Chapter 6
The Morning After...
I proudly walked arm in arm with him from the hotel to a small boutique around the corner. Heads turned watching us stroll across Union Square; I was still wearing the hotel bathrobe. He walked forward into the store with me like a Marine taking the beach until he reached a sales clerk.
"Good morning, miss... I'm looking for Sondra. Is she here?"
"I shall get her right away, sir. Whom may I say is calling?"
"This is Miss Kaylyn and I'm Jim Crowell. She's going to need everything, please."
"Jim, is that you? I thought I heard your voice. Welcome back..." Sondra looked up at me.
The woman reached out with both hands and took his.
"I'm so sorry about Miriam. I saw you at the funeral but wasn't able to talk to you then."
She looked at up and down at me.
"And just who is this wonderful young woman?"
Jimmy hugged the petite exotically dressed woman.
"It's good to see you, too. Sondra, this is Kaylyn Trent and she's going to need some new clothes. Kaylyn, get whatever you want, head to toe, underwear, you know what you need... some for business and some for just fun. I'll... I'll be over there, OK? Just call me when you're ready."
Sondra nodded to one sales-woman to lock the door and put up the closed sign.
"Come with me, dear."
She took my hand and with several other women we went to a private viewing room in the back of the store. I could tell they were curious about my clothing but was determined to ignore it.
I took off my hotel bathrobe and stood silently in Jimmy's underwear and my high heels. I felt as strange as I looked. I realized that I had forgotten to put on my bra and had entered the store... well, showing, I guess you could say.
Sondra pulled out her tape and began to carefully measure.
"34B... we can work on that if you wish, I have some wonderful push-up half-bras that can boost you to a 34C or D... 24 inch waist, that's beautiful... and 34 inch hips, very, very nice, I can do so much with you... How tall are you, miss?"
"I never really thought about it. I'm 5'6" but for most of the day I know I'll be wearing 4-inch heels. For leisure I'll be wearing either 2 inch or flats."
"Miss, that will make you very, very tall... are you going to wear your hair this way?"
I blushed. "Yes, he... he likes it too much to change now... so, yes, it will stay this way, it's the least I can do for him."
Sondra raised an eyebrow at what I said.
She must think I'm his mistress...
"Now, he did say 'everything,' right? That means we'll start with some intimate apparel and go from there. Ladies!"
The other women immediately went out and found the clothing items they determined we would start with while another brought me a silk robe to wear. Sondra and I then sat down to watch a personal fashion show.
"These are by Chantelle... this is a demi-bra with lace. For some of the clothes we're going to show you, you will need several of these. These come in black and white. Catherine, would you please help Miss Kaylyn?"
I went onto a small raised stage surrounded by mirrors on the side of room and tried on the lacy fashion. "Miss, you see how it cups gently yet allows your breasts to be free? This is very good for your clothes that are a bit more daring, a dinner date, or a formal event. How does it fit?"
The fit was incredible and I wondered how I had ever worn anything else.
I turned and stared out at the woman in the mirror not believing that it was me. I raised a finger to touch the material. "I'm sorry, what did you say?"
"How does it fit, miss? We have the matching panties, would you care to try those also?"
A smile crept onto my face; I nodded. Pulling it up my long legs I hoped someday Jimmy would be pulling them back down. I walked out and once again stood before the three mirrors.
"Oh, my..." was all I could say. The woman looking back at me was me but not me. I had never seen myself in such a manner.
Is that really me? I... I look so different! What will he say when he sees this? Well, not today... this is great!
"Is this satisfactory, miss?"
Oh, God, yes this is satisfactory!
Sondra was anxious to please. She told me that years earlier Jimmy had enough faith in her to finance her business when no one else would and she never forgot his kindness.
"Why, yes... I'm sorry; I've never seen myself like this before. You said there were others?"
I ran my fingers lightly across the smooth material.
"Yes... as I said these come in black and white and you really should have about six pairs because the materials on all these undergarments need time to regain their shape. Many women don't realize this and wear the same ones day after day and the material soon loses its shape."
Sondra nodded her head to Catherine to get the indicated items and stack them up on the two large tables near the wall. Another clerk with her laptop began a running total.
I put my robe back on and sat down still not believing it was real.
"Miss, these are $105 each and the matching panties are $54. Jim said to get whatever you wanted. Did he give you budget to follow?"
"No, he didn't... what should I do? I can't just ask him?"
"Maybe not but I can. May I?
"Yes, please do."
Sondra soon returned.
"I had to wake him up. He said there's no limit. 'Get whatever you want, the whole store', he said."
"Oh..." I could feel the blood moving to my face as I blushed again.
"Friends for long?"
"I'm his new executive assistant."
Well, it WAS the truth... what was I going to say, 'we met yesterday and fucked quite a bit and almost got killed by skinheads and here we are?'
A different woman pulled out another laptop and showed me a new design.
"Now, these are also by Chantelle... with your beautiful skin tone you should accentuate it."
I was starting to enjoy myself immensely and for the first time in my life I was having a good time in a clothes store. Before, my mother controlled my wardrobe and later I could only afford to shop at Wal-Mart.
For the next several hours it was a whirlwind of activity as clothing was brought out for my approval.
"...these are made in France and are $76 each... very comfortable... let's say five... wear a thong? ...from Italy? ...just the figure for the Italian wear... look at some business clothes? ...on TV, weren't you? ...trying to keep it quiet... not happy...won't say anything... some business fashions... let's see... a knit design made in America... a smooth silhouette... very comfortable... $1200... $800...
Catherine, send out for lunch... in any other colors?...that acceptable?... the one in red, please... everyday in the office...please bring out these black skirt and white blouse... stretch wool... comes to the knee... blouse is a with French cuffs... comes out to $390... three skirts and five different blouses... have them in pastels."
I just nodded my head, having lost track of the total cost so far. Ah, I didn't care... if I had to I could now afford these by myself.
"casual outfits... the new Armani... Italian outfit is... yet modest... little over $2200... elegant... quality is evident... as you can see... make your long legs a standout...do you like it?
...know you'll like them... a pair of Louboutin hyper pumps... like these shoes very much... go with everything you've gotten so far... high-heel shoe... hidden platform... lift to five inches... take a little time to get used to..."
I almost flew out of the chair putting on the clothes that the woman handed me. I went to the mirror and looked. I was taller than ever. No one could ever overlook me again. I hoped that Jimmy liked it.
"The shoes?"
"$865. We also have some Louboutin pumps for everyday wear. They all have the high heels you wish and are $595 each."
"Good, I'll take three pairs, please."
As dress after dress was brought out, I considered just how to present them to Jimmy, the man I was now determined to marry. I'll put on my own fashion show... at least the outerwear. The intimate fashions will have to wait for later.
Hours later in the late afternoon, one of the women came to find him still asleep in the chair. "Excuse me, sir... sir? The young lady is ready for you."
I saw him through the curtains suppress a yawn as he followed her to the private viewing rooms where we were waiting.
He stopped dead in his tracks.
I hoped it was because I took his breath away as I swirled around like a girl on the way to the prom.
Aside from the new clothes, Sondra had called a very fashionable beauty salon and they had sent over two women to transform me, an almost pretty, young woman into a devastatingly beautiful woman, all the while accenting the best aspects of my honey-colored complexion.
My hair which I had worn in such large curls just for that day was now my signature look. I knew it somehow excited him to see me with my hair teased out. The women had somehow used their magic and made my hair shine even more with the golden highlights I already had.
I began to model for him the various clothes they had chosen. One by one I wore each type of outfit for his approval. After I had finished with the business outfits I wore the various casual clothing including a black outfit that included a Lepore skirt known as "Trouble Maker".
With the black leggings and the tight cashmere sweater I thought I was a visual knockout and hoped that it would be something that I would wear just for him.