Chapter 3

Diane was admiring the brown ribbed mini dress she was holding; she thought it was going to fit her just perfectly. Her friend thought the same.

She held the dress up for inspection as though the light in the boutique might point out something she didn't like about it. She didn't find anything.

"That's a great dress, Diane," her friend said, looking worn out. "We've been here for over thirty minutes; I think it's time we try your dresses on."

"Okay, Kate, I know you're tired. Let's get out of here."

"Not before you try the dresses on," Kate said. “I want to see what you look like in them.”

"Of course," Diane said, laughing. "Come on, let's get ourselves a fitting room," she said as she pulled Kate up by the arm from a circular green chair.

They entered a fitting room and closed the door behind them.

Kate looked around to see if there was a chair for her to sit on, but she didn't find any. She rested her back on the wall as Diane began to undress.

Kate began to look intently at Diane, who had undressed herself and the only thing she wore underneath was underpants. She didn't even notice Diane looking at her.

"So…" Diane said with both hands on her hips.

"I mean, I know braless is a thing, but I just didn't know that about you," Kate said.

"There's a lot you don't know about me," Diane said. "And going braless is better, I read up on it."

"Hmm, there's a lot I don't know for sure," Kate said as she moved closer to Diane. She held breasts, squeezed them gently and said, "Your breasts got bigger too."

Diane's eyes lit up. More often than not whenever Kate touched her breasts, it never ended there. She remembered the first time it happened in college; Kate was her roommate, and it was one of the fondest memories she had.

Kate held Diane by the waist with her right hand and worked her way from Diane's breast to her belly with her left hand. She looked at Diane for any sign of hesitation, there was none.

"I thought you were tired," Diane said smiling.

"My hormones have other plans," Kate replied with a straight face.

It was about to get serious; Diane knew and that there was almost no stopping her friend when she was in such a mood; but not here.

"You know people can see us, right?" Diane said, looking in the direction of people walking by. Kate also took a look in that direction.

The fitting room they found themselves in wasn't entirely covered. It was the kind that allowed for some privacy but at the same time, it reminded its users that they were not in their houses.

Kate was reluctant to let go of Diane; she wanted it badly. But not here, she thought.

"Lucky you," Kate said before kissing Diane on her lips.

Kate let Diane loose from her grasp and went back to resting on the wall.

"Let's dress you up for this party you've been talking about and get the fuck out of here," Kate said.

"You're coming with me, right?" Diane said as she began to wear the brown ribbed midi dress.

"I would not miss an opportunity to turn the heads of boys and unlike you, I'm always prepared," Kate replied.

"You don't say," Diane said, smiling.

"And you should learn a thing or two from me," Kate said, pretending not to catch the sarcasm in Diane's voice.

"Right, Sensei!"

Kate smiled a little.

"Are you just tired, or did something happen?" Diane asked. "I have barely seen you smile today."

"I'm fine," Kate said with a wave of her hand.

"You sure?" Diane asked.

"I'm sure," Kate replied.

"If you say so," Diane said as she checked out the cloth on her body. "So, what do you think?"

"Turn around," Kate said.

As Diane heeded Kate's request, Kate looked at her as though she saw a fairy; she got lost in the thought of what she could be doing to the stunning lady in front of her.

"So…" Diane said, as she tried to get Kate's attention.

"It's beautiful," Kate said. "You're beautiful," she added after some seconds.

"Thanks," Diane replied as she blushed.

Kate saw that Diane began to change back into the clothes she wore to the boutique.

"Aren't you going to try out the other clothes you picked," she asked Diane.

"I like this already and I have no interest in trying those out," she replied.

"Okay."

"You know," Kate continued after a few seconds, "this boutique has a policy of 'buy one get one free'. Did you know that?"

"No way!" Diane replied surprised.

"It's true, but on one condition," Kate said as she moved towards the rack where Diane placed the other dresses she picked.

"What is it?" Diane asked.

"We must not get caught," Kate said as she examined which of the dresses she was going to take.

"Ah come on, not again," Diane said smiling.

Kate shrugged.

"Some things never change I guess," Diane said as she watched Kate stuff a dress into her bag.

"Now, let's get out of here," Kate said as she walked towards the door of the fitting room.

"And where do we go from here?" Diane asked.

Kate turned around and walked towards Diane. The distance between them was so close that Diane thought Kate was going to kiss her again, but she didn't. Instead, Kate whispered into Diane's ear: "Your place."