Late afternoon, I was working at my PC in my study when I heard the front door open then close ... forcefully; not quite slammed, but had it been animate it would have known it wasn't a good time to argue. Then it was Sophie stomping up the stairs to her room, a little shriek of frustration vented as she reached the top of the stairs. I paused to think 'Now what?'. Eighteen-year-old daughters are a mystery to fathers. I shook my head and was about to resume typing when the stomp of Sophie descending the stairs had me bracing for trouble. Perhaps it's not coming my way; perhaps she's just mad with something/someone at school ... perhaps pigs can reach high Mach numbers due to their streamlined shape.
"Daddy! You have
got
to buy me new underwear!" I flinched at the outburst, then turned to see her standing in the doorway, defiance, anger and frustration written all over her face, her arms rigid by her sides and her hands clenched into tight little fists. She was just wearing bra and knickers.
Despite myself, I grinned and raised my eyebrows "Err ... hi Sophie, good day at school?"
"NO! LOOK! I
need
new underwear!" She gestured theatrically at her chest with both hands, fingers splayed. "This bra is
ridiculous
!"
I tried not to stare at the cause of the problem, but it was clear that she had a point -- her breasts were bulging over the top of the cups, and the bra was looking somewhat the worse for wear. As she looked down and gestured at her knickers I could see that they too were ... tight. Sophie is slimly built, average height and incredibly, spectacularly pretty, just like her late mother. Athletic and toned, she had clearly not put on any weight, so her boobs had grown; it happens I guess.
"Well, darling, go and buy yourself a new set." I smiled encouragingly at her.
"No, you don't
understand
! I need
all
new stuff!
None
of my underwear fits anymore! And I can't afford what I need
now
!
You
have to buy me new stuff!
Nice
stuff!" She was glaring at me, her whole body tense with anger. She looked gorgeous ... but I can't think that, can I?
"Well, ok, but I can't come underwear shopping with you -- if I go into the underwear shop with you they'll leap to the wrong conclusions, particularly as you'll take every opportunity to wind me up, won't you?" The thought of standing in a lingerie shop whilst Sophie waved scanties in my face and asked loudly and coquettishly if Daddy would buy her this sexy little thing had me going into a cold sweat of fear.
She relaxed briefly and the ghost of a grin flickered across her face "Yes, well, I can't help that -- it's a girl's duty to embarrass her father in such situations -- you
know
that. Anyway, I've thought about that, and you're in luck -- I can spare you the horror." She reached out her left hand, fingers wiggling "Come with me ... " and then uttered those words that bring on the deepest, coldest, most primal fear in a man when spoken by a woman " ... and bring your credit card."
Groaning in defeat, I grabbed my wallet from the desk and followed her up to her room, trying desperately not to perv at her pert bottom as it wiggled up the stairs in front of me; those knickers really
were
too small.
"Sit down." She pointed to the chair in front of her desk.
I sat down and she reached across, switched on the monitor of her computer, then, to my consternation, swung her leg over mine and sat down on my thighs. The office chair tilted forward suddenly before I managed to brace my feet down against our combined weight, and my hands instinctively went to her waist.
"Er, Sophie ..."