and that he is so fond of you."

"I never thought of it that way. Maybe you're right. I didn't know it wasn't unusual to do things like that."

"Here, catch this," Susanna said, throwing something to

Marcia.

What Marcia caught in her hands made her eyes light up. She discovered that it was a bikini style brief with a built- in garter belt with lacey garter tabs. The brief was made of strawberry colored chiffon with an over layer of black lace and on the inside, the crotch was reinforced with a lining of pink latex rubber.

on.

"They're so brief. But so cute. I simply must try them May I, Susanna?"

"By all means. How else can you know if they'll fit? Those satin bloomers I'll add to your account, but these you may have. They are the little gift I promised you."

"Oh, thanks a million, " Marcia said excitedly, quickly stepping out of her pencil thin high heels and unzipping her skirt. She let Susanna take the latter and place it care- fully on the couch. Marcia now inserted her thumbs in the waistband of her diaphonous pink panties and slowly slid them over her hips. Since she always wore very form-fitting briefs under her slim skirts, she was careful not to rip them. It was her habit to buy the smallest pair she could possibly wear and then soak them in hot perfumed water to make them shrink even smaller. Susanna helped her remove the panties and then unhooked her garter belt for her in back.

"You should be proud of your measurements, Marcia, You surely don't need any padded girdles for the 'Natural' style that is now current. Your hips and derriere are just right. Marcia blushed at the compliment. She liked a tight waist nipper, but she didn't like a girdle to cover her thighs and bottom. She liked the muscles of her thighs and buttocks to move in freedom as she walked with them clad in caressing silk or rubber. It made her feel great when her

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