She thentold Tom that she was going to stay on the line and listen to everythingthat transpired and that he was to put the phone in his shirt pocketun...il he got to the store.Tom was sweating and mentally exhausted when he got to the bus stop. Thefear that someone would notice his undergarments was palpable, and mostof the sweat was due to this rather than his rapid pace to catch the bus.Tom could feel the sweat pooling inside the cups of his bra and thedampness of the straps against his. She acted happy for him whenever they got together, always in Kansas, but it often seemed that she had leaned on him as much as he had on her during those years at home. He knew she was sad even if she wouldn’t say it, but all his attempts to get her to visit and see the city for herself never got her to come.After graduation and a short visit to Kansas, he worked for three years as an engineer for a product manufacturer in Phoenix. It meant leaving Tucson, but he knew he would return at some. I told Danny that we needed to go shopping either tonight or tomorrow."Why? Olivia, you brought a ton of clothes already. I know because I carried them!" I need shoes. High heels and something else to wear at the wedding reception. I brought dull clothes. I need something spicy to squash a bug." Why bring dull clothes," Danny asked, not understanding."I told you. This weekend is all about the bride, dummy! I'm not a stuck-up bitch...," Except for glaring back at Danny, I ignored the soft, "Oh,. I felt like I was saying goodbye to an old friend but I didn't know why yet. Cindy tossed me a pair of her panties and told me to put them on. She then told me there was a dozen more pairs for me to wear, including some she had already worn. My birthday presents began with a new wardrobe despite the fact that I'd been naked for a year. She bought me a new cell phone, a watch, camera, even a new laptop. Next, she bought me new seat covers and told me she'd never really sold my car. It had been.