blazer with the sleeves pushed up, and a black bra top underneath, with over-the-knee black boots. I wish I had half the confidence she did.

“Okay, is everyone here and ready?” Maeve asks, looking around. It looks like it’ll just be the Beta Nu Class, Maeve, Raven, Sage, Theia, and Stephanie tonight.

Sage nods. “I think we’re just waiting on our ride at this point.”

“Ride?”

Raven grins. “Yep, our ride. You guys didn’t think we were just going to carpool to our destination, right? We said dress to party, and we don’t want anyone to worry about driving home tonight.”

“Don’t feel any pressure to drink if you don’t want to though. I’m not drinking and I think Theia’s staying sober tonight too,” Stephanie chimes in.

Theia nods in agreement. “I’m actually going to drive myself there, so if anyone needs to leave early for any reason, there will be alternate transportation available.”

“Technically, Kappa policy is not to drink in letters and not to sponsor alcohol-related events. The focus of tonight isnotdrinking, our event for tonight just happens to take place at a bar. So by all means, drink, don’t drink—just let loose and enjoy yourself,” Sage says, looking around at our group.

A hand shoots up, and of course it belongs to Pain-In-the-Butt Penny.

“You don’t have to raise your hand, Penny.”

She lowers it before speaking. “You guys still haven’t told us what we’re doing tonight.”

Sage and Raven look at each other, seemingly communicating telepathically. “I guess at this point, we can tell them what we’re doing,” Sage says.

“We are going to a bar! There’s a drag show happening at one of our favorite bars tonight, and we figured it’s the perfect way to let loose. We get to see the show, dance a bit, have some drinks and food, and spend time together as sisters.”

Maeve steps in close to me. “You’re okay with this, right? Going to a drag show, I mean,” she murmurs under her breath.

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