The Game Changer by Marie Landry Read Free Book Online

she said, just to make Olivia squirm.
    Olivia stuck her hand on her hip and surveyed Melody. “We both know you’ll wear the dress.”
    Melody groaned. “Yeah, yeah, I’ll wear the damn dress.”
     
    *****
     
    At ten o’clock that night, Melody stood in front of the full-length mirror in the hallway, turning back and forth to observe herself from every angle. She couldn’t believe her own eyes. She looked hot .
    The alterations Olivia made on her little black dress had transformed it completely. Now instead of falling mid-calf, it hit several inches above the knee, showcasing legs that Melody often kept hidden, but that Olivia told her were too shapely to hide. She understood what Olivia meant when she said their outfits would compliment each other, because Olivia had given her a crimson belt to cinch the waist of the dress, along with red FMPs. Melody still giggled at that.
    She also giggled at the fact that she was wearing incredibly sexy lingerie under her dress. Olivia had dragged her into La Senza at the mall, and she and Angelica had helped her pick out half a dozen new pairs of panties, two new bras, and a bustier. Her breasts had never looked so perky.
    “Here we go, this’ll finish it off nicely,” Olivia said, striding into the room and handing Melody a pair of dangly silver earrings. She turned Melody so she could fasten a matching necklace around her throat, then clapped her hands together. “Perfect! They match your bracelet.”
    Melody surveyed herself in the mirror, and couldn’t keep her lips from curving upward. With Olivia’s help, she had scooped half her hair up and pinned it, leaving the rest of the chestnut curls to cascade over her shoulders and down her back. Olivia had also helped her with her makeup, giving her eyelids a smoky dusting of shadow that made her hazel eyes pop.
    “You look so sexy.” Olivia bumped Melody out of the way with her hip so she could look at herself in the mirror.
    Melody’s cheeks grew warm. Why was it so easy for her best friend to tell her that, but Rick had never been able to? And why the hell couldn’t she stop thinking about him? Giving herself a mental shake, she stepped back to admire Olivia’s dress. She’d seen it on her in the store, but it looked even better now. Sleeveless and almost scandalously short, it hugged every one of Olivia’s curves. She had left her hair down and used the curling iron to add some big waves. Olivia had done her makeup in a similar smoky look to Melody’s, which made her aqua-coloured eyes even more luminous than usual.
    Melody knew Olivia would draw plenty of attention tonight, but as she smoothed down her dress and walked in a circle in an attempt to adjust to the heels, she thought she might command a bit of attention herself. This was probably the first time in their entire friendship that Melody wasn’t worried about being invisible.
    That didn’t exactly stop her from being nervous, though. She and Olivia hadn’t been to a club in about a year, and she knew it would be different now because she was single.
    “So remember, girls’ only tonight,” Olivia said, meeting Melody’s gaze in the mirror as she fluffed her hair. “We can flirt, we can dance, we can let guys buy us drinks, but we’ll be coming home together at the end of the night. There’ll be plenty of time for picking up guys later. Tonight’s about us.”
    Olivia turned to face Melody, a smile lighting her beautiful face. “Ready, sexy lady? Sugar mama needs a drink.”
     
    *****
     
    The cab pulled up in front of Atlantis, and Olivia paid the driver before slipping from the car and taking Melody’s hand to help her slide out.
    “Thanks.” Melody steadied herself before checking to make sure her dress was still covering her behind. “Short dress, high heels, not something I’m used to.”
    Olivia laughed. “You’re good. You ready for this?”
    Melody’s stomach had started to flutter the minute the cab turned onto North Front