Page 28 of Chivalry in the Meadow
She nodded and let him take it.
He wadded it up in his hand. “If you ladies are going to breakfast, they’re only serving for another hour,” he said.
“Yes, we are,” Lilly said. “Come on Mia, get dressed.”
“Missus McCullers sent you some cooler dresses to wear today,” Finn held up the bag.
“Oh good,” Mia said.
“It’s supposed to be a scorcher,” Finn sat the bag on his cot.
“Great,” Lilly said. “Thank her for us.”
“I will.” He checked the water bottles in the cooler. “Be sure to hydrate.”
“Thanks Finn,” Mia said. “We will.”
“I’ll see you later. Ladies,” he gave a bow and headed back outside.
Lilly lifted the dresses out of the bag. “It’s easy to tell whose is whose.”
“How can you tell?” Mia stood, ready to get dressed.
“We have different size corsets, or bodices, those lace up things,” Lilly said.
“I’ve always wondered what it would feel like to wear one,” Mia said.
Lilly had already pulled on a long white chemise and then a green skirt over it.
“You’re fast,” Mia said.
“I’m hungry,” Lilly said. “I hope there’s enough breakfast left for us this late.”
Mia slipped into the thin ankle-length white cotton chemise, noting how soft it was, before adding the black bodice with gold embroidery. She began to lace it. “How tight is this bodice supposed to be? My boobs are flowing over the top!”
Lilly gave her the once over. “Can you still breathe?”
Mia straightened up and tried to take a breath. Her lungs didn’t expand any noticeable amount, but she was still standing. “Yes.”
“Then it’s not tight enough,” Lilly said, and she came over to tighten them for her. When she was done, she stepped back and nodded.
“Lilly, I can’t go out like this. Look at my boobs!” Mia frowned as her hands fluttered around her chest.
“What’s wrong with them?”
Mia thinned her lips. “Well for one, I no longer have individual breasts, instead I have a bosom shelf. This bodice is too small. My boobs are practically touching my chin.”
“Don’t be silly, all boobs look like that in a properly fitted bodice,” Lilly said. “Guys love it. Finn told me they’ll offer to drop grapes down into your cleavage, and then do a grape dive.”
“Eww.” Mia glanced down, eying her breasts that rose like overflowing bread dough in a too-small pan. “And anyway, I don’t think a grape would fit in there.”
“Fine, you stay and fuss with your costume,” Lilly said. “I’m going to go eat before those big strong knights eat it all.”
Lilly pulled the tent flap back. “Remember, Finn said we can eat with the actors, in their cafeteria so that’s where I’m headed.”
“Right,” Mia said. “See you there.”
“I just hope there’s some bacon left,” Lilly muttered as she left.
