Absolutely Unforgivable(45)
Mindy didn’t stop talking the whole time. “So you know that lady who did our hair and makeup at Rick’s before?”
I nodded letting her know I remembered who she was speaking of but I didn’t get a chance to actually say anything because Mindy was so excited she didn’t take more than a breath before continuing on.
“Well I got her card that night and gave her a call and set up an appointment for us to go see her today so she can do our hair and makeup. Isn’t that a great idea? But if we don’t hurry we are going to be late. Oh my God, this is going to be so much fun!”
Mindy led me upstairs to find something to wear and then we were off to meet this makeup lady. When we got there the makeup lady asked if we had anything in mind but I really didn’t. She told me not to worry. She had something that would be perfect. Trusting that she knew better than I did about hair and makeup, I relaxed and let her take charge.
That was until she pulled out a paintbrush and a strange bowl of gold thick liquid. “What’s that?” I asked as I sat up in my chair eyeing the strange fluid cautiously.
“Don’t worry. It dries clear. It’s just a body paint. It’s going to make you look fantastic. You will look like your skin shimmers in the sun. The boys won’t be able to resist you.”
“Will this rub off on people who touch me or my clothes? What if I sweat? Will it stain my skin?”
“It’s okay, sweetie. Don’t worry. You are going to look great. This stuff dries clear so even if it does rub off a little on your clothes you won’t even notice anything more than a few sparkles.”
“But what if I get hot and sweaty? Is this stuff going to run down my body?”
“No. It’s water resistant. You could go swimming and this stuff would probably hold up. Well at least it would for a short bit. I guess if you stayed in the swimming pool long enough the chemicals would start to break it down. But no, your body heat isn’t going to matter.”
“How do I get it off afterwards?” This whole thing was making me a little nervous. I had never had anyone paint my entire body before. What if it didn’t come off?
“That’s simple. You soak in a bathtub that you’ve mixed this stuff in,” she said as she handed me a large blue bottle. “This will remove the paint from your body with ease. So see? You have nothing to worry about, so relax and let me finish. Here, stand right here.”
She moved me over to stand under some lights that reminded me of heat lamps and then she painted my entire body from head to toe. The bright lamps not only helped me stay warm while I stood in front of her completely naked so she could paint all of me, but it also served to help set the paint to my body.
As the stuff finally dried she brought me in front of the mirror to check it out. My skin looked amazing. It was if I had a deep dark suntan that literally shimmered. I looked like a suntanned version of Edward from Twilight.
By the time we got back from having our hair and makeup done, I realized four hours had passed. I couldn’t believe it took so long. The band was already on location setting things up. Billy knew how much we would be drinking that night so he sent a car to pick us up. It was a big, four door Lincoln town car. It wasn’t as big as a limousine but it did still look a lot like one.
As the car dropped us off at Bimbo’s the driver handed us his card and said that whenever we were ready he would be standing by for our call to pick us up. I tucked his card in my purse and headed toward the crowds. Darla and Starla found us rather quickly. They had three friends with them. The first girl she introduced me to was Erica. She looked like she might have been part Asian. She had black shiny hair and large breasts and was really tall, easily towering over the rest of us. She also had a perfect hourglass figure. The next girl was a redhead named Audrey who had porcelain-like skin and loads of red curly hair. Her bright green eyes shone as she smiled with her full, red lips.
The last girl was a perky blonde named Bree. She was quite a bit shorter than the other two girls and had the cutest face. She had wide brown eyes, long blond hair, and a cute little button nose. I had heard the phrase 50 watt smile before but until I met Bree I never really got what it meant. She looked adorable and that matched her equally adorable personality.
I had always considered Mindy perky, but Bree was in a class all by herself. She bounced up and down as she flung her arms around Mindy. “Oh my God! I’ve missed you so much. I’m so glad you are here tonight. Wow you look so totally hot. Oh my God, I’m so jealous.”