We were just finishing up with dinner when the phone rang. Marcy picked it up and after a few words said, "Sara, it's for you."
"Sara, hi. This is Heather," the voice said. "I'm your step-sister from New York. I spoke with your doctor this afternoon and he said you had amnesia. Do you remember me?"
"I still don't remember anything from before I woke up in the hospital," I said. I've been doing okay, though."
"Man! It took me forever to track you down. Luckily the night nurse at the hospital knew you were staying with Jenifer. Anyway, now that you are up and around, I'd like to go ahead and have your mom's and my dad's ashes interred. It won't be a big deal. We had a memorial service before the cremation and everybody came to that. I specifically wanted to wait at least until you were better before I finally laid Mom and Dad to rest."
"I don't remember anything about them. It even seemed like I was going into someone else's house today when I got some of my things."
"I'm so glad that you have someone to be with through all this. The nurse at the hospital said Jenifer was really sweet. I can't wait to see you again. I'll be flying in late Friday morning and check into a hotel. I've tentatively scheduled the service for three Friday afternoon. Will that be okay with you?"
"That's fine with me," I said. "My schedule is really open at this point."
"I'm planning to spend the weekend. Maybe I can get you to remember some of the mischief we used to get into when I would come visit in the summer. Why don't you plan to stay with me while I'm there so we can find some new mischief to get into."
"That would be great. Sounds like fun."
"Is everything okay?" Jenifer asked after I hung up.
"Yeah," I said. "I have to go to a funeral Friday and I have nothing suitable to wear." I looked down at Jenifer. "Problem is I'd use my cards but I don't know how much is on them already and I don't want to start off my new life buried in debt."
"As much as I hate to admit it, you're probably wise," Jenifer said.
"What size do you wear?" Marcy asked. "You and I look to be about the same size except that your butt is a little higher off the ground."
"All I know for sure is that my bra size is thirty four 'C' because that's what the label says."
"I've got something that might work," Marcy said. "It's a charcoal pinstripe skirt suit that was always a little long for me. I was going to have it tailored, but I never got around to it."
I followed her into her room and she pulled the suit out of her closet. I tried the jacket on over the henley and it fit perfect. I shrugged off my shorts and slipped into the skirt. It felt weird wearing a skirt, but when I checked it out in Marcy's mirror, it looked right. The hem hit me about four inches above the knee, a little short but it sure made my legs look good.
"You've really got to try it with heels on," Jenifer said as she leaned in the doorway.
"I don't know if I'm ready for heels yet," I said. There was at least a dozen pair in Sara's closet but I left them there optioning for the more comfortable looking flats, tennis shoes and, of course, the Berkenstocks.
"You're going to have to start sometime," Jenifer said. "You look to be about a size seven." She left for a minute then returned with a pair of shoes in her hands. "Try these," she said handing them to me. They were plain black pumps with about a three-inch heel. I slipped right in to them.
Just standing there in them wasn't too bad but walking was a whole different experience. The wobbly feeling of the high heels was complicated further by the restrictions of the hem of the skirt. I walked out into the living room and only started to get the hang of it when I tried imitating a sexy walk, knees together, short steps and by putting my whole foot down at once rather than heel toe. "There, now you got it," Marcy said.
"So that's why women in skirts and heels walk this way." I said.
"Yeah, we've got no choice," Jenifer said. "You'll have to wear something besides the henley under the jacket."
"How about a lacy black bra and maybe a black silk scarf to kind of hide the dynamite cleavage," Marcy said. "I love this!" she added. "It's just like playing dolly dress up with our own life sized Barbi Doll."
"I might have something," I said. They followed me into Jenifer's room. I dug into the carry on bag where I had packed all of my undies and pulled out a black lace bustier, the matching G-string and a pair of charcoal stockings.