Normally, when Andrea needed a gown for an event, Kelsey would schedule it weeks in advance. Dozens of designers constantly offered their wares, hoping Andrea would be seen in their work and others would take note. Up and coming gown designers were constantly contacting Kelsey, and the assistant would weed out the ones that wouldn’t do or didn’t match Andrea’s style. Thus, Andrea never worried about looking good in public. She always knew far in advance that everything was taken care of.
That wouldn’t be the case for New Year’s Eve, though. After a rough night of sleeping in a bed in a house where she knew she wasn’t wanted, Andrea prepared to go out with Case and find a suitable gown for the mayor of Seattle’s annual New Year’s Eve ball. She hadn’t rushed to pick out something so importa
