46-TV FICTION CLASSICS

Bob again,

BORN TO BE

A DAUGHTER

SANDY THOMAS ADVERTISING -47

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Though Ted thought he was alone at the mall, I didn't think he was ready to be on his own as a teenage girl. Unknown to him, I was keeping an eye on him in case he got into trouble.

From a distance, I watched him reluctantly get up and pay the bill. He was obviously very nervous. When he exited the restaurant, he looked around for a place to hide until Karen returned. Instead, he saw two of his recent drinking buddies headed in his direction! I could see the panic in his eyes as he turned on his heels and scampered away. Just as he was about to escape, he saw three young women he knew approaching from the opposite direction, cutting off his escape. In desperation, he ducked into the nearest shop to hide until the coast was clear. Unfortunately for him, his buddies lingered directly outside the store.

"May I help you, Miss?" a male voice asked from behind. "I just..." Ted started, then realized he was in the shoe store where Thomas worked. He turned to see Thomas standing behind him.

"Do you have this in 'bone"?" Ted asked in a shaky voice, pointing to a pair of stiletto heels on a nearby rack.

"I believe so," Thomas beamed. "Please have a seat while I look. Say, weren't you in here with your mother a couple days ago?"

"Me? Yes, I bought a lovely pair of heels, and I liked them so much I decided to return," Ted replied. He looked for a chair out of sight from his friends, but to his dismay, none were available.

"Here's a pair in ivory and another in 'bone'," Thomas beamed, interrupting Ted's thoughts. "I didn't know what shade you had in mind. Why don't you try them both?" Thomas offered as he gently raised Ted's foot and removed his shoe.

"I love when girls wear nail polish on their toenails. It shows they care about their feet," Thomas commented, holding Ted's nylon clad foot in his hands and allowing his fingers to move slowly in small circles over the sole of Ted's foot. Ted couldn't believe he was getting excited by Thomas' attention, yet he didn't want it to stop.

"Uhm...yes," Ted stammered, "Let's try the other pair." Thomas skillfully slid the pumps onto Ted's feet and led him over to a short mirror.

Ted examined himself in the mirror, staring at his curvaceous calves, trim ankles, and sexy heels from the

Thomas and the boys outside the store admired Ted's curvaceous legs and trim ankles. Strangely, Ted enjoyed the male attention and liked the way his legs looked in the mirror.