We are allowed to dress in the clothes we arrived in, this time Tim giving both of us matching black lace panties in place of what we had left home with. Another trip down the elevator, into the parking garage and into his truck. Tim, ever his usual mysterious self, doesn't seem anxious to tell us where we're going. We drive in silence for several moments, getting on the highway, heading uptown.
"Doing alright, Anne?" Tim finally asks.
"Uh-huh," she answers, her voice more subdued than I'm used to.
"You sure? If you're not, I'll call our arrangement complete, no questions asked."
"No, no, I'm okay," she says quickly. "Just a little...on edge..."
"On edge nervous, or on edge 'I want to finish what we started in the room?'"
"Both, I guess." If she's anything like me, her nerves are contributing to her sexual desire.
"We'll see if we can make you feel better on both accounts. Just have patience. I think Karen would have fucked me in the middle of the hotel lobby before I finally let her cum for the first time. She came so hard, I thought she had blacked out. She recovered just fine, though."
The truck slows as Tim takes the next exit. We are in a nice section of town, boutiques and small shops clustered together in little village centers lining the thoroughfare. We turn into the drive of one of these buildings and park in front of a neat storefront, curtains drawn in the windows, lights still glowing from behind the drapes. The wooden sign mounted above the overhang pronounces this to be the home of "Whispers". Anne and I look at each other as Tim exists his side, then opens the passenger door so we may join him. We follow him to the door, which, despite the appearance of this establishment appearing closed at this time of the evening, is unlocked. Anne and I step into a richly appointed clothing store, the sound of classical music playing in the background. A faint scent of lavender hangs in the heavy warmth of our surroundings. A quick glance of the racks and shelves reveals what appears to be lingerie, very nice lingerie.
A woman I guess to be in her fifties, Anne's height, but much plumper and more matronly, comes bustling around a rack of lacy black corsets. Her black skirt, frilly white blouse and buttoned collar scream early librarian. She sweeps by Anne and myself and heads straight for the now closing door. "You must be Tim," she says as she secures the deadbolt. He nods and extends his hand in greeting. "Lacey Beauchemin, welcome to Whispers" she announces as she takes his hand and quickly shakes it. "I'm the owner." I stifle a giggle at the absurdity of the woman's name given her choice of wares.
"Are these yours?" she says in a perky, shopclerk-kind of way, gesturing towards Anne and myself.
"For the weekend, at least."
She looks at us briefly as if we were prospective merchandise, then calls out. "Chris! Out here now!"
A young man emerges from a doorway near the back of the store, well-built, dark haired, over six feet tall. Behind him follows a thin woman my own height, chestnut hair cascading down to the small of her back. The man is dressed in black slacks and a white turtleneck, while the woman is dressed much as Lacey is, black skirt and white blouse, her small breasts barely pushing the shirt away from her chest at all. Black on white must be the store's uniform.
"I think I have everything you asked to look at," Lacey tells Tim. "Care for a glass of wine while you view the selections?" She is directing her attention to him, pointedly ignoring Anne and myself.
"Please," Tim replies. "A Chardonnay, if you have it."
"I most certainly do! Chris, get the gentleman a drink. If you will all follow me..." Lacey finally looks at Anne and I again as she moves to the back of the store. Tim motions for us to follow, and we take a path through racks of corsets, teddies, peignoirs and other unidentifiable items to a clearing towards the rear. It is an open area with a small dais in the middle, surrounded by wall-length mirrors on three sides. We all step into the open space, Chris coming soon after with a glass for Tim. The woman stands off to the side, a little ill-at-ease, it seems.
"Tim, have a seat over there while we show you what you asked for," Lacey says, gesturing to a padded straightback chair off to the side. Chris, wine delivered, goes to the other side and stands, seeming to wait for further direction. The older woman turns to us. "Remove your clothes."
We both hesitate for just a moment, Anne speaking first. "Is there a dressing room we can use, Lacey?"
The woman, still looking for all the world like the middle age secretary of a bank executive, walks slowly to where Anne is standing and faces her. She gently but firmly takes my friend's chin in her right hand and squeezes ever so slightly as she leans in to just inches from her face. Anne's eyes widen in surprise, but she does not attempt to move away.
"If you were mine, you would only address me by my first name once," the older woman says in a very soft but menacing voice. "I would enjoy ensuring you would never use it again. But you are not mine, so I will restrain myself. However, this is my establishment, so you and your friend here will address me as ma'am, or Mrs. Beauchemin, if it is absolutely necessary you speak to me. Do you understand?"
Anne, her chin still firmly in Mrs. Beauchemin's grip, does her best to nod and say, "yes, ma'am."