Chapter 8
The Christmas Pageant was a 'matinee' scheduled for two o'clock, with a spaghetti supper to immediately follow. Usually, at school events such as this, the parents dressed the way they would for church, but all I owned were my every day daggy clothes, a week's worth of 'teacher outfits,' and the little black dress I'd bought to appease Gregory. While nothing special, the black dress was too risqué, while my 'work outfits' were far too casual.
Pippa knocked. I knew it was her because she always knocked in a funny sing-song pattern, whereas Adam knocked tentatively, as though he feared he might someday walk in on me in the nuddy.
"Come in."
Pippa bounded in with the dog at her heels. She wore a violet silk party dress, with a matching chenille shrug and violet leather slingback
