“I’ll take care of her myself. Her visit will be as pleasurable as the silk against her skin. Is there anything special you would like to see her in?”
Her question tortures me. “I—no, this is not about me, it’s about Alexa. She requires assistance. What she currently wearing does not fit her. If you could see to her, I would appreciate it.”
“I will endeavor to educate her in the best fit for her body as well as introduce her to the joys of silk and lace.”
I hang up and close my eyes at the idea of Alexa in black lace, in nothing at all.
I am completely and utterly fucked.
***
Alexa
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Finding the place isn’t as easy as I thought it would be. It’s rather small, and the windows have nothing in them. There’s just distinctive scrolling of the name, Feminine Foundations. The door is barely closed behind me before a woman is in front of me. She’s a tiny woman, smiling, dressed all in black. The all black is glaring against the soft all white of the pretty little shop. This is no mall lingerie store, the array of silk and lace screams feminine wiles. I’m so in the wrong place.
“Hello, Alexa. I’m Gertrude and happy to meet you. Leo was quite concerned your visit today be a positive one. Would you like something to drink, champagne, wine, coffee or tea or sparkling water?”
I blush to my roots at what Leo might have told her. “I’m fine, thank you. What did he say?”
She smiles again, a fine feathering of lines are evidence she smiles often. “It wasn’t what he said exactly, it was the way he said it. I do believe I have never heard Leo sound so concerned or apologetic. Lover’s quarrel?”
My face had just gotten back to normal when I blush so fast my head swims as I shake my head frantically. “No—it’s, it’s not like that.”
Her eyebrows go up. “Interesting, I wondered. This is the first time Leo has ever sent a woman to me.”
“Then why did he have your card?”
“Because Leo gave me the money to start my shop. His charitable foundation also sends young women to me every year. Many of the women didn’t grow up under the best circumstances and have no frame of reference for things like well-fitting bras and what kind of undergarments help them look their best. As my shop’s name suggests a foundation is important, when you feel good about yourself, you do better for yourself. So, the young women come and get sized, and we discuss things like what fabrics are best and style and fit of panties, slips, camisoles, shapewear like a girdle, that sort of thing.”