her, and after a little coaxing, she agreed to give it a try.
First we stopped at a book store and I bought a paperback book.
Then we walked around the mall until we found a women’s shoe store
that had at least one male salesman. Before we went in, she looked
over the display in the window and selected the style numbers of a
few pairs of footwear she wanted to try on, including a pair of high
boots. Entering the store, we sat down next to each other, near the
rear of the store, making sure it was in an area serviced by one of
the male salespeople.
He came over and greeted us, and Arlene gave him the style numbers
she was interested in. As he went to get them, I pulled out the
paperback book and pretended that I was very engrossed in reading
it.
…End of the part16. To be continued..