Thank you Wingedangel for editing!
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About a year ago I married a great man, whom I loved and still do, and forever will. But just about six months prior to our marriage I had one of the best experiences of my life.
I was at home, bored, nervous, and on edge. My wedding was fast approaching and I still lacked many of the things I needed. I didn't know what to do, and was getting a bit down and depressed. I knew that I loved my fiancΓ©, and knew I wanted to be with him forever, but the thought of the wedding was driving me insane.
I decided to get myself back into the joy of the wedding that I would go out and look at some dresses. I would wait until my girlfriends were with me to actually buy one, but, just maybe, looking at a few would heighten my mood.
I looked up some bridal shops online and found one close to me that was still open at the late hour of my search, and headed out.
It was a smaller shop, with two large front windows, each encompassing three beautiful wedding dresses. When I opened the door I was greeting by a round of soft bells and more dresses then I thought would be in there.
I slowly strolled through the shop, running my fingers along some of the fabrics I passed and tried to imagine how my petite body would look inside them. They were so amazing, and so many far out of my price range, but it never hurt to look.
It didn't take long for me to see the woman in charge of the place, she was younger than I thought she would be, I guess I always thought older women would sell bridal dresses, I have no idea why, and gave me a friendly smile, "Hello. I am Evette, and will be happy to help you. I'm about to close up, but please feel free to take all the time you need. I'm just going to lock up so you will be my last customer if you don't mind."
I suddenly felt bad, I didn't want to make someone work late, "Oh, I'll just come back later, you don't need to stay for me."
She smiled again and caressed my arm, "No worries sweetie, you take all the time you want and look around. I'll be right back and help you with anything you need. To be honest, sometimes the best shopping is done with no worries of anyone else coming in. You just look around until your heart is content."
How could I not look around now! This would be fun, I mean, I did always kind of fear people seeing me looking at dresses. One of the little odd things about me I guess. So I returned her smile and thanked her.
She gave me a quick, "Be right back" and headed off to lock the doors. I began my search once more, looking more at the dresses that would completely cover my body.
I had just pulled out one that had a high collar and long sleeves that sort have arrowed out to cover part of the hand, and length of it dropped low enough that it would block my feet from view when she returned.
She looked at me and shook her head, "As beautiful as that one it, it's not a good one for you."
I looked to her, a bit quizzically, "Why not?"
It would cover you too much. You want to show your body a bit, make him hunger for you."
I laughed, "Oh no! I need to cover as much of me as possible. People would like that more!"
"Is your or his family very conservative?"
I shook my head, "Hell no, they like skimpy stuff. It's just I lack the body for a skimpier dress."
"Don't doubt your body sweetie. You are beautiful! Show your body and be proud of it."
She took out another dress near me and showed it to me. It was beautiful, but not what I thought would look good on me. It was strapless for one. I couldn't imagine wearing a dress with the tops of my breasts and my arms completely exposed. I shook my head, "Way to skimpy on the top!"
Evette Smiled, "Why don't you try it on and see what you think then sweetie?"
"Oh, I couldn't! I'm not wearing the right stuff for that."
She crunched her brows, "What are you wearing that would make it so this couldn't go on?"
I felt my face flush a bit, I hadn't prepared to try anything on, "I'm braless under this sweatshirt, and have a black thong on. Not what one would wear beneath a wedding dress."
She rested a hand on my arm, "Sweetie, you wouldn't wear a bra with this, and black won't be seen through the fabric. You don't expect to wear granny panties on your wedding day do you? I hope you going to be wearing something far sexier for him."
I giggled, that part was true, no grannie panties for me. "Of course I'll wear sexy panties for him. I just figured you wouldn't want to see women wearing those when they tried on your dresses."
She waved the notion away with her hand, "Hogwash! Wear what makes you comfortable is what I always say. Trying on dresses should be a fun, enjoyable event. Full of laughter and delight. Step out of the shell you think people want you to have, and be yourself."
I found my smile returning, maybe this was a good idea, to get out of the house, and just look and feel dresses that could be candidates on my wedding day. But I was a bit embarrassed, I had never put on a wedding dress, "I don't know how."
She smiled, "You don't know how to let go, and just have fun?"
I giggled at that, "No Evette, I know how to have fun! I don't know how to put on a wedding dress."
Her smile seemed to widened, "No problem sweetie. Just take off your clothes and I will help you. That is, if you don't mind me seeing you in just your little thong."
The way she said it made me blush a bit, excited me a little. Here I was, a young woman about to be married, in a store that was locked up for the night, and thinking about removing all my clothes in front of another beautiful woman that I didn't even know. I took a breath, but wasn't so sure, "I don't know Evette. Wouldn't it be weird to see me like that?"
She giggled, "No, I have seen many women in just a thong, one just this morning as I dressed myself. But mine isn't black, it's blue."
It was kind of silly for me to think of her as never seeing another in a thong before, she was a woman after all. But the way she spoke and the way I was starting to feel made me hesitate. My mind was focused on her blue thong and I didn't know why. She was well tanned, and slender, I bet it looked great on her, and I found myself almost wanting to see hers before I removed my clothes.
I was so confused, maybe it was the lack of sleep, never before had I desired to see another woman.
Her words took me out of my stupor, "Let's get this dress on you! Let's be excited! Let's have some fun! You are beautiful sweetie, let's show it."
I smiled, she had me, let's just do this, what the hell! My odd feeling had to be the lack of sleep. I was about to marry the man of my dreams, that odd thought came only because my commitment was so close.
I removed my shirt and stepped out of my pants as she prepared to put the dress over my head. As she stepped forward and lifted it, she looked me straight in the eye, "Don't ever let someone tell you that you are not beautiful, and sexy, because you are."
I kept my eyes on her until the dress took the view from me. It felt great to have a complete stranger tell me that. I closed my eyes as the satin passed over me. Her hands moved quickly sliding the dress down my body, her fingernails just touching my skin, giving me small goose bumps.