(For those just joining the journey Dick and Penney Ens are taking you might want to read Part 1…you know, so you can get the full flavor of the story)
Ring! Ring! Ring! The phone on the other end went unanswered in Dick's hands as he sat alone in his Miami hotel room wondering; just where in the hell was she? He had tried to call Penney more than once over the past few days without luck. Numerous voicemail messages had gone unanswered as well. Okay, enough, he thought. He had a major speech to give to the convention attendees tomorrow and had to concentrate on his delivery. Just might be some other attorneys out there who would want to refer clients to someone with his expertise. She's probably out at the mall shopping anyway.
Penney Ens was shopping all right; but not at the upscale suburban mall she and her friends at the Garden Club normally frequented. Penney was in the parking lot of a store in north Tampa, across the bay from her St. Petersburg home, that specialized in a different sort of merchandise. Looking forward to her rendezvous with Darrin later that evening Penney was determined to find for herself apparel of the sort she saw in those movies she had been fixated upon lately. And this dimly lit store with a half-broken neon sign was the place, she thought.
Inside she found all manner of adult clothing. First, she picked out a leather mini-skirt that she knew would look exciting and be even more exciting to wear. She considered buying crotchless panties but then decided that she would, as the guys say, go "commando." To go with it she selected a pair of fishnet hose and a halter-top that showed just enough of her flat tummy (thank god she had kept her daily workouts up) and plenty of cleavage (yes, last year's boob job was well worth it). The topper to this ensemble was the footwear. Not just any pair of shoes; she picked out a pair of clear polyvinyl platform heels-seven inch platforms! Penney was a tall woman at 5 foot nine inches and these platforms would make her tower over anyone else. However, she thought, I probably won't do much walking in them. They will likely be pointed straight up at the ceiling most of the time. A smile spread across her face as she walked to the counter to pay for her purchases.
Wearing her new ensemble, she pulled into the parking lot of the adult movie store at precisely 8 P.M., the time Darrin had told her to be there. She looked for his van but the parking lot was empty, except for one beaten-down Toyota in the corner, probably belonging to the guy behind the counter. Okay, she thought, the bastard stood me up.
Disappointment filled her as she contemplated missing the excitement being with him had brought yesterday. Oh well, as long as she was here she might as well go into the store and pick out a movie to watch at home tonight. She had practiced walking in the platforms before coming here and was getting quite good at it, she thought.
Inside the store she tried to concentrate on finding a movie, pushing thoughts of Darrin to the back of her mind. As she browsed the racks, the young man who seemed to be perpetually at work behind the counter came over to her and asked if her name was Penney. And to tell her there was a phone call for her.
A phone call for her? Here? Now who would call her here? With that question on her mind she allowed the young man to take her through an unmarked door in the back of the store, which opened to a hallway. The hallway ended with a small windowless office at the very back of the store that was equipped with only a small desk and a couch. The young man pointed to the phone on the desk and abruptly walked away. She picked up the receiver and answered.
