by Collins, Lea
Lily took off her pantyhose and panties. Andre unzipped his pants to release a huge erection. He lifted Lily up by her waist, instructed her to spread her legs and lowered her onto his erection. She gasped with pleasure and he said, “Oh, yeah.” He lifted her up and down with a little help from her knees, she moved up and down on him faster and faster. She felt that wonderful warm feeling enveloping her, and then she climaxed crying out with pleasure. Andre surged into her twice deeply then shuddered with his own release. “Why did I not think of this before?” he murmured.
Sated, they stayed in that position until they realized they might be near home. Lily stuffed her pantyhose and panties into Andre’s pocket just in time as the driver announced they were home. Andre picked up Lily and carried her up the steps and Louis gave a bark of laughter and had a wide smile as they reached the door. As Louis opened the door, Andre said, “It was a very nice ride home.” Louis said, “Yes Sir.”
Lily asked Andre, “What was that all about?”
Andre didn’t reply but just kept smiling. When they reached their apartment, Lily immediately noticed her pantyhose leg hanging out of Andre’s pocket. Lily turned red with embarrassment and said, “You just announced to the whole world we messed around in the back of the car.” Andre looked pleased, “Not the whole world, just Louis. We make his night interesting. He was probably envious. Did you enjoy it?” Lily smiled and answered, “Yes, very much.”
Lily put her arms around his neck and said, “Did I tell you today how much I love you?” Andre replied, “Not nearly as many times as you should. You neglect me shamefully.” He undressed himself and Lily, put her on the bed, and then lay down beside her. They both fell instantly asleep.
The next day Andre told Lily that he needed to go to his salon for a few hours. She reminded him she had an appointment with Marcella Devereaux in Jacqueline’s Salon in the afternoon. “Don’t go out without me. Remember that, Lily. Promise?” insisted Andre in a stern voice. “Yes, I promise,” agreed Lily. “I’ll come by and pick you up. I won’t take any chances with your safety,” said Andre.
Molly came up to help Lily with the sewing and about an hour later, the telephone rang. Lily answered and was told by a woman that Andre had been involved in an accident and she needed to come immediately. He was hit on the sidewalk just in front of the bank. Lily was extremely upset and told Molly about the call as Lily prepared to run out the door. “It’s just two blocks to the bank. There’s no need to take the car. I can just run down there,” she said as she started to run out the door. Molly grabbed her arm and said, “Wait Lily. This doesn’t sound right. How badly is he hurt?” asked Molly. “I don’t know…I forgot to ask,” replied Lily. “Don’t go rushing off like that. It’s exactly what Andre told you not to do,” cautioned Molly.
“Call Andre at his salon and see if he’s there before you go out,” suggested Molly. Lily did as she suggested and when Andre came to the phone, she said, “You aren’t hurt on the sidewalk in front of the bank?”
“Of course not,” he replied. “What are you talking about?”
Lily started crying with relief and Molly took the phone and explained to Andre about the phone call. “Obviously someone was trying to lure her out of the apartment. Don’t let her go anywhere no matter what she is told. I’ll be home shortly,” replied Andre. “Put her back on the phone.”
Lily said in a quivering voice, “Andre, are you sure you’re okay?”
“Yes, my love. I’m just here in my salon perfectly fine. Someone was trying to lure you out. Calm down. I’ll be home soon to check out my favorite things.” Lily laughed as he intended.
Andre walked across to Jacqueline’s store and knocked on her office door. She said, “Come in,” and Andre walked in to find to his surprise his father sitting across the desk from Jacqueline. His father asked, “Would you like for me to leave?” Andre replied, “No, father. You may be able to help in some way.”
Jacqueline said, “This sounds serious. What is going on?”
Andre asked, “Do you remember when the car jumped the curb and hit Lily a few weeks ago?”
Jacqueline said that she did. Andre continued, “Neither I nor the police thought that was an accident although I haven’t told Lily. Just a little while ago she received an anonymous phone call telling her I was hurt on the sidewalk in front of the bank and she should come there immediately. Of course she was going to run down there but fortunately Molly was with her and talked her into calling me first. This was obviously an attempt to get her into a vulnerable situation.”
Jacqueline looked shocked and speechless. Andre’s father said, “Why would anyone want to hurt Lily?”
Andre replied, “We think her sister is behind it but we aren’t sure. Jacqueline can explain. I just want you two to know the situation and watch out for anything suspicious. I need to go home and reassure Lily I’m okay. She’ll be here later for a meeting with Marcella Devereaux.”
Jacqueline told Andrew about Lily’s sister and the scene she caused at the fashion show and her attempt to get into the apartment building. “The building is very secure and Lily is safe as long as she stays in the building. Andre insists on accompanying her everywhere she goes. Of course, she works on dresses most of the time but she will have to come up with a way to increase her output as she just cannot keep up to the demand. Marcella Devereaux is certainly a plum of a client and I anticipate more demand on Lily.”
“So, what do you think of all this drama?” she asked Andrew.
He replied, “I am happy to be involved in my son’s life again, even a little. The atmosphere here is so different than in Chicago. I plan to tell Andre today of my plans. I have put the company up for sale. I already have one offer but I’m hoping for a higher one. I told Lorraine this morning that I want a divorce and she is agreeable. My lawyer says it will be a simple divorce since there is no adultery or other grounds and the division of property has already been decided.”
“I will have ample funds to invest in a business. I am wondering if you would be interested in taking in a partner and expanding. I know nothing about women’s clothing but Andre knew nothing about women’s hair and look how successful he’s become. I would be a silent partner, if you wish, and we could open another store or expand this one. What do you think?”
Jacqueline looked surprised but interested. “I have never thought about a partner and expansion. I’m doing okay as it is.”
Andrew said, “I have heard at least four or five woman ask about Lily’s Collection since I’ve been here. Apparently her dresses are very popular right now.”
Jacqueline responded, “I could sell several a week because they are trendy. And when Marcella Devereaux wears hers, demand will skyrocket. We could even have a section of the store for Lily Collection. She could design and supervise but obviously we would need help sewing. I don’t know if Lily would go for this, though. She loves her dresses and they wouldn’t be so personal if other people made them.”
Andrew suggested they go out for lunch and discuss the expansion idea. Jacqueline agreed since they had time before Marcella was due.
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When Andre got home, Lily ran to him and put her arms around his neck. “I was so scared something had happened to you,” she cried. He replied, “Darling Lily, I am fine.” He kissed her tenderly.”Molly, I am so grateful to you for being here and helping. Lily would have just run straight down the street into whatever was planned for her, probably another car jumping the curb.”
Molly responded, “I am so glad I was here, too. I thought the telephone call just didn’t sound right.”
They sat on the sectional sofa and looked at each other. Andre said, “I need to report this to the police.” He phoned in the report and looked discouraged when he hung up. “They said they would try to trace the call but there wasn’t anything else they could do.”
“Lily, a deliberate attempt to lure you into danger is to be taken seriously. Can you think of anybody wh
o would wish to do you harm? Think carefully,” Andre asked.
Lily thought for several moments then said,” No, I honestly can’t think of anyone except my sister and it’s hard for me to believe that she would actually try to kill me.”
“Then we will take the same precautions we have been taking since there seems to be nothing else we can do. You do not go out unless I am with you.”
Andre suggested to Molly and Lily that they stop sewing for today since Lily had to meet Marcella Devereaux. Molly agreed and left telling Lily to be careful.
Lily stood up and told Andre to lie down on the sofa. He complied with an interested look on his face. She slowly took off her blouse and bra, then shorts and panties. Andre had a look of intense anticipation by this time. She unzipped his pants and released his large erection. “It’s time for me to play with my favorite thing,” she said and kneeled on the floor beside him. She took him in her mouth and began to swirl her tongue around the head of his penis. He groaned and she licked all around his enlargement and sucked gently on the head. She licked from the bottom to top over and over. His eyes were becoming glazed and his hands fisted and he warned, “I’m about to come.” Lily quickly got up and started running into the bedroom. Andre was soon in pursuit. He quickly caught her, picked her up and tossed her on the bed. He stripped his pants and shorts off and jumped on top of her. “You’re going to pay for that, you minx,” he warned. He began kissing her passionately and with one hand parted her and positioned his penis for a quick penetration. He rode her fast and hard and she buckled under him and climaxed with a cry. He thrust deeply two more times and climaxed with a groan. He muttered, ”God, Lily, you’re going to kill me.”
They lay for a while in complete exhaustion sated with great sex. She kissed him gently and said, “I love you so much. Did you like that?” “No,” he replied. “I loved it. I innocently come home to pick you up and…..wow! You are so incredibly hot. And you’re all mine. You cannot, however, ever play with your favorite thing while we’re in the car.”
“Why not?”
“I don’t want you jumping out naked with me chasing you. It would for sure freak Louis totally out.” They both started laughing at the mental picture. Lily laughed until she had tears running down her cheeks.
Two hours later, they walked into Jacqueline’s shop to find Andrew still there looking over the dresses for sale. “I had no idea dresses sold for this much money,” he commented as they walked in. “Welcome to the real world, Father,” said Andre. Lily kissed him on the cheek.
Jacqueline asked if Lily would like to use her office for the meeting with Marcella and Lily agreed. ‘’You guys can wait outside by the fountain for ten minutes or so.”
Marcella arrived, hugged Lily and exclaimed, “I’m so eager to see my new dress that I haven’t been able to do anything all day.”
Lily spread the designs on the desk and began to explain the designs to Marcella. “I’ve designed a dress with a gradual flared hem so it’s not tight on your body but flows loosely over. It’s important not to outline those areas but to camouflage. The top needs to do the same but we can be very creative.
I’ve designed a loose top with beadwork down the front, or the dress could have sleeves and the top could be sleeveless. I personally like the top with sleeves better as we could do all sorts of fancy beadwork or embroidery and draw emphasis to the upper part of your outfit. I was thinking of blue silk to match your eyes and beadwork of roses along the hem and around the top or another flower if you wish.”
During the presentation, Marcella was making “Oooo” and “I love it” noises. When Lily finished Marcella said, “Oh Lily, they are all so beautiful. I love them.”
Lily asked, “Which one do you want?”
Marcella replied, “All of them. Nobody will have dresses like me. I can wear them in Paris, New York, London, everywhere we go, and I will wear my Lily dresses. I will tell everyone I have a special American designer who designs for me.”
The men had walked back into the office to hear Marcella’s comment and everyone was looking at Lily to see how she would handle this situation. Lily sat down and looked at Marcella’s excited face. Lily asked Marcella, “What do you like about the dresses?”
Marcella replied, “They will make me look slimmer, and your dresses are beautiful. I will look good maybe instead of just big and unattractive.” When she made this statement, she looked sad and revealed a lot about her perception of herself which she kept hidden so well.
Lily went over to Marcella and hugged her. “You will be my very special client, Marcella, and I will begin work immediately on the blue one. We will need to get together for a fitting and we will discuss the next dress then. I will call you and we can work out a time for a fitting depending on how much I get done.”
Marcella said, “Oh thank you so much, Lily. I am so excited that I can hardly wait. Goodbye everybody.” Marcella swept out leaving everybody stunned.
Jacqueline said, “I think we’ve just seen a world class con.”
Lily disagreed. “I think she was telling the truth and I just couldn’t turn her down. She dresses all wrong which emphasizes her size. I want to help her look good.”
Andre went over to Lily and said, “I knew when she pulled at your heart strings like that what your response would be. Now we have to deal with the complications this adds to our lives.”
Jacqueline commented, “Lots of money and fame….a client any designer would die for.”
Andrew suggested, “Let’s go somewhere quiet for a drink and a discussion. I have a suggestion.”
They walked down the mall to a bar. Once seated and drinks ordered, Andrew began the discussion. “I’d like to bring you up to date on my plans, Andre and Lily. I have already told Jacqueline. Lorraine and I have agreed to divorce and my lawyer is presently drawing up the papers. I have put the company up for sale and received one offer but I’m hoping for a larger one. At any rate, I should have sufficient funds to invest in a new business. I asked Jacqueline if she would like to expand or open another shop. Have you decided, Jacqueline?”
“It’s very tempting to expand. I’ve often thought it would be nice to stock shoes and accessories but don’t have the room where I am now,” replied Jacqueline.
“But I am worried about you, Lily. You are in over your head. You were going to make one dress for Marcella and now you’re her personal designer. That’s a full time job so we have to work out how we’re going to take care of making the Lily Collection. I’d like to know if you would consider getting help to expand your dress making so that more could be made. Do you still have an emotional involvement with your dresses?”
Lily replied, “I realized some time ago that things had to change. My dream was to have a Lily Collection. Now that dream is coming true but I can’t do everything. I need help in streamlining the production, more sizes and, I’ll admit I have gotten very interested in the middle aged woman and designing for an entire new group of women.”
Andre added his thoughts to the discussion. “I have said before and will say this again. I don’t want my wife stressed out about dresses. I want her to be relaxed when I get home. I suggest we hire someone to streamline the production of the Lily Collection with Lily relying on this person. She can concentrate on the Marcella line for now.”
“Since Lily needs relief now, I will volunteer to be the person to streamline the production. Lily can show me the steps and I will get things organized for her. She can concentrate on Marcella. What do you think about that idea, Lily?”
“I will be so relieved to have the responsibility on the shoulders of someone I can trust. Molly will help but I’m not sure how involved she wants to be. I don’t know if we can find anyone else who can do the beading but I can bead fast and could do all of the beading,” replied Lily.
Jacqueline added, “I’d like to have ten or so dresses each week. Is that possible?”
Andre put in, “Let’s not add the stress of a number n
ow. Let’s get things organized and see how it goes. Father, are you still staying at the hotel?”
His father replied that he was. Andre suggested he move into Lily’s old apartment so it would be convenient for them to work on the new production line.
Everyone agreed on this plan so Andrew went to get his luggage. When he returned, they rode to the apartment building in Andre’s car. Andre introduced his father to Louis and explained that Andrew would be moving into Lily’s old apartment. Key in hand, Andrew looked around his new apartment. “Very nice and modern. Quite a change from that museum full of stuff that Lorraine liked.”
He looked at the sewing room and questioned that it would be large enough for increased production. “It may be necessary to use the bedroom, too, so I’ll get my own apartment and we’ll have more space available,” he decided.
“Why don’t I call Molly and ask her to come up so she can meet Andrew and explain what is going on, “suggested Lily.
Within minutes Molly arrived wearing tights and a loose blouse over her exercise top. Her curly hair was pulled back with clips on each side. “Please excuse my appearance. I was exercising.” Although petite, Molly was very shapely with a pretty face and almond shaped brown eyes. Andrew’s interest was evident as he looked at Molly.
“Andrew, this is Molly Sanderson who is my good friend. She lives directly below me and has been helping me out. Molly, this is Andre’s father, Andrew, stated Lily as she introduced them.
“It’s certainly easy to tell you two are related. You look so much alike. I guess you’ve heard that a lot,” said Molly as they shook hands. Andrew responded, “It’s nice to meet you. It’s good of you to help Lily out.”
Lily brought her up to date on the events of the afternoon. “I’m impressed, Lily. You are Marcella Devereaux’s personal designer! As far as the making of the Lily Collection, I have enjoyed helping you but I don’t want a commitment for several hours every day. It’s so great that Andrew is here and will help you organize the work. I would help but you need employees. It has been a fun time to spend with you but now you really are in need of help. Perhaps I could help with the Marcella line. Let’s wait and see how it works out.”
