“Love!” Katelynn exclaimed as she hugged him from behind, nuzzling into his shoulder blades. “Want to go shopping with me today for swimwear? F-Fourth of July is coming up soon and I think Bernard wants to gather everyone down at the shoreline for a celebration..”
It was a holiday she was looking forward to where she could relax and just be with friends – all of them swimming by the enormous beach shore or playing whatever and having a cook out, maybe even playing music.
It would be her first but hopefully not last.
Jack’s eyebrows shot up at the suggestion. She’d talked about going shopping for bathing suits, yes (and he’d been very fond of the image of his lovely fiancee trying on bikinis), but he hadn’t been sure if she was serious. “Th-that sounds great. I’d like that.” He gave her a slightly embarrassed smile, trying to keep his thoughts clean and pure. “Where should we go?”
Thinking about for a moment as she stayed prone with her arms around him, she had thought Victoria Secret would be a good place to start but they didn’t have a men’s section of course. She wanted to see him try something on too in case he didn’t have swimming shorts.
She blushed as she imagined him trying on banana hammocks just for fun.
“I-I suppose the mall is a good place to start. I’ve only..gone once when I was with Mets to play at the arcade..I’d love to go again with you.” Though going meant crowds of people and she was unsure about his comfort level.
He hesitated, but only for a moment. His social anxiety, while not gone completely (and it probably never would be), had lessened a great deal thanks to the time he’d spent in New York. And clothing stores had private changing rooms, right? As long as he had Katelynn by his side, Jack thought he could handle it.
“Th-then let’s go,” he said with a smile. “W-we want the best selection to choose from, right?”
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Some time later, the happy (though nervous) couple arrived at the Metro City Mall. Since it was a weekday, the place was fairly quiet, and Jack was grateful for that. “I h-hope you know where we should go?” Shopping malls weren’t something he had a lot of experience with.
Jack Maple 