Becoming Pastor's Wife Ch. 03

He thought briefly about not opening the suitcase but he knew time was highly important. He knew he needed to find the right accent pieces to the new Bambi look.

He opened the suitcase and quickly dug through the items inside. He found exactly what he was looking for. A small ring she sometimes wore, a pair of shoes, and a dress.

He put the items in a bag and put the ring in his pocket and quickly exited the room. He was excited to continue to craft the image of how Bambi would help him secure the deal that could be his big break.

After the short elevator ride back to the main level, he made his way over to the jewelry store located in the high end resort. He met with the store attendant and explained that he wanted to propose to his girlfriend later today. He knew this wasn't what was really going on but he knew Bambi needed a real ring to actually be convincing as his fiance for the weekend.

The store attendant took the ring that Alan had in his pocket and after a brief time was able to determine they had multiple rings in stock that would work.

Upon being shown the options, Alan knew he wanted something flashy not only for the effort that Erin was putting in to become Bambi but because deep down he wanted her to actually feel cared for and desired. He knew the line he was walking was a dangerous one. Everything had to go perfectly so that the deal could happen with Harold but also keep Erin feeling good about becoming Bambi.

Alan knew the price point was going to be a big one but he had risked pretty much everything to this point so why not go bigger now?

He purchased the two karat engagement diamond. The large stone was held by prongs on a brightly reflective white gold ring. There would be no doubt that whomever saw the ring would know the wearer was loved and cared for. Alan knew this ring was beyond anything the humble background of Erin could possibly imagine. He hoped that perhaps her expectations would be raised as Bambi. He resolved as the purchase went through that he would do everything he could to show her that the life he could give her would be worth more than any other man could hope to give her.

The jeweler would have the ring ready later that day and Alan left to go purchase a few more items for Bambi.

He moved quickly to secure an Uber and go to a local boutique shop to get Bambi a new dress and pair of heels. While obtaining the new items for her, he couldn't help but think about how wonderful his weekend fiance would look in them.

He then thought more about what risks he would be willing to take to show Erin that becoming Bambi was something truly special. He thought about how risking everything had gotten him to have a chance to sign a major publishing deal. While he knew the odds that Erin would actually be Bambi beyond the weekend were low, he resolved in that moment to show her how amazing her life could be with him.

Alan decided to go and buy Bambi lingerie, makeup, ear rings, and a necklace as well to go all out this weekend.

He knew all of this would be risky but he decided he would let her decide how far she was willing to let this go. He decided to put everything into a gift bag for Bambi to open by herself before the reveal of her new haircut. Perhaps everything would end once she saw the items in the bag but perhaps he would learn much more about how invested, and perhaps interested, Erin was in continuing to be Bambi past the weekend.

He returned to the resort and picked up the ring on his way back up to the room. Once inside the room, Alan took care to properly hang up the dress and he took a few moments to stare at the ring box and ring inside.

Inspired by the idea of going for it all, he found a piece of paper and hand wrote a letter to her explaining why all of the items were in the gift bag and what each one meant in her going along with being Bambi for the weekend.

After he wrote the letter and assembled the gift bag, he tried to not think too much about whether or not the gift bag would be well received or not by her.

He pulled himself out of thinking too much about Bambi and he quickly got up and exited the room and went down to the packed conference center to begin meeting and greeting people he hoped to be working with soon on his projects.

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After Alan left the salon, Dorothy motioned for Bambi to follow her to the back of the salon. There was a small windowless room with a salon chair and wash station. There was great lighting but the mirror in the room was quickly removed by Dorothy.

Bambi didn't know as she settled into the salon chair that Alan was setting up other aspects of the Bambi weekend. Instead, the excitement and anticipation of what hair style and color she would end up with filled her head.

Dorothy explained, "This room is for our clients who perhaps want a bit of privacy or when we do a makeover. Honey, seriously your guy has such good taste. Darling, no pictures on your phone so put that thing away. We have magazines if you want plus since you are here getting your hair done and everything you should get your nails done too. We have time, Bambi."

Putting away her phone, she thought about the offer Dorothy made of getting her nails done too. As she thought about it, she realized that Bambi would absolutely get her nails done with her hair, "Yes, let's go for it Dorothy. Alan is paying anyway."

Both women laughed as Dorothy put the drape over Bambi and got her all situated. Dorothy said as she prepped Bambi's long brown hair, "Bambi, goodness you have such gorgeous hair honey. You are going to look so amazing. So, how did you and Alan meet?"

As she leaned back to have her hair washed and prepped, Bambi sighed at the question. She knew she would have to come up with a back story at some point for how her and Alan ended up together so a twist on the truth would work, "Well...we met at church and it was quite the whirlwind. My parents weren't too happy about it but when you find love...you just have to go for it."

Dorothy smiled as she began cutting Bambi's hair to just beyond shoulder length. Feeling the tension of the extra long hair release made her almost gasp as the reality of the hair change finally felt real. Dorothy then began to foil and apply hair color onto the 18 year oldest virgin hair, "Oh young love is so sweet. Let me tell you honey that parents not liking a guy is sometimes the best thing ever. Me and my husband Carl have been married now for 36 years and Bambi let me tell you my Daddy didn't approve of him at all. Daddy was a rancher and my Carl had big city dreams and a college education. Honey, honest to God I wouldn't trade the last 36 years for anything. I was 19 when I got married and Carl was 30 but love is love honey. A couple of kids make things interesting as well let me tell you but so few girls think about the actual man they will have kids with. Do you think you and Alan will have babies? I can tell you they will be gorgeous."

Dorothy continued the first steps of applying color to Bambi's hair and soon began to work in more foils and more color as well.

She thought about the question. Certainly, she had seen Alan as a father and he did fail in many respects as his son wasn't interested in talking to him. She sighed, "Dorothy, I don't know. I know that I want kids...I think. Alan though has a son already from a previous relationship and it's been a struggle. It feels like Alan and I have a new chance at a new life but I don't know if kids are in our future."

Dorothy continued to apply foil after foil and painted on color all the way down to the root.

Not being able to see what exactly Dorothy was doing caused Bambi to be a bit apprehensive about the whole process. Then she realized why she was nervous. Bambi was nervous because she was concerned about whether or not Alan would like the look or not.

Bambi realized as she sat in the salon chair that she had never truly felt that way before. She was nervous about how she would look for Alan.

She snapped out of it as Dorothy said, "Bambi, honey if you truly love him it will all work out. You do love him right honey?"

She had to respond, "Yes, of course."

The reality hit her as she knew there was more truth in that statement than she might have ever wanted to admit.

As the color and foil process continued, a young nail technician named Natalie entered the room with her supplies to do Bambi's nails.

Natalie asked Bambi what she wanted but before she could answer Dorothy chimed in, "Natalie, darling, just look but don't say what I'm doing here with the gorgeous Ms. Bambi. She needs the full mani pedi and I just think French tips would look just amazing on her. Bambi, seriously Nat is amazing and you are in such good hands. French tips, you just have to have them doll."

Neither Bambi nor Natalie felt like arguing with the force of nature that was Dorothy and after a sideways look at Natalie, Bambi said, "You know...I think I will try the French tip mani pedi."

The three women laughed as Natalie got to work on Bambi's nails and Dorothy got back to work on coloring and foiling.

As the three women chatted to pass the time, Bambi continued to find herself hoping every change would be something Alan would enjoy.

After hours of work, Dorothy was ready to remove the foils and finish up the color change and look for Bambi's hair.

She was nervous to find out exactly what had been done to her hair and got excited as the color set that she was likely going to see some real changes.

She admired her newly done French tip fingernails and toenails. This was more glamorous than she had felt since last year's prom.

Dorothy exclaimed as she finished up the styling of Bambi's hair, "Oh, my good gracious Bambi. You look like a million bucks."

Dorothy stepped away to call Alan to let him know they were about ready for the reveal.

Bambi took a moment and breathed in deeply and closed her eyes to think about everything that was going to happen. She knew that this weekend meant so much to the chances of Alan's dreams getting to the next level and that once the weekend was through Bambi would be no more. Starting next week, it would be back to the life of Erin and the control of her parents.

She resolved in that moment to try to enjoy being Bambi as much as she possibly could. No negativity. No worry about the future. Just living in the moment and being happy.

Alan made his way back to the salon as he carried the dress and heels. The diamond ring was in a small black jewelry box. Alan had the box in his pocket and as he made his way into the salon he began to feel nervous.

While this whole setup was effectively a ruse to help him secure a publishing deal, the reality was he felt a connection to Erin. While Alan knew the Bambi persona was going to be for just the weekend, the reality was for a couple of days, Erin as Bambi would be his fiance in public. Of course, provided she actually accepted the ring. The anticipation of seeing Bambi come to life caused Alan to feel aroused and hopeful that the weekend could be a real chance to move his life forward.

He met up with Dorothy at the front desk of the salon and handed over the dress, heels and gift bag. Alan smiled, "I'm sure these will truly help complete the look."

Dorothy agreed as she took the items back to the private room.

She knocked on the door before entering and handing the dress and heels over to Bambi, "Your man Alan dropped these off for the big reveal. Bambi, you're just going to love this. Come on out when you're ready."

Dorothy exited and Bambi was left to look over the dress, heels and gift bag.

She first took out the handwritten letter from Alan.

In the quiet of the private room, Bambi read the words written by Alan, "Bambi, included in this bag are items to make you feel more like my fiance this weekend. I want you to think about each item in this bag and the meaning behind them. Once you exit this room, we will be an engaged couple to the outside world. This is a bizarre situation for us to be in and I will always be deeply appreciative of what you have done this weekend. I have thought about every item you have with you. The hairstyle and color you have gotten. The dress, heels and everything else in the bag. Bambi, I feel the best way we can navigate this circumstance is to dive head first into it and have as open of communication and expectations as possible.

Included in this bag:

One diamond engagement ring, dress, and heels. These items symbolize your commitment to being the weekend fiance. If you choose to not wear these when you exit the room, I will know you no longer want to continue.

One pair of matching diamond earrings and matching heart pendant necklace. These items will likely come into good use for the overall look. By wearing these you commit that we will be out in public together this weekend.

Red lipstick. If you wear this red lipstick, you commit to being the vibrant light that the Bambi concept outlined in Elevate Everything. I'm sure you do have this energy inside of you. Feel free to put this on later.

Garter belt, stockings, and lingerie. If you wear these items, you commit that if a romantic situation arises during the weekend while in public then we will adjust as needed. Hand holding and perhaps a kiss could be a situation that might happen.

This is entirely your decision. I just needed to know exactly where you stand on all of this. Again, if you decide to walk away or not do any specific step I will fully and totally understand.

Your weekend fiance,

Alan"

Bambi folded up the letter and closed her eyes and thought about everything. She felt the letter made sense and she appreciated that she would have a say in how things would go for the weekend.

She pulled out the items from the bag. First was the small black box that housed the diamond ring.

Bambi opened the box to see the massive ring staring back at her. Her eyes widened as she audible gasped. She instantly covered her mouth with her hand that was adorned with newly done French tip fingernails.

She laughed and quipped, "Oh wow! Yes!" No one could hear her say anything or her laughs as the ring sparkled in the small box.

The ring made it all feel much more real than it had before. Bambi knew Alan was right and she had to consider signing on at every step along the way.

This wasn't how Erin ever thought she would be proposed to. In the moment though, Bambi felt this wasn't at all about Erin. Erin could never marry Alan. Their history went too far back. The controversy would be devastating to Erin's family and Alan's. There would be no way for Alan's church to move forward.

Bambi realized that accepting the ring only confirmed that this weekend was a one off weekend. Erin wasn't accepting the ring, the letter was even addressed to Bambi, but in the moment Bambi realized that she was agreeing to play a role that weekend.

Bambi removed the ring from the box and breathed deeply again before sliding the massive ring onto her ring finger.

Next she considered the diamond necklace and earrings. She ran her hands over the smooth cases before popping them open. A broad smile crossed Bambi's face as she picked up the white gold thin chain with a tasteful small round diamond pendant.

She separated the necklace and slid it onto her neck. She looked down to see the pendant just perfectly sit above the crest of where her ample breasts began. The necklace was quite the accent piece and Bambi knew she would be an attention grabber.

The earrings were diamond solitaire studs and matched the necklace. While she couldn't see what she looked like with them on, Bambi did feel very put together already with the diamond ring, necklace, and earrings.

She then grabbed the red lipstick and laughed at the idea of putting it on with no mirror in the room.

Then Bambi pulled out the lingerie, garter belt and stockings.

She could feel her heart skip multiple beats as she handled the bra and panties. These weren't the cotton ones she was used to.

The bra and panties were black and lace.

Bambi thought of the significance of the items. Wearing them was a sign to Alan that if the public situation arose that he could act like they were actually engaged.

She thought a lot about what could happen. She thought about all of the dreams she had in the months leading up to all of this. She thought about the thoughts she had hidden deep inside her.

She knew this was probably the line she shouldn't cross. This took the weekend fiance dynamic and made it feel like a weekend relationship dynamic to her.

She couldn't help but find the dynamic of being Erin: the good girl, volleyball captain, straight A high school student and the idea of being Bambi: the bubbly, vivacious, sexy fiance to be in direct conflict with each other.

The life she knew as Erin now seemed to be stale and the prospect of going back home after this weekend to face the wrath of her parents resolved her to embrace everything that came with being Bambi for the weekend.

She knew deep down that everything she had done so far was a risk but she still put on the bra.

After she adjusted the bra into place, Bambi noticed the lift they gave to her ample breasts. This was an enhancement to her look for sure as she hadn't been one to wear push up bras ever in her life as Erin.

She then slid the panties up her legs until they comfortably rested over her hips.

Bambi paused for a moment to contemplate the garter and stockings. She had a decent idea of how to use the items but she hadn't used them before.

She tried to remember how she had seen her Mom dress up with stockings when her parents were going out on an anniversary or special occasion.

As Bambi thought about the correct way to put the stockings on, she couldn't help but smile as she thought about how happy her Mother would be on the nights she was getting all dressed up to go somewhere fancy.

Deep down, Bambi always wanted the happiness of enjoying a 10th or 20th anniversary dinner date with her husband. She looked down at her diamond engagement ring and for a moment she thought about what it would be like to go out for a wedding anniversary in the future with Alan as her husband. Perhaps they would have a daughter of their own who loved to watch their Mom get ready for a night out on the town just like Bambi did when she was younger.

Bambi then thought about how Alan and her would have gorgeous children together. She allowed herself to think about what it would be like to be a Mom as she slowly slid the garter belt up her legs to put it into position.

Then Bambi put on the stockings one at a time while being careful to clasp them correctly.

The process was simple but felt like a major accomplishment for her. Behind her was the athletic girl style of her youth and in front of her, for the weekend at least, was a look into what her future may hold as a woman.

For more than a brief moment, Bambi allowed herself to think about how meaningful it was to wear lingerie picked out for her by her fiance. She wondered yet again what her future could possibly be and lamented how after the weekend she would have to face the punishment of her parents and return to their control.

Last was the dress, a soft pastel pink swing dress inspired by the 1950s. The dress had a plunging neckline and attached around the shoulders neatly revealing the necklace and Bambi's lifted breasts.

The pastel dress was adorned with floral patterns and ended just at the knee. A perfect mix of a snug top and a flared out dress made her feel elegant, sexy, and maintained a hint of modesty.

Finally, the heels went on last. Rarely in the past had Erin worn heels but she knew a look like this as Bambi required them. The challenge was the three inch height of the cream colored heels. They were a classic style and were unlike anything she had worn before with a strap to go around the ankle and a velvet feel.