A quiet Saturday afternoon in the fall in Montreal, we had gone downtown to see a movie in a theater that was located in the lower level of a rather upscale shopping galleria. After seeing the film, we were walking back towards the car park, looking at the fancy boutiques. One of them featured women's fashion accessories, shoes, handbags, leather goods. As we were walking by she was attracted by a small display of very fine high heeled shoes.
I absolutely loved high heels, but I knew she didn't own any. I was holding her hand as she made her way into the shop to have a better look. A young and pretty salesgirl came out to greet us, as my girlfriend was admiring the shoes. The salesgirl picked one of them up to display it to my girlfriend, saying "these would look very good on you." The heels were a good four inches long, very narrow but not quite stiletto. They were in off-white leather, polished but more of a satin finish than glossy. I found them quite tasteful. They were sexy but not over the top.
She said : " I'd like to try them on. I've never worn high heeled shoes like these."
"You absolutely should try them on" I said, "I would love so see you in heels like these."
The salesgirl went to get a pair in her size, also bringing with her a second box of shoes. Nathalie sat down to take off her own shoes and to put the heels on. She took a few steps around the boutique floor, her walk a bit uneasy in the heels. She was nicely dressed as usual but nothing out of the ordinary, just her jeans and a leather jacket over her blouse. But seeing her walk in the fancy shoes really turned me on. Her feet looked really pretty in them, and the uneasy, self-conscious look she had while wearing them was kind of endearing. The salesgirl obviously told her she looked great in them.
"It does take a bit of time to get used to wearing heels like these, but you will get used to them quickly" she said to her.
My girlfriend didn't seem that sure about getting used to them quickly, but she also loved the look of the fancy shoes on her feet, and was enjoying the attention and compliments from the staff and myself.
The salesgirl took out the other set for my girlfriend to try on. They were of a similar design, but in a kind of faux leopard-print pattern. Rather spectacular, the kind of shoes that called for a little clubbing dress, while the white ones were more versatile, the kind that could be worn just as well with a sexy dress as pants.
She tried the leopard-print shoes on as well. Her walk was just as uneasy as before, and she was now blushing as the salesgirl and I agreed that they looked really sexy on her.
"They're more the kind of heels you would wear to a party or some special occasion", said the salesgirl. My girlfriend agreed, and asked about the price. They were rather expensive, a few hundred dollars each pair. It was not the kind of thing she would typically buy for herself, and I could see that she wasn't sure about spending that much on a type of shoe she had never worn before, and perhaps was not yet sure if she would actually wear them often enough.
"I think you look great in them", I said. "I will buy them for you if you like, as a kind of advance birthday or Christmas present". She was really happy, but now couldn't decide whether she preferred the more versatile white shoes or the more in-your-face leopard print shoes.
"If you can't decide which pair to choose, don't worry. Let's get both pairs" I said. She was really pleased and kissed me on the cheek while the salesgirl put the shoes in their boxes and in a bag. I paid for both pairs with my card and then we were off, going back to the car.
When we got home later that afternoon we still had errands to run, grocery shopping and other mundane stuff. The shoe boxes went into the closet, and I kind of forgot about them for now.
Cut to a few weeks later, we had just finished dinner at home and were settling down on the couch to cuddle and watch a movie on TV. I had mixed some martinis to enjoy while we were watching. In the movie, there was a scene with a rather sexy female character that was trying to run while wearing high heels.