Part Ten
"This...is...HEAVEN," Natalie groaned as the strong masculine hands kneeded her naked back.
"Isn't it?" Dani said tiredly. "A little to the right Franz....yes, right there."
"This is my first trip to the spa," Mary Ann mumbled tiredly as she enjoyed the feel of these magical hands on her. "I must go more often."
"It's the life, I tell ya," Dani said as she shifted to get comfortable. "And after this it's off to the mud bath, and that's the best part."
"So, where else are you taking us?" Natalie asked.
"Well, after this we are going to get our nails done."
"Good, I need one bad," MA said as she studied them. "I'm such a nail biter."
"Then, we're going to go shop for outfits. I already have one for tonight, but I'll help you girls find one."
"We're getting spoiled today," Natalie said with a chuckle.
"So, who is this Kim?" Mary Ann asked.
"MA!" Natalie said in shock.
"What??" she asked innocently. "I wanna know."
Dani chuckled. "She's a bitch."
"See? Told ya," Mary Ann said as she grinned. "Total bitch material?"
"100%" Dani said.
"Is she pretty?" Natalie asked.
"Yes, that's why she's a bitch," Dani laughed. "Plus, she's got a major attitude, too."
"Well," MA said. "We're just gonna have to figure out away to get rid of this Kim."
"MA, that's not our...."
"I'll help," Dani said as she interrupted Natalie.
"Sweet," MA said. "The bitch is going down."
The girls laughed as they shifted up and wrapped the towels around their bodies. They made their way to the mud bath and spent a good thirty minutes relaxing in the clensing mud. Dani clicked with them right
away, and could tell they were going to fit well in their gang.
After the spa, they went to get their nails done just like Dani said. They had a manicure and a pedicure, except Natalie skipped out on the pedicure. "I have this thing with feet," she explained to Dani when she
asked her why she wasn't having one. She just laughed and then they went to one of Dani's favorite places to shop. It wasn't a shop for fancy clothes, but more flashy and edgy.
"Oh, I like that one," Dani said as she saw Mary Ann come out of the dressing room. It was the sixth outfit she had tried on, and she liked it too. She had on a crimson red skirt, that skimmed down her hips and stopped right above her knees. There were mulitiple rows of beaded strings that dangled along the hem of the skirt and it jingled when she moved. Her blouse was black and it wrapped around her body and exposed her upper back and shoulders. The straps came up and formed a V and the thin straps were tied
right at the tack of her neck.
"I've got some knee high boots, that will look great with this," she said as she examined herself in the mirror.
"JC's tongue will fall to the floor when he sees you," Dani laughed.
MA grinned at her through the mirror. "Then I guess we have a winner."
"Nat, how's yours working out?" Dani asked.
"It's okay," she said as she walked out of the dressing room.
MA and Dani's jaw's dropped. "Okay?" MA repeated. "Nat, you look awesome!"
"Ya think so?" she asked uneasily as she studied herself in the mirror. She had on a pair of black leather pants that fit her body like a second pair of skin. Her blouse was the color of silver and it shimmered when she moved in the light. It was short sleeve, and had a V neck that showed of a little bit of cleavage. "It's kind of expensive," she said as she looked at them.
Dani waved it off. "Don't worry about it. When Joey sees you in that he'll go, Kim who?"
"Hell, he'll be calling Kim Natalie the whole night," Mary Ann chuckled.
Natalie laughed. "Well, I guess so."
"You are SO getting it," MA said as she walked back in the dressing room. "Where to now Dani?"
"Lunch," she said as she placed a hand on her stomach. "Then it's off to get our hair done, and then a makeover."
"Wow, we're going all out today."
"Yeah, it's so hard being a woman," she said dramatically as she flipped her hair.
JC walked into Joey's house around 6:45 that night, dressed and ready for the party. He walked into the den to see Joey lounging on the couch while nursing on a beer. "Hey, Joey," he said as he threw his keys on the table. "Having a party with your beer?" he asked with a grin.
"Yeah," he mumbled and then took a swig.
"You picking up Kim?"
"In a few," he said.
"That sucks. My dates ready?"
He shrugged. "They were already upstairs getting ready when I got home."
"Dude, you're a pitiful site. Do yourself a favor and dump Kim and take Nat."
He eyed him. "I can't just dis Kim."
"Sure you can, she's a bitch. I mean, even though I would enjoy two girls for dates, I would enjoy it more if you were happy."
"Well, C, I appreciate that," he said as he stood up. "But I can't dis Kim. She may be a bitch, but I'm not an ass."
He rolled his eyes. "Joey, you just need to......" He stopped talking and his jaw dropped when he saw Mary Ann walk in the room. "Well, hello."
She smiled brightly at him. He looked incredibly handsome, she thought with a grin. He had on a pair kahki pants with an orange collared button down shirt and a brown leather jacket over it. "Hi, stud muffin."
He grinned as he walked to her and took her hand. "You look...." He twirled her around once and looked her up and down. "Incredible."
"Thank you," she said and then put a hand on his chest and studied him. "Don't look bad yourself, stranger."
He grinned and pulled her at his side. "Is my other date ready?"
"Natalie is on her way down," she said and then turned to Joey. "Joe, when she get's down will you walk her outside, I have to talk to JC about something."
"Well...uh..." He didn't want to be alone with her, because he knew she was going to look beautiful. "I have to pick up Kim here in a minute and...."
"Oh, she'll be right down, I swear," she assured him and then turned to JC and leaned in so only he could here. "We have some talking to do?"
"Talking? Hun, don't you think we've done enough talking?"
She gave him a look. "That's not what I meant," she said and then dragged him towards the door. "We're gonna play cupid tonight and I have to run the plan by you."
"Ohhh," he said with a grin as they walked outside. "What's our goal?"
She turned toward him and gave him a cocky grin. "To have Joey and Natalie in each other's arms at the stroke of midnight."
"Hmm," he said as he tapped his finger to his lip. "That's gonna be tough."
"Yes, but we'll pull it off," she said with a wink.
Natalie took deep breaths as she walked down the stairs, and prayed that Joey had already left to pick up Kim. She didn't want to face him until the party, where they were other people around. She heard the TV going as she rounded the corner, and she paused when she saw Joey lounging on the couch. She looked around for JC or MA, but she couldn't see them. "Where is
everyone?" she finally asked.
Joey turned around at the sound of her voice and froze. She looked incredible, he thought as he stood up slowly. "Uhhh..." He couldn't think staight, the sight of her was too distracting. "They...um...are waiting outside."
"Oh," she said and then looked down at the floor. "Well, I guess I'll....."
"I, uh....I'll walk you out," he said as he turned off the TV and Dick Clark disappeared from the screen.
"Okay," she said with a smile. "Are you going to pick up Kim?"
"Yeah," he said as they made their way to the door. He started to open it, but then paused and closed it as he turned to her. "Nat?"
She looked up at him. He looked so manly, she thought as she examined him. His hair was slicked back and still damp from his shower, and his goatee freshly clipped. He had on a pair of dark jeans that hung low on his hips and a green fitted turtleneck. He looked almost....huggable. "Yes?"
He sighed. "I....I just want you to know, that there is no place I'd rather be then here."
"Joey, I..."
"No, lemme finish," he said and then ran his fingers through his hair. "Yes, New York would be fun, but now that I've met you and.... and... Mary Ann, I wouldn't want to be anywhere else. I've made new friends, and I care about you Nat....I'm just sorry that it took me hitting you with my car to meet you."
She let out a laugh as she looked at the floor and then smiled up at him. "I'm sorry for being so rude last night. I had no right to snap at you."
He shook his head. "Let's just forget about it and make a truce."
Natalie smiled and held out her hand. "Truce."
Joey grabbed and and slowly kissed the back of it, causing goosbumps to travel all through her body. "Truce," he said huskily.
They smiled at one another, before Joey opened the door for her. She walked out and he followed behind, but they both stopped short when they saw JC and MA huddling closely. "What are you two whispering about?" Joey asked warily.
They broke apart and then smiled. "Nothing," JC said innocently and then whistled when he saw Nat. "Dayum girl, you look hot."
She laughed as she twirled for him. "Ya think so, Pimp C?" she asked.
"Definitely," he said as he held out his arm and then Natalie smiled as she slipped her arm in his. "Are you girls ready?"
"Are we going straight to the party?" Mary Ann asked.
"Nah, we are meeting Adam for dinner," he said as they walked to the car. "Then were going to the party. Later, Joe...we'll see ya there."
Joey sighed as he watched them leave. "Yeah, see ya."