Bette did, her heart warmed by the thoughtful gesture, her eyes appreciative of the excellent taste of the elegant Madame who chose it.  The dress featured well-matched black and white floral designs, bolder florals on the top, and smaller florals in the flowing bottom. The chic maxi was cinched by a broad dark silk belt, to visually connect the bolder print of her top and smaller prints of the bottom.  It was a romantic and ultra- sexy dress.  And ever since unwrapping it, Bette was wondering when she would be able to use it, despairing of the cold, rainy weather since her and Tina’s arrival.

Tina’s note, hesitation marks clear in the handwriting, gave Bette inspiration to break the dress out.  That morning, she twirled excitedly in front of the mirror, anticipating Tina’s reaction to it, and to her, as she made calls to make arrangements for their evening later on, which was part of the deal Tina proposed in her note.  

While putting finishing touches to her look, Bette decided to overlay the dark silk belt with a slim gold leather belt.  She nodded with satisfaction at her image in the mirror: undoubtedly, the overall effect of the silk cinch and gold belt accentuated the brunette’s bombshell figure.  She swiped some lipstick on, picked up the faux-croc-skinned LV baggette she liked to use when walking around Paris. Its gold-entwined-in-leather chain was long enough to swing across securely on her body. Bette did a quick check of its contents, opened the doors of the suite, and headed for the elevators.  Tina was probably waiting for her already, Bette thought, with a happy skip in her step.

Now, as they both stood under the awning of the hotel, Tina continued her visual inspection of Bette’s outfit, and spied cute two-toned ballet-style flats peeking out from under the maxi she wore (she thought ”Chanel also, probably”), which was billowing around the brunette, caught slightly in the cool breeze that suddenly blew in.  She drew an unsteady breath, shaking her head as she sought to take it all in – the brunette’s sexy look was capped by swept up hair, a few loose tendrils swinging lightly on her cheeks, keeping the look relaxed, not severe.  Light make-up played up Bette’s fabulous cheekbones.  Reddish-hued lipstick, along with oversized and seriously dark sunglasses completed the brunette’s sophisticated take on ”casual”.