Quick Fic: The Red Top

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Sarah walked by the clothing store window every day for a month. Every day she would stop and ogle the red sleeveless top the mannequin wore, lamenting the fact that she could not afford it. It was agonizing and unfair but one day, she would own it and that day was finally here.

Today, Sarah was going to march into that store and she was going to spend her hard earned money on that gorgeous top. Savings be damned. After all, what good was living if you denied yourself the little joys in life? Her wallet was full and ready to be emptied.

She walked into the clothing store with a big grin on her face and made a bee line for her top. When she tried it on, it fit like a dream. She looked every bit as wonderful as she imagined she would during the weeks she fantasized about buying it. It accentuated all the right places on her, the colour was perfect and it was just fancy enough for the party she was going to attend tonight.

Sarah examined herself from all angles in the mirror, drinking in the warm glow of confidence she felt in her perfect new top. She was sure to turn heads at the party in this.

She still felt the rush of endorphins as she walked in her house with her shopping bag and practically skipped to get ready. She went all out, a new look for a new top. She curled her hair and gave herself dramatic red lips to match her beautiful new top. It took her a few tries but she finally managed a perfect cat eye with her eyeliner.

Sarah smiled to herself in the mirror. She had never felt so amazingly confident in her life and she would need it tonight because tonight she was finally going to make a move on Colin.

Colin started at her work almost three months ago and he caught her eye the minute she laid eyes on him. He was just her type, soft brown eyes, dark brown hair and a charming smile. She always tried to find excuses to talk to him but with work being so crazy it was hard to talk about anything other than their jobs. She did know that they had roughly the same tastes in music as she overheard him listening to some of her favourite songs when she walked by his desk.

One day, at the elevators, she’d managed to find out that he liked horror movies which she said she also liked. She was pretty certain that he seemed interested in her too but then their boss interrupted their conversation and she didn’t get any further.

Tonight would be different though. Tonight was not going to be about work, it was going to be about her getting him to herself to talk about anything but. Then, hopefully, he might invite her out or maybe back to his place.

She cut herself off from that train of thought, not wanting to get ahead of herself. She took her bra off and slipped the red top on. It still fit like a dream and looked even better without bra straps showing. She didn’t have a strapless but at least the top seemed to hold her breasts nicely enough. She gave herself one final look in the mirror before grabbing her coat and leaving for the party.

The banquet hall overflowed with people and Sarah quietly cursed the fact that she worked in a company with so many people as she waded her way through the crowd in search of Colin. It took her ages just to get to the coat check area.

Just as she was handing her coat over to the check person, she saw Colin walk in. He looked gorgeous, wearing dark pants and a light shirt with an open collar. Butterflies fluttered in her stomach at the sight and her breath caught in her throat.

Colin smiled at her from across the room and her heart leapt from her chest. She returned his smile and, as if in a daze, walked towards him. She didn’t notice that the bottom of her shirt caught on the edge of the coatcheck station. She didn’t even notice the slight resistance her top gave her as she moved forwards.

What she did notice was the sudden cool draft against her chest and her smile quickly turned into open mouthed horror as she realized what happened. She froze in place, not able to collect herself enough to cover herself. The din of the crowd instantly silenced and all eyes moved to her.

The laughter is what finally knocked Sarah out of her paralysis and she quickly clasped her arms across her naked breasts. Her cheeks burned red as she fumbled to pull her top up. She got what she wanted, she thought bitterly, all eyes were on her and she definitely made an impression.