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I wrinkled my nose. “I’d look like Anne of Green Gables,” I said, twisting my lips.
Angela laughed. “It would be sexy on you!”
“I want something sexier,” I said, pushing the chemise aside and rifling through a table of brightly-colored silk panties. “Like this,” I added, holding up a pair of black silk undies.
Angela burst out laughing. “June, those are crotchless.”
“What?!” I dropped the black silk on the table, blushing hotly. My flush deepened when I realized that people all over the store were staring at us.
“June, come over here,” Angela said. “Put those down,” she added, pointing to an emerald pair of undies clutched in my hands.
Frowning, I followed Angela out of lingerie and into outerwear.
“Getting a coat would be just covering up even more,” I said in irritation.
“No, I’m not talking about that,” Angela said. She rolled her eyes. “Give me a break, okay?” She pulled me over to the shoe department. “What about just…you know, kind of modifying your everyday wardrobe?”
“I don’t know,” I confessed. “What exactly do you mean?”
Angela sighed and rolled her eyes. “Like, I don’t know.” She gestured down at my outfit. I glanced down, half-expecting the solution to pop into my head. I was wearing slim jeans, a white blouse, and a black cardigan with the first button fastened.
“I still don’t get it,” I said.
“So, you look cute,” Angela said. “But what if you traded your pants for something that came above your ankles, and then wore heels?”
“That sounds painful.”
“And ditch the cardigan,” Angela added. “And get a cuter blouse – you know, something that actually fits you.”
I narrowed my eyes. “You can stop insulting my whole wardrobe now,” I said testily.
Angela laughed. “June, I didn’t mean it like that.” She sighed. “But a dramatic change is too much, at least, for now. Unless you feel comfortable in something, you won’t look sexy.”
I stared at her.
“Remember the black dress?” Angela gesticulated with her hands, drawing them tightly from her bust line to her hips. “You know -- the first dress I picked out for you to wear on your date.”
“I wouldn’t ever wear something like that,” I said quickly.
Angela grabbed my hand. “That’s the point,” she said. She tossed her hair, looking smug. “Because you wouldn’t feel comfortable in it.”
I blinked. “I guess I get that,” I said.
“So, for now, we just…upgrade a few things,” Angela said. “And we branch out, until you start feeling sexy. Then you can rock stuff like this,” she added, pointing towards a trench coat.
I frowned. “I could wear that now,” I said.
Angela stared at me for a few seconds before she burst out laughing. “June, I mean like, wear it without anything on underneath.”
I blushed and gaped. “You can’t mean that,” I said hotly.
Angela smirked. “Thomas would love it,” she said, tossing her hair. “Come on,” she added. “Let’s go to sportswear. I’ll pick some cute stuff for you, okay?”
I frowned. “Okay,” I said. “I’m not feeling very optimistic, though.”
Angela laughed. “You don’t have to,” she said. “It’ll come. Don’t worry, June. I’ll make sure you look super hot.”
I rolled my eyes.
