239/240 - Pre-prom

[notcalledlizzie]

Elizabeth was well practised at dressing up.

Standing up, she smoothed down the skirt of her dress and looked around for her shoes

Those on, she quickly checked that she was wearing what jewelry she had planned (and wasn't trying to go out with only one earring in...)

She'd left her hair down, loose curls around her face, and she took one last critical look in the mirror.

Now. Shawl. Yay or nay?

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[janet_fraiser]

"Wow," said Janet, coming back into the room on a determined hunt for her heels. She smiled. "Nice dress. Um." She blushed. "Do I have a ticket to prom?"

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

Elizabeth glanced up and smiled. "Hey. You look amazing," she said. She laughed. "You do, yes."

[janet_fraiser]

"Oh, good." Janet rolled her eyes at herself. "I was vacillating between embarrassed and trying to convince Sam she wasn't going to make a fool of herself at prom, so I kind of forgot to answer you."

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

Elizabeth grinned. "Janet, will you go to prom with me, please?" she asked.

[janet_fraiser]

"Of course," she said, grinning. "How am I ending up with a date to prom, much less a date at the last minute? Not that I'm complaining, mind you."

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

Elizabeth laughed. "Fate? Luck?" she suggested, tucking her hair behind her ear.

[janet_fraiser]

"A little bit of both, maybe," said Janet, frowning at her skirts and kneeling to look under her bed. "Hah! Finally, black, strappy heels guaranteed to have me limping by the end of the night." She pulled out a shoebox. "But I'll look good."

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

Elizabeth looked down at her own shoes. "Hopefully these won't cripple me by the end of the night," she said, shrugging. And then immediately had to pull the top of her dress back up.

[janet_fraiser]

Janet wasn't staring. Too much. "You should be careful there," she said, as she slipped her shoes on. "I think if we just keep moving, they won't hurt too badly."

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

"Dance the night away, huh?" she grinned. "It's been a while, but I think that's one of the things you don't forget."

[janet_fraiser]

"I think that sounds like a very good plan, don't you?" asked Janet. She picked up her purse and her wrap and gestured to the door. "Shall we?"

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

Elizabeth picked up her own purse and offered a hand to Janet. "We shall."

[janet_fraiser]

She slid her gloved hand into Liz's. "Don't mind me if I act nervous," she babbled at the last minute. You know, when it was already too late. "Because I don't think I've had a public relationship in the last ten years or so."

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

Elizabeth squeezed Janet's hand reassuringly. "It'll be fine," she said. "Come on. We're going to go and have fun."