my hands through that hair, preferably while kissing him.
“After your friend finishes, then maybe,” he compromised.
Still, I pouted. I really wanted to hang out with the dog.
“That ‘maybe’ is going to turn into a no…” he warned.
“Ugh, fine. Spoilsport. Bye, baby boy! See you soon, honey.” I cooed at the sweet dog.
Brutus wagged his tail and I grinned. “See? He loves me.”
“I’m beginning to see a trend,” he said softly.
“What’s that supposed to mean?” I fired back.
He just laughed and led his dog back to his stupid laundry room cage for the time being. “We’ve got work to do.” He pointed to the bathroom door where I figured Cameron was eavesdropping and had already seen and heard the entire conversation.
“Fine, but during breaktime I get to play with Brutus!” I stated flippantly, flip-flopping my way toward my beauty team of one. Blessing was right. These shoes did make a lot of noise, especially on hardwood floors.
“We’ll see about that,” he stated in a way that made it sound like I wouldn’t be getting my way.
“Yes, we will!” I yelled again, not one to easily bow out of a challenge.
CHAPTER FIVE
“Stop fretting! You look fan-tabulous!” Cameron ran his fingers which were covered with pomade through the curls he’d put in my hair to make them look more natural. I had a ridiculous mane of hair and I was grateful for it, but if you wanted it to look a certain way, it took a load of product and a lot of finagling. Which is why I left it down, in a ponytail, or a messy bun most of the time.
He fluffed both sides and shoved two portions in front to fall over my shoulders and caress the sides of my cheeks. Killian had hung the first item he chose to photograph on the door handle earlier for me to grab. It was an emerald green teddy and matching panty number that made my eyes pop. What I loved most about this piece Blessing designed was that it would look incredible on every woman. Most of her designs were like that. Victoria’s Secret would weep at the beauty she created, and I secretly hoped they’d see these designs blasted across the globe and choose to hire my sister to design an upcoming line.
I tugged on the center lacing between the cups in order to plump and lift what the good Lord had already been kind enough to give me. I had a killer rack that looked good in bathing suits and lingerie of all types. Big boobs will travel. The part that made this teddy special was that if someone was less endowed, they could tighten the lacy strings on the mini-corset style stitching at the cleavage, and it would pull their breasts up and together, giving them the illusion of a more bountiful bosom. Genius, if you asked me. I wondered if I should suggest Blessing hire a smaller model to come in and photograph in the same outfits so that the buyers and the big box stores could truly see that these designs worked for all women and all body types. I kept that idea in the back of my mind to share later. I was sure she’d thought of the same, but it never hurt to consider a good idea twice.
I ran my hands down the bust and over my ribcage where the satiny fabric tucked in with some stellar hidden ruching and flared out at the hip in a flirty manner. This accentuated the waist and hips without making the wearer feel boxy. Women liked to feel voluptuous and curvy regardless of however many curves they sported, and this was another trick to the design. The edges were all framed in a matching emerald green lace that gave the piece a timeless and maybe even old-fashioned forties-glamor feel.
“You look perfect, Addy. Go knock the hot photographer dead. Make him drop his camera and fight a stiffy. Hell, I’m fighting a stiffy looking at you and I’m happily married to a man.” He waved his face with a dramatic flare that was all Cameron.
I giggled and grabbed the robe that went with the teddy and put it on, tying it at the waist. This one went down to mid-ankle. Another cool feature of Blessing’s designs was she had a robe in every color from the line so if someone wanted to cover up or give a little show to their mate or walk around tending to their children with