The Date

Chapter 8

Kate

I felt like Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman. Way too close to my life right now for my liking.

"May I help you?" a tall amazonian model of a came towards us both. We were in the most poshest shop I'd ever been in on Kings Street in Chelsea. I'f never been to this part of London before.

"Yes, we need a new wardrobe for my girlfriend" he exampled, brining his arm around my waste. I guess to practise showing affection but it still made my heart jump a little at the thought of someone touching me. I closed my eyes and concentrated on my breathing. I really needed to get used to him touching me if this is going to work.

"How fabulous, what kind of occasion or style are you looking for?" the assistant asked me bringing me back to the real world. I looked puzzled at her for a minute before Jay spoke for me.

"We're going to the country for a week with my family. There will be gaming activities, garden parties and dinners. So I'm thinking she'll need..." he started listing all the different outfits I'd need as she wrote everything down. Wow, how much was this going to set him back? I thought.

"What kind of colours and prints do you like?" she turned to me.

I didn't know what to say. As long as I didn't have to show too much flesh I don't care.

"Mmm..." I looked at Jay clueless as he laughed.

"Kate is shy, aren't you love" he laughed.

"Yeah... mmm" I felt my cheeks go red and I let out a nervous laugh. "I would like something not too showy. I don't like showing too much flesh. Other than that I like most colours" I said.

"That's ok, we'll find some things for you to try on. What size are you Hun?" she asked looking at me up and down.

"Medium or a twelve" I explained as the sales assistant gave me a weird look.

"I would have said you were more a ten or an eight" the girl said as she looking me up and down.

"I don't like things too tight" I explained.

"You need to stop buying things too big for you Kate. You've got a great figure. You need to show the world how beautiful you are" the sales assistant put her hand over her heart and mumbled 'how sweet' as she looked at us both. Jay must have looked like a guy in love and the assistant couldn't get enough of it.

"We'll get her sized up. What shoe size are you?"

After telling them my size Jay turned to the lady again and said... "Better check that too" before taking a seat on the sofa as he started playing with his phone... again.

Once in the changing room the sales assistant let out a sigh. "Some guy you got there. I wish my man wanted to treat me to a new wardrobe" she laughed as she started getting to work measuring me.

"Well as you can see it's well needed" I laughed looking at myself in the mirror. It wasn't like I couldn't dress myself it was just being in a place like this I felt so unfashionable and couldn't even imagine anything in my wardrobe back at home that would fit this scene.

"Well I can tell you, you're not a twelve. You're about a twenty-eight waist, that's like a ten and your bust is about a... thirty-two which is between a twelve and ten" she shook her head "Have you lost weight or do you just like wearing clothes two sizes extra?"

"I guess I just don't like things too tight, I haven't even really warn anything fitting before" I said nervously. I didn't like people looking or touching me so why would I wear something that would show all that off.