"At Finishing School they taught us how to make up, but not like this. Blusher? Lip gloss? They didn't say anything about those. Perhaps they thought ...that only loose women used those." Well if that's the case that puts me in that category." Sylvie grinned. "Happily!" Marion grinned with her."I'm warming to the idea." She replied wickedly.The dresses were hanging in the changing room. Marion examined them with excitement. The one she really liked was a pale green with a handkerchief skirt.. ’ But instead he sat and watched the pair as they wandered off the bus, continuing their excited chatter all the way. ### Don spent much time thinking about what the teenage boy said about reality and nonreality as he trekked to the wet alley behind the butcher shop. Standing on a crate, he searched the dumpster with his eyes until they spotted the red black bags he knew he would find there. The filthy rusted metal of the dumpster pressed into his stomach as he leaned in as far as he could,. But then Darleen smiled, in a friendly enough fashion.She came up the front walk to the door.Caroline opened the door wider, stepping back, and, when Darleen saw that Caroline was naked, she looked surprised.But then she grinned.Caroline hadn't realized how provocative it would be to invite Darleen in when she was naked. Now she did. She said, "I wanted to talk to you, honey. I was just going to get dressed--it isn't a hint."Darleen laughed."Oh, I've seen you naked before," she said. ” I don’t think much about it and put it on and start to button it. You come over to help me and then put you hands on my chest and push the fabric against my nipples and I let out a little moan and squeal. You lean in and kiss my cheek and whisper, “Mattie, think how many times this shirt will rub against your nipples as you wear you jacket and move around” and you tease them more. You get a tie and help me tie it. You smile as I’m dressed in my suit and you look at the clock and say I better.