Author's note: This one's a quickie. After my last story, "Goddess Next Door," practically turned into a short novella, I wanted to cool off with a premise I could execute in far fewer words. This one's an Aisling-universe story.
Also, as usual, every person described here is at least eighteen years old.
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"Hello and welcome to Better Tech, the one stop solution for all your tech needs. My name is Sarah. How may I help you today?"
Sarah smoothed down her knee length skirt as she repeated the canned greeting for the hundredth time today. Her eyes flickered to the wall clock hanging above the store's entryway, mentally counting the minutes until she could clock out.
Thirty more minutes until-
"Yes, young lady, I do need some assistance."
The speaker was an elegant woman, perhaps in her forties, though as Sarah looked towards her she noted her youthful ... um, fullness, had not yet left her. Indeed, Sarah would not be surprised to discover her curves had only increased in beauty over ti-
"...excuse me?"
Sarah's eyes snapped back to the customer's face. Behind her, a tall, bulky companion frowned.
"I'm sorry. Of course I'd be happy to help you. What were you looking for this evening?"
The woman held out her hand. "The name's Freia, since you gave me yours."
Sarah stumbled over the overly formal gesture, taking the customer's hand in a firm shake. "Plea- ahem. Pleased to meet you," she said.
Freia gestured back to her companion. "And this is Dallen." She put her arm around Sarah as the two began to walk through the store, vaguely in the direction of the massive flatscreens dominating the far corner. "We were looking for something to help us with our new business's ... productivity, I guess you could say."
Sarah considered this. "Perhaps a set of personal tablets, or a few netbooks to start?" Freia's arm slid down Sarah's back, and rested right above her ass.
"Sure," she said. "Show me what you've got. We aren't in any hurry."
Sarah glanced back at Dallen, who was silently plodding behind them, a terse bodyguard standing watch over the whole proceeding.
"Well," said Sarah, pointing to the aisle where the tablets were displayed. "We could start here." Freia was rubbing Sarah's left ass cheek, pinching it politely. The associate pressed her legs together, momentarily enjoying the sensation.
"What's your price range?"
"Money's no object," Freia said, as she gestured toward Dallen. The large man nodded and walked off.
"Huh." She had heard the expression, though never in this particular context. For most customers, money was the
only
object. "Well, in that case, if I could start by recommending the C-27i Pro here-"
She rattled off the various features of the tablet and its operating system, including the different cloud storage subscription services available. As she did, Freia had begun to unzip Sarah's skirt. She let it fall to the tile floor. Sarah stepped out of it, her dress shoes squeaking.
She saw Dallen talking to her manager out of the corner of her eye as she spoke. The man was up to something, judging from her manager's narrowed eyes. Her brow furrowed, but she decided it was not her problem.
"... though honestly, the free option would give most people enough cloud storage for their needs. Ten gigabytes for personal use is typically more than enough, though we understand if, depending on the line of work, your small business would require more."
Freia nodded as Sarah finished her explanation. The woman was now silently unbuttoning Sarah's front; she flushed as the tops of her breasts came into view. She could feel the tickle of cool air against them, and decided she liked the sensation.