(Short Story)Tuesday Tulips: Tulip Gets Ready for the BBQ

Tulip Fancy

Our "girl" Tulip gets ready for a neighborhood BBQ

It had been a few weeks in the making but the day of our BBQ had arrived. My wife was up early and got the lawns mowed and the back yard cleaned up with the help of Derick from next door. They put up a temporary shelter and a wind brake around the BBQ. I tried to help with the fold up tables but they were too heavy and my wife shooed me away. Doreen suggested I help her with the centre pieces. I liked that and found that I could use skills I'd learned while hat making at work and I was less likely to break a nail. 

         Kelly and I had been debating for a couple of weeks whether or not I should go bear legged or not. She eventually decided that I should but would need a little temporary colour on them. So, the night before she came round and sprayed my lower legs and feet with a bit of spray tan. She said it would wash off in a couple of days. She was adamant that I maintain my waist training and had just added a sleeping corset so as not to lose the gains I had made during the day. The sun dress I would be wearing was cut to fit my restricted waist so there was no getting out of it. I had my new sandals to wear. They were gold with thin straps and had a block heel so I could walk on the grass. I had embarrassingly asked for a higher heel in the shop much to Kelly's amusement. It had taken me so long to get used to higher heels I thought if I went down again, I would have to go through it all again. I had bought the necklace and bracelet that matched the earrings I bought from the stall near the shop and Kelly bought my dress to match the colours. 

      My wife told me to invite Monsieur Rabanna and his husband. He said he would love to but would check with his husband. He asked what I was wearing. When I told him about my sundress, he suggested a wide brim hat to keep the sun off my neck and shoulders. As I would be in heels I would be wearing my hair up. I bought the dress in and we dressed a white wide brim blank to match the colours of the dress when things were quiet. He gave me two of his cheaper hat pins as a gift which I thought was really nice until it struck me with a little stab of shame. How many men own their own hat pins?

    I had all the salads made, my wife had half a butcher shop marinating in the fridge and Peter was bringing three of his Pasta salads. My wife reminded me to make sure I had a clean apron for him as he would be coming early and helping me. Peters' wife is my wife's best friend. She is a very large lady who works in the same industry as my wife and plays in goal for the hockey team. They were the witnesses at our marriage.

     With everything ready it was time to get dressed and wait for the guests to arrive....