I was standing in the aisle of the beauty salon looking for my currently-favorite shampoo. So many brands. Too many brands. I couldn't find it. There was no sales assistance so after more than five minutes of fruitless searching, I went to the front of the store to see if I could get some help.
The store wasn't that busy, but there were several people crowded around the one register checking out. And there were two people behind the counter, one to operate the register and one to bag the purchases, I guess. The salespersons seemed friendly β more than necessary in my opinion, especially since I was the one waiting β but in due time the line was reduced to one purchaser and I took my chance to ask for assistance.
I stepped up to the counter in front of the person who was bagging the purchases and I almost lost my voice.
She was a fit woman, a little older than me, but less than middle aged and was wearing a white, button-down shirt with a dark skirt β probably the standard uniform for the store. What caught my immediate attention was her shirt that was almost bursting under the strain of her chest. At first glance her breasts looked too large for her frame, but on second look she carried herself well and one could see she considered them as attributes. The buttons of her shirt were pulled almost to the breaking point trying to contain their load and in between the buttons, the shirt gapped open revealing a white, lace bra.
I was finally able to redirect my gaze away from her chest to her face. She was smiling pleasantly and patiently waiting for my eyes to reach hers.
"May I help you?" she asked professionally.
"Uh... Yes... I... Uh... I can't find my shampoo," I stammered, almost unable to talk.
"Would you like some assistance?" she continued.
"A... Well... Yes, please," I was able to spit out.
She spoke to her assistant, "Kari, stay with the register while I help this gentleman," but waited for no reply as she stepped behind Kari and began to walk quickly down the aisle. A glance over her shoulder was a clue that I should follow. I shook myself from my stupor and took off after her.
Halfway down the aisle she spoke, "What shampoo were you looking for?"
"Uh... Apple Pure," I replied.
"Oh, that will be over here," she answered as she took an immediate left at the next cross aisle. I followed as best I could.
Two aisles over and then a right turn. When I caught up to her, she was squatting down with her knees mostly together looking at products on the bottom shelf. She looked up at me as I arrived at her location and my eyes immediately went to her chest. She reached out and grabbed the edge of a shelf to balance herself and in doing so, her legs spread apart slightly. I'm sure my eyes hid no secrets to where I was looking.
"Did you look down here?" she asked with just the slight bit of annoyance in her voice.
"Uh... Well... I... Uh... I think so," I finally was able to say.
"Well, it's right here," she replied as she reached for a bottle of Apple Pure on the bottom shelf and held it up to me. When she did, her weight shifted and her legs spread apart even more pushing her skirt higher up her legs.