Aurora looked away from the back of the man she bumped into after hearing her sister’s voice. She hadn’t realized she was staring at him for so long until Regina asked what she was looking at. "Do you know that man I just bumped into?"
"I don’t think so but then again, I couldn’t see his face," Regina comnted trying to find the sa man amongst the crowd so she could hopefully get a glimpse of his face. "Did sothing happen? Want to chase him down and defend your honor?"
Aurora chuckled hearing Regina’s words. Of course, her sister would do such a thing. "As much as I would love to see these fighting skills you speak so highly of, I think it’s best I spare the poor man from your wrath."
"He should be lucky to have such a guardian angel on his side. Now back to the reality for a day of torture. We have to make a promise to only try on things we absolutely love or we’ll be in here the whole day and I don’t know how my brain will handle that. Pinky promise ," Regina said, holding up her finger. She hadn’t achieved that skill like Minnie and her mother where trying on clothes all day did not bother them.
"I promise," Aurora chuckled, making the deal with Regina. As much as she wanted to look for dresses, she also hoped it wouldn’t take too long and she would be able to look around the town with Regina. It wasn’t every day she got to co outside and spend ti like this with her sister.
"I heard the important eting father and Samuel are having is actually an arranged eting with one of father’s friends’ daughters. Samuel is in for quite the shock."
"He hasn’t thought of getting married yet but he is the heir and has to take over from father soon. They will start finding him a wife soon enough," Aurora replied walking up to the dressmaker’s door with Regina beside her. Minnie and Rachel were not too far behind.
"He has so much weight on his shoulder you think they would invest more ti in marrying him off and leave us alone. Thank you," Regina told the store attendant who opened the door for them.
"You an to leave you alone. I don’t think they have any plans of marrying off," Aurora corrected her. It had always been evident by her younger sister being prepared for marriage while she remained at ho with Minnie but she was older.
Regina opened her mouth to respond to Aurora but she was interrupted by Minnie’s voice. "I’m happy to see this ti you rembered not to have anyone in the store as I requested. It would be bad for you if soone were to steal our dress choices and wear them in public before we do. I really like this place."
Minnie had the connections to get rid of the store if they did not do as she asked and the owner knew it.
"The lady made sure to cancel all her appointnts when your family requested a visit. She will be with you in a mont as she is still picking out the best of the best for your family. Would you care for cookies and tea?" The store attendant Emily said buttering up the family as her boss instructed her to. Mada Eloise, the dressmaker, loved money so a family like the Hamiltons were her favorite type of custor.
"No thank you. Just get the dresses out as quickly as you can. Girls, have a look around at the dresses she has on display for inspiration on what you want to wear," Minnie said, taking a seat to rest her tired feet. Rachel also did the sa.
"How many dresses are we buying today?" Regina asked not because she cared to have too many but because it would give her an idea of how many parties she had to attend around the ti of the harvest festival. One dress for each party was her mother’s rule.
"Seven dresses for you and two for Aurora. You are to spend a lot of this ti socializing with others to figure out who you want in your circle plus your husband. Close your mouth Regina or it will catch flies," Rachel scolded her daughter. She was serious when she said she wanted Regina to marry as soon as possible. Rachel also wanted her hanging around the right group of young won.
Aurora smiled seeing Regina’s disbelieving face at the re fact of needing seven dresses which ant seven different occasions. Aurora was happy she did not have to do this. The reason was, not many of those people had genuine friendships. Most of them attended the parties just to be associated with soone who could benefit them but they drop their friend off the mont they beco useless like Minnie and her friend.
A quiet life surrounded by people she cared about and likewise was all Aurora wanted. Regina also wanted it too but as girls, they had little control over their lives. Her family had a lot of money but still seed to want more.
"Do you want to start over there?" Aurora asked, pointing to a corner away from Minnie and Rachel so Regina could get away from them for a short period of ti. She knew how much Regina disliked hearing all the marriage talk and having to socialize with people she did want to be friends with.
In Aurora’s eyes, everyone marrying only for money was continuing the cycle of loveless marriages where parents would force their children to marry soone of their choice just like their parents did to them.
"Yes please," Regina sighed, walking over to the corner with Rachel. She wished she could turn back ti to when she wasn’t old enough to hear marriage talk.
"I’m sure you will find soone you will love for an eternity," Aurora reassured her. She wanted Regina to be with soone who loved her and wouldn’t place so many rules for her to follow.
"I doubt it."
The store bell rang indicating that a new custor had entered.
"What is this? We said we wanted no other custors with us-Oh my!" Rachel gasped seeing that the person who entered was the man who was currently the talk of the town. "Mr.Robert, I did not know it was you."
Hearing Rachel speaking with soone, Aurora and Regina looked to the door. A man with dark hair and handso features had co inside. While Regina admired his face, Aurora had an eerie feeling about him.
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