FICTION

THE WEDDING GOWN

Grace

I know I wasn't drunk as I had only had one glass of wine with dinner tonight, but the event I saw still was unbelieveable.

Just after I kissed my date goodnight at her apartment I walked to the bus stop which is about six blocks away. To get there I pass several stores, one of which is a Bridal Shop.

As I looked across the street in the window, there was the traditional scene of the bride and groom manikins. Suddenly I saw a movement and I froze. It was impossible but the groom moved towards the glass and appeared to scan up and down the street. No one was in sight and I was still frozen in place back in the shadows so that there was no movement all along the street.

Eventually the groom turned and faced the bride and I relaxed my stance and slowly moved to a better position to see. Still shocked, I watched with wide-opened eyes what was to follow.

The groom began to undress the bride then stopped and started to undress himself. He stripped down to his underwear. I never knew that manikins were so completely dressed. I didn't know what to expect as I watched him carefully set the bridal gown aside. The bride was just as fully dressed as the groom. Next he removed her very lacy and obviously expensive slip so that she just stood there in a bra, panties and hose.

Methodically he removed the rest of her clothing and shoes and laid them aside. The he finished undressing himself and put his tee shirt and shorts on her. He laid the rest of his clothes in her outstretched arms and

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