Having made the date, she still felt strange saying that, with Jason, Kira knew that she needed the serious opinions of her fashion-conscious sister, Amanda. Unfortunately, she didn't really enjoy shopping. Like, at all. It was Thursday and she had two days until her date. Kira was driving in her BMW M5 with Amanda in the passenger seat. She drove with a heavy foot, even if she didn't really want to go where she was going. Letting out a sigh, she turned the radio on and kept the volume at a moderate level.
Amanda turned to look at her sister as she drove. Just think, Kira was going on a date. It was something that she and Kevin had both joked about, not near their sister of course, but she had never expected that Kira and Jason would get together. He was a handsome enough guy and he had his own farm, so he was obviously successful, but she knew that Kevin would have something to say to the guy when they met him on Saturday. Kira thought she had arranged it well enough to keep them from doing just that, but there was very little that their sister could actually keep from them. One of the advantages of living together.
"Take the next right, sis." Amanda grinned as she shook her head slightly. "And slow down for Pete's sake. It's not a race you know."
"Oh come on, Amanda. Where's your sense of adventure?" Kira asked with a wicked smile, but she did slow down. She didn't need to get a ticket or end up in an accident. No matter how much she didn't want to go shopping, she wouldn't put herself at risk to avoid it. Taking the right, she slowed so she was only doing 10 over the speed limit.
"Are you sure that you and Kevin can manage the tack shopping on Saturday? I can uh, always cancel my date if you need me there." Kira knew that if she cancelled, Jason would most likely be disappointed, but at least she wouldn't have to go shopping.
"Naw, I'm sure we can handle it, Kir. We each have our own trucks for a reason, you know. You're going on that date and that's final." Amanda would make sure her sister went if it was the last thing she did. That was why she was happy to be the one taking her shopping. With her fashion sense, Kira was sure to have a second date with Jason. And a third, and a fourth. Amanda smiled at this and then was quiet until they reached the mall.
After parking, Kira took several deep breaths and then got out of the car, locking it up after Amanda was out as well. She swallowed and looked at the intimidating building that was the mall and her lips twitched when Amanda took her arm.
"Come on, sis. You can do this. Just imagine it's a huge tack store and the clothes are for riding," Amanda teased.
The visual actually helped and Kira was finally able to move towards the mall, Amanda keeping her comforted as she entered. They went into a dress shop and Kira shut her eyes, telling herself that they were just show clothes. Riding breeches and jackets. When she opened them again, Amanda had already chosen two dresses for her to try on. Groaning, Kira dragged her feet towards her sister. This day was torture.
She made it through, somehow, and the success of that sort of made Kira feel...alive. Amanda was so happy with their outing that Kira had to wonder how they were even related. How could Amanda be so...well, so much a girl and Kira was, well, not much of one. Tomboy was a word that was thrown around a LOT when she was growing up. Hell, she had climbed trees and roped cows better than any of the boys she grew up with. Including her brother. That was something that had always bothered him, she knew it did, but he had risen above it and come to work with her anyway.
"Thank you, Amanda. I probably would have just worn a pair of jeans and a nice blouse." Kira shrugged and then looked back at the road.
"Sure thing, Kir. Ugh, you would have been going on your first and only date if you'd done that," Amanda said with a soft wink and then leaned back, looking at the bracelet on her wrist. She had to buy it when she saw it, even though this was supposed to be Kira's day. Shaking it once, she then lowered her arm and thought about the purchases made that day. Two short -above the knee- dresses and a skirt and shirt outfit. It was the best she could do with her sister. She knew Kira hated shopping, but she was impressed with how she managed. She was coming along. Now, if they could just keep Kevin from intimidating the man, everything would be perfect.
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