The dress..

But now he had Stella Hyde to come along with him and play the adoring girlfriend. He'd forgotten to tell her that adoring part, but maybe he could help that along some by playing the adoring boyfriend and she would get a clue? Shit, he really was going to have to buy her a hospital wing or something.

Meanwhile.....

"I can't believe you, Stella. Where are all your cute dresses?"

Stella's "meeting" was with Maddie—first at Stella's house so Maddie could inspect her closet, then at the closest mall when her closet was not miraculously stocked with black-tie-optional dresses. Stella had opened her mouth to plead that she had too much work to do for a shopping excursion in the middle of the day, she could just wear her one little black dress that was sort of wedding appropriate, but when she saw the look on Maddie's face, she closed it. There was no point in arguing with Maddie when she had that look.

"I have a million cute dresses!" Stella said as she drove them out to the mall.

Yes, yes, of course you do," Maddie said.

"Cute WORK dresses, but those don't count right now. You need cocktail dresses. Don't you ever go to weddings? I know you do, so where are all of your dresses from those?"