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AMELIA
Igiggle and throw the black dress back towards Gia. "I'm not wearing that. It's way too boring. I want something that glitters for tonight."
Gia catches the dress and tosses it aside. "What about that green sequin one? You look amazing in it."
"Yes. That's exactly the one I want."
Whenever we go out, we take turns hosting the pre-party and tonight it's Gia's turn to play hostess.
Gia digs around in her closet and finally pulls out the emerald green dress. "You know I don't think I've ever even worn this. You're the only one. You may as well keep it. I think I bought it because it reminded me of you."
I laugh. "Don't lie. We all know you have a little shopping addiction. Don't blame it on me. But I will keep this one. I love it."
Gia rolls her eyes with a massive grin on her face. She is gorgeous and has been my best friend since middle school. People always ask us if we are sisters because we have the same long dark hair and chocolate eyes. "Lia, I've seen your closet. Don't try to make out that you aren't as much of a shopping addict as I am."
"Fine, that's fair." I throw my t-shirt off and toss it onto the bed covered in dresses because we've been getting ready for the past hour, and it's been a champagne-filled laugh. Gia is standing in her undies still rummaging through her dresses to try and choose one for herself.
I slip the green glittering dress over my body and admire myself in the tall mirror. "Black heels?" I ask.
"Definitely." She nods without looking up.
I love getting ready with Gia. The other girls will be arriving in about half an hour, and then we will have pre-drinks to warm up for our night out. Gia calls our getting-ready champagne the pre-pre-drinks.
I grab my favorite pair of red bottoms and slip them onto my feet.
I've already curled my hair into big waves and my makeup is accentuated by black eyeliner with a cute wing to accentuate my big brown eyes.
"I think I'm done," I say triumphantly.
Gia turns to see for herself, a pink silk dress in her hands. She nods enthusiastically. "You look amazing." She agrees.
"Oh, I love that pink one. Yes. You have to wear it. With the gold heels, you got last week."
"That's what I was thinking too."
She slips it over her head and pulls it down her body. It's as tightly fitted as my dress and just as short.
She grabs the gold heels and then joins me in front of the mirror.
I hand her a glass of champagne and we chime them together a little too hard then giggle again.
The doorbell rings and announces the arrival of the rest of the girls and Gia jumps excitedly.
"I'll grab the other champagne from the ice bucket. You let them in."
I open the front door and five beautiful girls stream into Gia's apartment. They are all bubbly and excited for our night out.
"Oh, wow you guys look amazing," Samantha says, hugging me.
Melina pushes past with a grin. "Champagne. Where is it?"
Leanna, my cousin, wraps her arms around me too, and lifts me off the ground slightly when she hugs me.
The apartment becomes a loud, colorful glittering ball of energy for the next thirty minutes until Gia announces that the limo is downstairs.
"Wait. We don't even know where we're going yet?" Samantha says.
"Oh, I decided earlier. We're going to the Amalfi Royale Casino. A little gambling, a little dancing. It's going to be amazing." My father has always been very strict about me not going near that place because the Amalfi family is a rival of ours. But I don't see the harm in sneaking in for a fun night as long as no one knows who I am.
