Erica opened the car door and carefully stepped out, stretching as she gently closed the car door. She shook her now shoulder length blonde hair, seeing Liam smile in response. He then opened his own door, and looked around for the machine so he could pay is parking fee. Spinning, he finally found it, about 5 cars down the road. Flashing his smile in Erica's direction, he said, "be right back". Erica gazed at him as he was walking, enjoying the view. He was wearing a light pink collared shirt with elbow length sleeves, with a red check pattern. The top button was undone, and it was tucked into his nice khakis, Erica had pulled out of the drawer for him to wear that morning. Liam had managed to pair his nice leather shoes with them, which impressed her. However, he had failed when choosing white socks. At this point, Erica would take what she would get, and work on him slowly.
For her part, she had picked her outfit for exquisite care. It was a glorious day, and they had come downtown to do some shopping, go to a restaurant and maybe go see a movie. She had chosen what she knew was Eric's favourite pair of her shoes. While he loved, loved her stiletto pumps, his ultimate favourite was a pair of black stiletto Prada slides. They were open toe, with what was essentially a single very broad strap across the toes. And since it was warm enough to wear them, why not? She grinned as she looked down, and considered how they looked, perfect. She had chosen a pair of dark blue jeans that completely flattered her curves, and covered half of her foot, showing the heel at the back and the toes in front. From her tops, came a little flirty number that Eric had admired when he had first seen it. It was a blue cotton halter, the top of which was designed like a string bikini. It was also low cut in the back, the top of the back being only a few inches above her waist.
Liam smiled at Erica in her rather cute outfit (though since Liam likes to be honest with himself, he would usually be speechless, as his jaw would be somewhere on the floor). He slipped the ticket on the dashboard, and closed the driver's side door, locking the car as he did so. It beeped, and he smiled at her again. "Ready to go, luv?"
She smiled, and responded "indeed! First stop, dear heart, is the market. After that we'll head into a few other places." She gave Liam a sweet smile, and took his proffered arm as they walked down the sidewalk to the market. Walking up the hill to Front Street, they turned and entered the market. Walking among the stalls, they chose fresh French bread, Havarti cheese, Italian pastrami, and a selection of fresh fruits and vegetables.
Walking out into the sunshine of Front Street an hour later, Erica span about, her arms outstretched as Liam followed laden down with bags. "Alright, slave, let's drop these groceries in the car, and have some fun" Liam just raised an eyebrow, and suddenly dipped into an endearing bow as he murmured his fealty. Kissing Erica's outstretched hand, he then turned in the direction of car. Erica just stood still for a minute, gazing at her friend. She felt the stirrings of something she hadn't felt in a long time. Brushing such thoughts aside for the moment, she followed him, a huge broad smile on her face.
***
Erica opened the door to Sandpiper, not knowing quite what to expect. Sandpiper Swimwear was a special shop, one had to make an appointment, and the waiting list was weeks long. Luckily, Erica had made her appointment back in the winter when she and Liam had first discussed their plans. The entrance was like a waiting room, and Erica and Liam approached the front desk. The receptionist was on the phone, but she flashed Erica a smile and holds up a hand as she deals with the phone.
Finally, Emma thought as the idiotic man on the other end of the phone finally hung up. Some customers just don't understand when to stop talking! She grinned at the couple standing across the desk from her, and reached forward to open the scheduling book. Running down the right column, she noted the next scheduled appointment. "Erica, I presume?" the woman, who was standing on the right, nodded. Emma smiled again, and indicated the seating with her hand. "If you'd please take a seat, your sales associate will be with you in a few minutes."
Liam nodded his thanks as Erica smiled and turned, walking to her left and sitting on one of the couches that were provided. Liam picked up a time magazine, while Erica found a catalogue of the various different swimsuits. As they read, Alexandra (Lexy to her friends) checked the presentation room once over again. It was a simple affair, essentially a room with mirrors on most of the walls. There were three doors. One led to a changing room. One led to the stock room, and one led to the corridor that was between the two presentation rooms. Seeing that all was right, she pulled out the racks of swimsuits from the stock room, and then emerged into the corridor, and then from there into the waiting room. She walked over to where Erica and Liam were sitting, and introduced herself.
"Erica? I'm Lexy, and I'll be your sales associate for swimwear today. If you'd follow me, please." Erica and Liam looked up at the voice, and both looked Lexy over as they stood up. Tall and fairly thin, Lexy was simply stunning, in Erica's opinion. She wore a pair of red D'Orsay stiletto heels, with a think ankle strap that fastened on the outside. A cotton knee length skirt flattered the girl's legs, and for a top she was wearing a somewhat plunging tank top. Her lacy bra was somewhat visible, and its red shade highlighted her blonde cheek length bob. Turning on one stiletto'd heel; she led Erica and Liam into the presentation room, a cheerful bounce in her step.
Closing the door, Liam leaned against it as Lexy and Erica stood in the centre of the room. He admired them together, and admitted that they looked rather hot as a combination. Shaking his head, he pushed such thoughts aside as the two ladies picked out bathing suits for Erica to try on. They were generally two-piece suits, though they had selected a couple of one-piece suits that in particular caught Liam's eye.
"What about this?" Lexy held up a two-piece suit for Erica to consider. Black, it was very obviously on the sexy as opposed to the functional side of the gradient. The bra part was designed to create cleavage, and the halter top design definitely put it in realm of what both Erica and Liam liked. Erica smiled, and simply nodded. She had already picked out 6 suits, and she had allotted funds to buy 7. After all, the rest of the day was going to be rather expensive.
"Alright, I think I'm going to try these on" Erica nodded determinedly, and headed towards the changing room. Before she closed the door, she saw Lexy moving over to Liam, and them talking quietly. Pushing that out of her mind, she hung the suits on the back of the door, and started to undress. Untying the halter, she placed it on the shelf available, while she slipped off her shoes, placing them underneath the wooden seat. There was a mirror on the wall beside the door, and she admired herself in it, standing topless in her jeans. While looking, she undid her jeans, then looked away and proceeded to get undressed. She folded her jean and placed them upon the same shelf, then reached down and pulled off her dark blue lacy thong, removing her right leg before her left leg. Grabbing the first suit, she undid the clasps on the hanger, and then pulled it on.
