“Yes! I’m excited to be able to wear something different. I love the dress, but it’s a bit much for everyday.”
Silver pipes up, “Yes I was thinking you need some lightweight everyday dresses you can easily move in. And if you like, we can have them make some pants for you?”
“Really?” she asks, sounding excited.
“Yes, women don’t usually wear pants, but I met someone once who did, she said it made it easier to do a lot of things.”
“Oh, she sounds like my kind of woman, is she your… mate?” I can see the nervousness in her eyes as she asks him.
“Oh, no, she’s the mate of my friends,” he rushes to reassure her.
“She sounds lovely.”
“Shall we go?” Ryker asks impatiently, bouncing from foot to foot.
“Lead the way.” I motion to Silver before I take Penny’s hand, causing her to smile up at me as we follow Silver, the others behind us.
It doesn’t take us more than a few minutes to walk to the clothing store.
The woman encourages us men to browse the fabrics and pick out our favorites, while she takes Penny to the back to measure her.
“Guys?” Penny calls to us after a while. We all head to the back where she is standing on a box, turning in a circle wearing a casual light pink dress. It’s fitted through her body and falls loose after her hips.
“Beautiful,” Brax states as he stands in front of her.
“Thanks.” She beams at him. “I was wondering… you see, where I’m from, women wear short dresses. Do you think it would bea bad idea to have this cropped, around here?” She motions to a spot several inches above her knee and we all stare silently for a moment.
I can’t get the picture of her walking around with bare legs out of my head.
“I would wear tall boots to protect my legs. But then I’d be able to move freely while still wearing a dress. Is that something you could do?” She turns to the dressmaker in question.
“Well, it’s the first time I’ve had that request, but I suppose new fashions have to start somewhere. Who’s to say you aren’t about to set a new trend, hmm?”
Penny beams at her before Brax cuts in. “I don’t like it.”
“What? Why?” She pouts at him.
“I don’t want other men seeing so much of you.”
“Butyouare the one who has me, think of it more as they can see but can’t touch.”
“The touching is what I’m worried about,” Ryker adds.
She looks at him in concern. “You think men will think they can touch me just because I show some leg?” She frowns in thought for a moment before adding, “Actually yeah, that happens where I’m from too, okay I’ll stick to long dresses.”
“For now,” I add, making them all look at me.
“Maybe one day, when you have filled your large harem, you will have enough men to keep you so safe that you can wear whatever you want without fear of what others will do.”
“Ummm…. thanks?” I laugh at her response as we all share our choice of fabrics with the dressmaker and Penny. She picks one fabric from each of our piles, making me smile at how thoughtful she is. I love how she tries to treat all of us equally, even when only two are officially her mates. I can see how happy it makes Silver to be included, and I hope he tells her how he feels soon.
“Alright, it will take me a couple weeks to get all these dresses made, as well as the undergarments and night clothes you’verequested. You can take that one with you.”
“Oh, well, I guess it will be okay to postpone my search for Ria a bit longer.”
“Ria?” Silver asks, looking confused.
“Yeah, she’s the friend I came here to find. She went missing a year ago. She’s my best friend and the only family I had before coming here.”
