Back at the hotel they showered and dressed casually to go shopping. First was Bloomingdales. They walked into the women’s section. The sales staff paid scant attention to them until one of them saw Bernadette’s diamond ring and jade pendant and hurried over.“May I help you?”

Peter said, “We don’t have much time but this beautiful woman needs some casual and formal wear, head to foot.”

Turning to Bernadette, he said, “Darling, why don’t you get comfortable in one of the dressing rooms, and I’m sure the ladies will bring you a number of items. Just tell them which ones you like. I think you need several outfits of dress and casual. Let’s see what we can accomplish in one hour.”

The sales clerk hurried away and came back with two more sales attendants. To speed things along, Peter moved about the racks pulling off items that he thought would be good on Bernadette and handing them to a confused sales staff. Soon, a steady stream of sales ladies was carrying bundles of outfits back to the largest dressing room.

At the end of an hour Peter called in to Bernadette to see if she had made any selections.

Bernadette giggled and said, “This is really fun. I think I picked about twenty outfits and am now trying to decide the couple to take.”

Peter said, “Not to worry. Bring them all.” He caught the attention of the nearest sales clerk and said, “Please bring the outfits she likes over to the desk and get the total for me. Don’t forget the shoes.”

Peter had the packages sent over to the hotel so they could browse the mall without carrying armloads of packages. The entire bill came to $13,291.83. Bernadette had a hard time keeping a straight face. She hadn’t spent that much on clothes in her entire life. Peter tipped each of the four sales ladies with a $50 dollar bill.

Back in their suite, Bernadette made Peter sit while she modeled all the outfits. She said, “I know modeling all these outfits for you might seem a bit much, but people like us shouldn’t pass up enjoying-the-moment opportunities. Our pure pleasure fun times are limited. So lean back. Enjoy and tell me which outfit turns you on the most.”

Peter said, “All of them. You are a beautiful young woman and in these clothes, and without them, you are the kind of woman men dream about. I intend to manage things so that both of us together or separate will have many more opportunities to enjoy the pleasures of life, especially the small ones that just happen. Now leave those four-inch black pumps on, nothing else, and come to bed.”

“Good! You do have an erotic side.”