"Beasts!" one called out angrily, "My councilman'll hear about this!"
I didn't care, now, really. I liked Millie's breasts. I could have stayed there forever, it seemed. I nestled more snugly to Millie, feeling terri- bly warm and comforted.
"Whaddya think, Charlie?" the tall cop said in a low tone.
Charlie had barely time to mutter a meaningless "Sure" before Millie blasted "Oh, why don't you get out of here!" (Her voice sounded real deep and boomy from where I was and kind of thrilling!) “Just get out of here and leave this poor girl alone!" Millie wasn't letting them off easy. No matter what the tall cop said Millie cut him short. "Yah" she finally said (for her last word) as the cops left.
"They're gone, now, dear" Millie whispered to me, still on her bo- som, as the other girls stayed and watched with proper concern, “Don't overdo it; you might stain my dress." Oh, all right, I thought. I came up for air. I dabbed at my eyes again, though; it felt nice to do it.
The other ladies clustered close now. "You poor thing-what you've been through!" said one, "Feel better, now, dear?" She was most solicitous. They all were. "So young, so pretty" I could hear faintly from the older, bony gal in back, still sobbing softly.
I smiled back at the other sympathetic smiles. I even fluttered my lashes a little. "Oh, thank you" I said bravely, "thank you all so much!" They were such dears, I decided.
Two of them offered to take me home. I needed to rest right away, they said. How sweet, I said, how terribly sweet, but I wouldn't dream of inconveniencing them. I also wouldn't have dreamed of having my brand new, gorgeous dress shut into any old car, either. I wasn't going to be cheated out of showing my new dress off that night!
It was finally decided that I should rest briefly by having a soda or something in the drugstore up the block before I went home. A few of the ladies and I accordingly adjourned to the soda foundtain, found a booth where everybody could see you and we had sodas. My dress was the talk of the evening. We parted such good friends!
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