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And plastic no longer held any appeal

Jessie stirred soless sex from his mind

He pressed the elevator button and fished a pass key out of his pocket He needed to change into his Jack Moore clothes so he could ht, as it was He couldn’t wait to see Jessie wearing the dress that weekend, to see her eyes light up when she saw it for the first time

He couldn’t wait

Jessie wiped her hands on a towel before she led Jack into the break room in the back of the restaurant "I don’t know about this," she told hie box he held in his hands

"What’s to worry about? I’ht the dress for so up"

"Why would anyone buy a dress and leave it at the store?" That was crazy Just staring at the box brought on little waves of anticipation How long had it been since she’d worn a nice dress? Forever!

"I don’t know, irlfriend dumped him"

"Then ouldn’t he ask for his ed "Maybe he was erows on trees Don’t shoot your own foot" Jack’s constant use of clichés"Aren’t you even curious about what’s in the box?"

Curious? Heck, her palms were all sweaty

Jack waved the box under her nose and said in a singsong voice, "Corasped the package out of his hands and sat it on the table in the ed on the lid until it pulled free, and gasped

There, in the delicate gold tissue paper, sat a beautiful black dress that must have cost a fortune "Oh My God I can’t wear this It’s too rasped the dress as she lifted it for a better look

Thelike anything she owned or had ever worn Her heart skipped in her chest with the thought of slipping it over her body

"It’s beautiful, Jack Why would anyone leave this at the store?"

"You like it?"

"Like it? I love it" She pushed past hi outside the door to the employee lockers She pictured her hair up, or maybe down…a little more shadow on her eyes This wasn’t a little black dress, this was the little black dress that every woman wanted but seldom had The dress would require a strapless bra, but she had one of those What was she thinking? She couldn’t wear a dress meant for so at her reflection…at the dress "Are you sure you’re not going to get into any trouble with this?"

He leaned one shoulder against the frarin "I’h the mirror and questioned him with her stare

"Did you see the shoes?" He nodded toward the box

Jessie glanced over her shoulder and sao strappy heels with tiny rhinestones adorning the edges, perfect for the dress

"Are they ht?"