it was all incredibly overwhelming for me. Finally, I decided that I should start in one of the larger department stores and see if there was anything good in there. I ended up finding some cute stationery for my mother there, and then I headed to one of the art stores to pick up some pieces for my brother and my dad. I found a beautifully made leather purse for my brother’s girlfriend, and then that just left Grayson.
For some reason, this seemed like the most difficult gift of all. Should I give him something that alluded to our relationship? What would he even want? He had plenty of money, so he could buy anything that he could possibly ever need and I didn’t really know what was missing.
At first, I thought that I might just buy him an art piece, but nothing in the stores really spoke to me. Then I thought that I might consider making him something, but my craft skills were pretty terrible.
It wasn’t until I passed by a lingerie store that I had my answer. The displays in the shop windows were cute, expensive, and tasteful, and it looked like there were several sets in a lovely holiday red. I could find something small to give him in front of my family, but this was what I really wanted to give him for Christmas. The promise of a wonderful night with me in a new set of lingerie.
The bell above the doorway rang as I entered, and the shop clerk looked up at me with a smile. “Feel free to look around,” she said. “Let me know if I can help you find anything.”
“Okay, thank you,” I said, then realized I didn’t know how this store worked. “Am I able to try things on?”
“Of course, darling,” she said with a smile. “We just ask that you keep your panties on for sanitary reasons.”
“Okay, thank you.” I began to look around at all the different sets. It was definitely more upscale than a sex shop, with a larger focus on lingerie sets and not as many things that deviated into fetish or costume.
I didn’t know exactly what Grayson’s taste was, but I figured that he would probably like anything on me, so I just went with what I was most attracted to. I picked out several sets, a few in red, a few in black, one in white, and a beautiful fluffy white robe with feather trim. I knew that that would make any sort of entrance dramatic, though the price tag almost made me reconsider my decision.
“Can I try these on?” I asked, turning to the clerk.
“Of course.” She came around the desk and led me to the back of the store where there was a changing room. This one had a door that could be locked, and was just as nice and spacious inside as the one at the other little boutique. There was even an extra chair inside and the center was raised almost as if it was a pedestal.
“We usually have couples come in here together,” she explained. “There’s a strict no sex rule, but they like to see each other in the sets before they buy them. I’m guessing you don’t have anyone with you today?”
I shook my head. She smiled. “Well, I’m sure it will be a lovely surprise for whoever it is. You’ve picked out some beautiful pieces.”
I blushed and ducked into the changing room, closing the door behind me.
I took my time examining each of the sets on myself. There were some where the bralette tied in the back with a large silk ribbon, as if I was a present waiting to be opened. A few had lacy garters that sat on my mid thighs, creating a line that made me feel like a sex goddess. A few of them had carefully-placed cut-outs, and one of the sets of panties had no crotch at all. I decided that would be too bold for the moment as I wasn’t necessarily that comfortable with things yet.
Finally, I settled on the sheer white robe, one white lacy set with garters, and one silk red set with a bow that tied in the back. “Ooooh, you’ve made some very good choices,” the clerk said as I brought my items for her to ring up. “Your lover must be very lucky.”
“I don’t know if I would call him that yet,” I said, looking down at my hands.
The clerk raised her eyebrows. “No sense