Page 12 of Where We Fall

"Let's start with the simple black one," I hear Trudy tell Lexi.

Since there's nothing else to do while she's changing, I pull out my phone and try to get caught up on my emails. I scroll through the emails I'm copied on to see if I need to respond or delete it. A cluttered inbox gives me massive anxiety. It's one thing I always make sure I keep up with, even on the weekends or vacation.

I hear the curtain yank open as Trudy walks back into the dressing room like she has a sixth sense.

"Well, that's nice," Trudy says.

I look over at Lexi. I'm surprised to see her delicate arms and small waist emphasized in the dress. In the time she's worked for us, I don't believe she's wore anything but oversized long-sleeved blouses.

The dress flows out from her high waist, not showing off any other part of her body. It goes all the way up to her neck and wraps around it. It looks good, but not sexy.

Trudy stands there and studies it further.

"What do you think?" she asks Lexi.

Lexi looks down at herself. "I don't know. It's okay. It feels a bit…" she struggles for the words.

"Boring," Trudy finishes for her. "You're clearly hiding quite the body underneath those clothes. Let's try something a little more exciting."

Trudy follows her into the dressing room and pulls the curtain back, eyeing me with a strange smile on her face.

Weird, but whatever. I go back to my emails when Trudy steps out from behind the curtain first.

"This one is much better," she says. Trudy turns back to Lexi. "Get out here, honey. You look stunning."

Lexi walks out slowly, and I momentarily forget to breathe. She is standing in a light pink dress that hugseverypart of her body while dipping in a small V-shape in the front. Her breasts are large, but not too big, and are complemented perfectly with her tiny little waist.

Shit, how the hell did I not know she had a body like that?

She's not wearing her glasses and her hair is down. It's longer than I expected, falling in waves down to her breasts.

She shifts from one foot to the other, looking a bit uncomfortable.

I try to speak but need to clear my throat first. "It looks really good, Lexi."

"You think so? It's not too snug?" she asks as she looks at herself in the mirror.

I shake my head. Fuck no, it's not too much anything. It's damn perfect.

"Oh, you haven't seen the back yet." Trudy interrupts our eye contact. "Turn around."

Lexi turns around so we can take a look. The second I get a glimpse, I feel my dick twitch in my pants.

Fuck! I can't believe I'm reacting like this to…Lexi. Maybe my body is getting confused because it knows we have to pretend.

But damn, her dress dips all the way down to the top of her ass. Her back is sexy as hell. Perfectly feminine and elegant. Her muscles are defined and show just how in shape she is. There's a beauty mark just under her right shoulder blade. An image flashes in my brain of me kissing that mark as I make my way down her back.

"Are you okay?" Lexi asks as she looks over her shoulder.

"Huh?" I ask hoarsely.

"You look weird," she tells me.

"I'm fine." I shake my head and sit up straight to try and get some semblance of control back. "It's a great dress. I think you should get it."

I look over at Trudy who has a knowing look on her face. I don't know what that's about.

"You think so?" Lexi asks.

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