One Night of Pleasure: Military Romance Featuring a Sexy Navy Hero (Take a Chance Book 5) by Caridad Pineiro Page A

underwear.
    “Those have got to go as well.  We can do some shopping downstairs,” Maggie said and walked away to wait for Bridget to change.  The Atlantic City casino hotel where they were all staying for the weekend had an assortment of retail shops in the lower level, including a very fancy lingerie shop.
    She grimaced at the thought of what Maggie might think was acceptable lingerie for tonight, but if she was going to surrender and wear the gown, she might as well let her little sister satisfy whatever desires she had to turn her into a dress-up Barbie.
    Shucking her bra, since there was no way to wear one with the non-existent back of the dress and the deep Vee in the front, she eased the gown over her head and let the lush and heavy satin slip down her body.  As the rich dark navy blue fabric settled into place, the material hugged her slim curves, but just right, as if the gown had been made just for her.
    She gazed into the mirror and couldn’t fight back her surprise at how wonderful she looked.  The deep cut in the front added cleavage she didn’t think she had.  As she turned, the fabric parted to reveal an elegant length of leg.  The dress left all of her bare down to the dimples at the small of her back, exposing a creamy expanse of skin.
    She couldn’t deny the gown was far far better than the monotonous black dress she had planned to wear.  The color set off the auburn hints in her brown hair and the blue of her eyes.  It fit her perfectly and that made her wonder how her sister had it sitting around for her to try.
    “So tell me, Mags.  Where did you get the dress?” she said as she faced her sister, who was sitting on the bed in Bridget’s hotel room.
    With a little shrug, Maggie said, “Mom and Dad asked me to pick out something for you to wear.  An early birthday gift.”
    “Because Mom and Dad are afraid that I’ll never find a man and give them grand kids.”
    “Yup,” Maggie replied without hesitation.
    “You know there are five of you besides me who can do the baby-making.  Except for Molly since she’s way too young,” she said, referring to their high school aged baby sister.
    “Liam’s too busy building his law practice and Aidan and Finn have to finish college.”
    “And you and Trevor . . .”
    “Have to take the next step,” Maggie said with a frown.
    She knew her sister well enough to understand something was troubling her.  She walked over and sat beside her.  “Spill.  If he’s the one, why are you hesitating?”
    Maggie shook her head and sighed.  “I’m not hesitating.  He is and I understand, kind of.  Trevor hasn’t had a good family life and we’ve only been dating for about nine months.  Most of it long distance dating since he’s been deployed.”
    But he was home now and she’d seen how the Marine Lieutenant eyed her sister.  She had no doubt that he was in love with her and would eventually do the right thing.  She hugged Maggie and said, “Don’t worry, Mags.  Things will turn out okay.”
    Maggie offered a hopeful smile and a nod.  “Yup, they will.  What about you, Bridget? Not that you’re old or anything, but isn’t it time you took a chance with someone?”
    Like Mark , she thought, but wouldn’t give her sister the satisfaction of confirming her interest in the sexy military man.  But she also knew her sister wouldn’t give up on the discussion without some distraction.
    “How about I change and we go get some lingerie for this fabulous gown?”
    Maggie grinned and her emerald colored gaze glittered with amusement.  “And shoes? You cannot wear that gown with those flats.”
    She glanced down at the sedate black shoes that were, as her sister had pointed out, more suited for convent life.  A pair of sexy stilettos would so complete the outfit and for a moment, she imagined what Mark might think when he first saw her, looking so different than she had before.
    No Army uniform.
    No jeans and sneakers.
    Just all sexy