There were shoes. All were shoes for a woman. With theexception of athletic shoes and deep snow boots, most had high heels.Tina said, "Get dressed and...start breakfast Anne."I said, "I am Alan, not Anne."Tina said, "Anne will be your name as a Barmaid. It will also allow youto collect your unemployment benefits as Alan. After all you can't beboth at the same time in public."Well she was right on that count.The training went on. Tina left for her two week stint in the Army. Wekept in touch by. The store was very popular with the teen set and theyhad racks of funky and edgy styles. My mother was not enamored with thequality of some of there merchandise, but she loved all of theselection. She made a large pile of things for me to try on.Inside the dressing room I began a private show for my mom. Besidescolorful tops, I found myself trying on short dresses and fashionableshort skirts. Other than an overside purple sweater, everything I triedon was overtly teenage chic. The store had a. The guy could really sing!I kicked off my strappy pair of shoes within a minute of sitting down in the booth. Instinctively, I snuck my toes under the bottoms of his trousers and pressed the pads of my feet against the muscles of his leg. I liked the soft cushion of hair that tickled my feet. Once I had initiated contact, he kicked off his own shoes. Sock covered feet stepped along the insides of my calves and my shins, sometimes turning at the knees to touch the shadows of my thigh.I made my. He came to the door to see me off many hours later. ‘I suppose that’s going to have to satisfy me for some time to come.’ He genuinely sounded sad about the prospect. ‘What about me, this life isn’t about sex, drugs and rock and roll you know, it’s about a lot of hard work and commitment to my craft.’ ‘Yeah and I can see the way that Simon keeps looking at you, if he hasn’t already, he believes he’s in there with a chance.’ So that’s what this is all about. ‘Look, you don’t have to worry on.