Family Surprise
Nancy had been together with Paul for nearly four months when she decided it was time to introduce him to her various family members. Her children all knew she was dating again, but none of them had actually met Paul. They were all involved in their own lives and daily dramas, so none of them felt curious about the new man in their mother’s life. However, her three sisters couldn’t think of a time when Nancy had been with anyone other than her ex-husband. They were each curious as to how their sibling was doing in the dating world, but distance and taking care of their own families effectively precluded them from making a casual visit to check him out.
Nancy’s sister, Ann, was the first to plan a visit to visit her older sister. Ann and her husband, James, lived just outside of town and had been married for almost 15 years. She had been Nancy’s confidante throughout their childhood and later, when things reached the breaking point in Nancy’s marriage. After Nancy first told her of how her marriage to Ben was deteriorating and his lack of interest in trying to fix their relationship, Ann reacted strongly telling her sister to give her husband an ultimatum; he could try and work with her to save the marriage or she would leave him.
It was months later before Nancy finally followed her sister’s advice and ended up moving out and divorcing Ben. In the following years, Ann tried to set up her sister with men she thought were good matches, but very few ended up going beyond one date. Nancy had always been extroverted and bubbly, but never flirtatious and she had difficulty responding to the men she dated once the conversation had covered all the typical safe topics. For the most part, Nancy’s low self-esteem had made her reticent to develop another intimate relationship and the men, sensing her disinterest, left for greener pastures. These signs of rejection only reinforced her poor self-image and continued social isolation from men. When Nancy first mentioned Paul during a phone call, Ann heard an unusual lilt in her sister’s voice that signaled a change in her for the better.
Of course, Nancy didn’t share with her sister all the details of her new life with Paul. Her modesty and sense of propriety made that part of her life too private to share with anyone other than Paul. Even after all they had shared and done together, she felt uncomfortable discussing certain details or thoughts about their sex life with him. It was easier for her to let him do any required planning on their private activities, or to let things develop spontaneously in the heat of their passion.
A recent example of him leading her to try something she’d never consider doing on her own occurred just a couple days earlier. As Nancy stood in the bathroom drying off from her shower, she voiced her oft-mentioned displeasure with the appearance of her breasts.
“I hate my boobs! They’re so small and just sag down without any shape!” she complained. “I know you like me going bra-less, but I don’t have nice perky boobs like those other women you dated. Mine just wobble around down there when I walk and I’m embarrassed to go out in public looking like that. I need to get a boob job.”
“You don’t need a boob job,” he said firmly. Paul tried to explain that he loved her boobs because he loved her, not the other way around, but he couldn’t change her mind. Changing tactics, her took her shopping that morning and the first stop was a small adult store he visited at various times to update Nancy’s growing toy box. As soon as they pulled into the parking lot, she began her refusal to enter a “place like that.” Paul practically dragged her out of the car and into the store where Nancy quickly tried to hide and remain inconspicuous.
The only other people in the store were two women who worked there. They recognized Paul immediately and came over to chat. Paul introduced them to Nancy who was somewhat surprised by their appearance and the overall appearance of the store inside. She expected some pimply-faced teenage boy in ragged jeans, a t-shirt, and with tattoos and piercing all over his body. These women were both in their late-20’s to early-30’s, but their clothing was modest and professional looking. Instead of crude signs announcing the locations of various items or the newest porn film in stock, items were more discreetly displayed on shelves with a small color-coded map of the store placed at convenient locations to help guide customers to the area of their interest. While several of the items looked garish and cheap, there was a good selection of items that were neither poor quality or cheap. In the back was a fitting room that was no different than what she would expect to find in a large department store. As Nancy continued to gaze around and take in the store, she spotted a couple of the items Paul had bought for her, including the small anal dildo he used a few weeks earlier to introduce that form of pleasure to her.
One of the girls engaged Nancy in a short chat as Paul spoke to the other about what he was shopping for. She listened to his description, smiled and went to the clothing section where she quickly found what she was looking for and came back.
“Here you go,” she said, handing Nancy a small bra. “I think this will fit you. This is one of my favorite styles. It’s very comfortable, gives good support, and is well-made. We carry several colors, but I think the standard black lace is the sexiest-looking.”
Looking at the bra in her hands, Nancy noticed it wasn’t like anything she’d ever worn before. “What kind of bra is this?” she asked.
“It’s called a shelf bra,” the saleswoman replied. “It’s specially designed to lift up your breasts and present them without covering the nipples or upper part of the breast. If you wear one of these, nearly everyone will be wondering if you’re wearing a bra or not. Your nipples will be prominent, however your breasts will remain firmly in place and not move as much as if you were bra-less. Why don’t you go inside and try it on?” she said, pointing towards the fitting rooms in the back.
Nancy tried to refuse, but eventually, she was coaxed into the back to try on the bra. After putting it on and looking at herself in the dressing room mirror, she had to admit that her breasts did look much fuller, perkier, and with her nipples extending out over the top to the bra cup, it did look pretty sexy.