Life after the Lottery Ch. 52

"Big enough, but it will still be small enough that things will be like a boutique."

"How much are you planning on putting into this? I still want the girls to be part owners?" I asked.

"I am going to take care of the real estate and the Grand Opening and initial marketing. I am thinking that maybe you all could rent the space you use for a nominal amount and just run it as a separate store or department. That way your share is not diluted."

"We will have to talk about that," I told her.

"We will work things out."

"Dawn had an idea about a fashion show for the opening that could include some of the local ladies."

"I know, she emailed me about it. I think it is a good idea. Most of the ladies in your group would look nice on a runway."

"What about you?" I asked.

Linda smiled at me. "Maybe."

"I'm still thinking about having some of the salesladies in the swimsuit area and lingerie area modeling while the store is open," I told her.

"I may have to put you upstairs, I will never get the rest of the clients if you are on the first floor; plus, that will also take care of the window problems," Linda said and laughed.

"I don't know how much money it will take to stock the two departments or how long it will take to get the merchandise ordered and shipped in," I said.

"Well, there are a lot more handmade lingerie shops in Paris and other places. The swimwear should only take about two months from the time it is ordered; the fashion shows for that start around February. You better plan on having your lady for the lingerie leaving for Europe no later than December."

"I will talk to her about it. I want to see what the girls think of the swimwear they are going to model at Christmas. It looked like designer wear."

"Get me the name of the company; I will find out. You will still need to send her to Europe in February for the shows. I would just plan on hiring her and let her go with them to Hawaii," Linda said.

"I think Sunday we need to firm some dates up. It sounds like there is a lot more pre-planning for this than I thought," I told Linda.

"There is. We'll talk tomorrow and next weekend. I have to set some hard dates so I can hire the models."

"What models, Linda?" Dawn asked.

"For the fashion show. I'll take care of that. Oh, when will your limo company be ready? We will need some limos?"

"I'll let you know in a week or so."

"How big is it going to be?" Dawn asked.

"Big enough. I was thinking about your idea to call it Southern Ladies in French. Think about this; Belle Dame, that is French for a beautiful lady.

"Oh, I like that," Dawn said.

"I do too," I said.

"Think about it. We will see you about 2:00 to look at some locations."

Linda and Rachel left.

"This should be interesting," Dawn said.

"Sam, are you ready to go back to work after your vacation?" I asked.

"Do I have too?"

"That is between you and your sister."

"What else did you two talk about?" Dawn asked.

"Enough to know that it will be spring. She did hire two New York buyers to take care of her items. She said I needed to get things ordered by December."

"What does that mean?"

"It means that Brenda will be traveling around in December to visit enough places to get us stocked, and so will Sherri. I guess I better hire them ASAP. Did you do any research on what kind of swimwear type the people in Hawaii do ads for?" I said.

"I looked through some on the internet. It looks like middle and high-end things," Dawn said.

"Make contacts with any companies you three like. I may call Lieke and have her investigate," I said.

"Are you planning on going with them to Europe?" Dawn asked.

"I don't guess so; I will be teaching."

"You have the winter break."

"Lieke will be here."

"Take her."

"I don't know. I think Brenda knows about these things, but I am not sure about Sherri."

"I would suggest you find someone to go with each of them then," Dawn said.

"Any ideas?"

"What about Katrina going with Brenda? She should know about high-fashion?" I asked.

"That might work. Is Linda planning on going?" Dawn asked.

"That is why she hired the buyers. I need to hire Sherri and Brenda now to set up this trip."

"Make sure you feel comfortable with the two of them before you turn them loose," Dawn said.

"I will ask Linda if she knows anyone that can help the two of them."

"I can go," Sam said.

"No, you can't."

"Rats!"

"Sam, I'm going to shower; would you like to come?" Dawn asked.

Sam ran up the stairs following Dawn. I gave them a few minutes then Amy and I went to join them.

"Girls only!" Sam shouted.

"I don't see any girls; I only see two beautiful women."

"Okay. You can join us."

I walked in and grabbed Sam and picked her up.

"Stop!!" She said kicking.

I set her back down. A few minutes later the four of us were enjoying washing each other's bodies.

"What did the four of you do in the shower earlier?" I asked.

"What we usually do in the shower," Amy replied.

"Sam, when can Dawn watch?" I asked as I soaped up her back.

"I dunno."

"Sam, I know what James did to you," Dawn said.

"Well...maybe."

"I would like to watch him do the things to you that he has only done to me."

"I don't know. Sam made up a new one," I said.

"I did not! You tortured me all night!" Sam yelled.

"Oh, I think you tortured me in here," I said to her.

"Oh...that."

"Uh, Sam, what did you do?" Dawn asked.

"Can't we have just one secret?" Sam asked looking at Dawn.

"This must be good!" Dawn said.

"Oh, it was," I said.

"You didn't tell me about him standing you on your head!" Sam said to Dawn defensively. "That was a secret!"

"Sam, is it that important to you?" Dawn asked.

"Maybe, for now,...okay?"

"Okay, but I want to watch him with you standing on your head."

"You can't watch that!" Sam exclaimed.

"What did he do?" Amy asked.

Dawn laughed at her.

We finished in the shower and dried off and got in the bed. Sam got the remote and pulled up the other night, and we watched several hours. Dawn and Amy got to laughing as Sam pleaded up until she passed out that night. Sam wouldn't let her watch the two of us in the shower.

"Dawn, was that okay?" Sam asked softly.

"Yes, honey. You and I will have to find something that I only do for you," she said. Sam leaned over and kissed Dawn. "You too, Amy."

The four of us went to bed and went to sleep.

*****

I woke up early Sunday morning when I heard Dawn moaning. I realized that Sam was wrapped around me.

"Oh, Amy..."

I looked over, and Amy was between Dawn's legs.

"You awake finally?" Sam asked.

"Looks who's talking."

"Do me while I do you," Sam said.

"No problem."

Sam eased around on the bed, so she didn't interrupt her sister and Dawn. She sat on my mouth for a few minutes as I got her started, then she leaned over and sucked my cock into her mouth. I listened to Dawn moaning as I went to work on Sam.

"Oh, Amy...that's it..."

Dawn sounded like she was in heaven. The sun was coming up, and it was lighting the bedroom. I took my time licking and sucking on Sam's pussy as she nursed my cock. Dawn was just lying next to me moaning over and over softly. I placed my hands on the small of Sam's back and held her.

"Emmmm..." came from Sam.

I held Sam and took my time making love to her. She was doing a wonderful job of sucking my cock. I kept going then realized that Sam was gently drawing from me as she made love to me. I hadn't realized it because it was the way Dawn did when we were just gently making love to each other.

"Oh, Amy...yes...that's it..."

I could hear Dawn moaning softly as I concentrated on Sam. Soon, I was lost in her love like I got lost in Dawn's. It was probably 20 minutes before I felt Sam change; she was ready to come. I placed my hands on her ass and turned my head and kissed the inside of her thighs, then used my tongue to go after her clit.

"Emmm...emmmmm...emmmmmmmmm," came from Sam, then she exploded, and I exploded.

Sam ground her pussy into my mouth as I thrust my cock up.

"Ohhhhh god...Amy!!" I heard Dawn scream and felt her humping Amy's mouth.

Sam was gushing into my mouth as I filled hers full of cum. She tensed up and jerked one last time then relaxed.

"Ohhh, yes..." I heard her say.

After a few minutes, she sat up and turned around and laid on me and started kissing me. I noticed Amy was lying next to Dawn kissing her. After a long time, Sam and Amy got off the bed and went down the hall. I looked over at Dawn.

"You won't believe what she did to me," Dawn said.

"Yes, I would."

I rolled to Dawn and kissed her for a few minutes. She felt incredible.

"I have never felt that from her," Dawn said. "The two of them have changed."

"Yes, they have," I replied.

"It's a little after 6:30, I need to get up and start getting ready," Dawn said.

Dawn got out of bed, and I helped her take her sports bra off. I noticed her nipples were hugely swollen.

"Dawn?"

"I know," she said as she rubbed them.

Dawn headed toward the bathroom then stopped. I watched her turn and go down the hall. A few minutes later she came back with a big smile.

"They are making love to each other," she said. "For some reason, I knew that."

Dawn walked into the bathroom, and I heard the shower come on. About 15 minutes later she came out combing her hair and sat on the edge of the bed just looking off into space while she combed.

"Dawn, are you okay?" She stopped and looked at me.

"I just knew it."

"What?"

"That they were making love to each other."

"What do you mean you knew?" I asked.

"I don't know."

Dawn went back to combing her hair and went to clean up. When she came back out, I was putting on some pants and a T-shirt. I went to check on Sam and Amy. Amy was putting her clothes on. I went to Sam's room, and so was she. I walked into her bedroom and hugged her.

"Sam, you were incredible."

"I enjoyed that."

"I know you did."

"That is the way I want it to be from now on," Sam said.

"And how would that be, Sam?"

"I want to always feel your love for me," Sam said.

"Sam, I have always let you feel my love for you."

"It's different now."

Sam kissed me for a minute.

"Let's eat," she said.

Sam went downstairs with me and helped me start breakfast. Dawn and Amy came down a few minutes later.

"I will be home about 5:00 or so," Amy said. "Sam, take pictures for me."

"I will."

Amy finished eating and left for work.

About noon, I went to my study to call Katrina.

"Hello, James."

"Katrina, do you have a few minutes?"

"Always for you."

"I need to ask you about a few things, but I want you to keep them to yourself for a while."

"Okay."

"When you were modeling, how much did you learn about the fashion industry?"

"Like what?"

"Who sells the best clothes, prices, how to order clothes and things."

"Quite a bit. Why?"

"I may need someone to help me buy very high-end lingerie in Europe."

"Okay, James. What's up?"

"Please don't say anything, but I am working with someone to open a high-fashion store in town. It will have designer clothes, high-end European handmade lingerie and designer swimwear to start."

"What?!" "Who?"

"Linda and us. Will you please keep it a secret? It is just in the planning stages."

"Of course! We could use something like that around here!"

"Where do you get your lingerie?" I asked.

"I order most of it from New York or Paris. I get some from where Dawn gets hers."

"We were in Paris a few weeks ago and discovered a great boutique that hand makes all of theirs. It gave us the idea to open a shop here, but things have grown."

"How much has it grown?"

"Designer clothes from New York and overseas, plus the lingerie and swimwear. It will all be high-end."

"That will be wonderful."

"I need someone that can go with my buyer and help her shop and negotiate and setup things in Europe for our orders. You know anyone that could do that?"

"Hell yes! I can!"

"Have you done things like that before?"

"Yes. Who is your buyer?"

"I am going to hire Brenda from the lingerie store to run that part of the business. She seems to know what she is doing."

"She does. What would I have to do?"

"Go to Europe with her around December for however long it takes."

"When is the store opening?"

"Spring."

"That will be cutting it close on handmade things," Katrina told me.

"I am finding that out. Do you know enough about the business that you two could put a trip together to where ever you needed to go?"

"Oh my god, yes! I still have some friends in the business. Who is buying the designer clothes?"

"That is Linda's department. She is hiring some buyers out of New York."

"What about the swimwear?"

"Have you been to that new swimwear boutique in town?"

"The one with the cute little sales girl that Dawn and the girls go to?"

"Yes. I am going to hire her. She has some good marketing ideas and a degree in Marketing. I need to find someone to go with her. She will be gone in December and January probably."

"I can help her and go with her too after December. Swimwear is not that hard to get ordered," Katrina said.

"Maybe that could work. Linda and I are meeting over the next few weeks to set some deadlines."

"Where is the store going to be?"

"We are looking at some places tomorrow."

"James, this is an expensive business to get into; even for you."

"My partners and I are just taking care of the lingerie and swimwear. Linda is doing the rest."

"Who are your partners?"

"Dawn and the girls will own the stores."

"Well, good luck."

"Katrina, if I get you to help...what is it going to cost me?"

"Oh, I think we can work something out. Maybe a payment plan."

"It sounds like Linda is going to have a fashion show for a Grand Opening. I asked her about you and some of the other beautiful ladies from around town being in it. Would you like to do that?"

"What would you like for us to model?"

"The clothes...and the lingerie and swimwear."

"I don't have a problem with that..."

"Start making a list. We are marketing to ladies with plenty of money and rich husbands."

"I hope so. I will work on it."

"I will get back with you in a few weeks. Katrina, if you think of anyone else that could help, let me know."

"I will. How is Dawn doing?"

"She is healing up."

"How does she look?"

"Perfect."

"I will come and see her next week."

"Okay."

I went out to get a beer, and Dawn and Sam were talking on the sofa.

"Katrina is interested in helping. She seems to know a lot about this stuff," I said.

"That will be good," Dawn said.

"What can I do?" Sam asked.

"I have something you can do. You have expensive taste in lingerie and swimwear. You start looking on the internet for the good stuff you like and find out where it all comes from. Make a list, so we have a starting point."

"I can do that!"

"I also want you to go and look around at any places in town that sell high-end clothes, lingerie, and swimwear."

"James, don't forget school is starting soon," Dawn said.

"I can do it!" Sam exclaimed. "Can I buy samples?"

"Within reason," I told her.

*****

We talked until lunchtime. After a light lunch, we were all taking when I heard the gate buzz. We all sat and waited. The front door opened, and Linda walked in.

"Linda, you used your key!" Sam yelled at her.

"I know."

Linda had on some tight blue jeans and a top today; Rachel was behind her in her jeans and a long top.

"You all ready to go?"

We all got up and followed them to the limo and got in. The driver took off.

"I want to show you a place downtown first. It is nice, but it may be a convenience problem for parking," Linda said. "The other location is out near the new mall in the upscale part of town."

We talked for a while until the driver was downtown. We drove up in front of an older building that was four stories. When we stopped, Rachel got out and looked around. We all got out of the car, and Linda went to the papered-over front door and unlocked it. After we had gone in, Rachel took the key and locked the door. We were in what looked like an old department store.

"This was a department store until about five years ago. I own the property, and it is a nice building. Each floor is 15,000 square feet."

"That is big," I said.

"I know. Let's look it over; it may be too big to keep the boutique feel. It will also have to be gutted before we can do a build-out."

We walked around the first floor for a while and looked. It was a big square store. We took the elevator to the other floors and looked around.

"What about parking?" I asked Linda.

"There is a public paid parking garage behind the building, then the on-street parking."

"I didn't see an entrance on the back."

"It is an alley for deliveries. Everyone just walked around the corner and came to the front door," Linda said.

"That is not bad," I said.

"It is okay. I just think that it is downtown, and the foot traffic may not be as much as at the new mall."

"We won't use all four floors."

"Two at most, the others would be for storage."

"What else is near here?" Dawn asked.

"There are several hotels in walking distance. A decent restaurant just down the street. The rest are office buildings; that is what I will probably turn this place into if we don't use it. I can get some high dollar per square foot with it."

"Linda, it sounds like you want to use the other place," I told her.

"There are a few reasons I like it."

"Let's go see it," I said.

We went back downstairs and out to the limo. The driver pulled away.

"Have you been out to the new mall?" Linda asked.

"We haven't yet," Dawn said.

"It's on the east edge of town, out near all the big houses built on golf courses. The town is spreading in that direction," Linda said.

"You think it will spread that far? That is expensive land?" I asked.

"That was what my researchers told me six years ago when I bought all the land up when it wasn't expensive. That was my first large investment."

"So you sold the land to the mall?" I asked.

"Yes, I did. I also own about 25% of the mall, and the land around it that is being built on."

"You own it, or the company owns it?" I asked.

"I own it."

"Wow," Sam said.

We had ridden for about 20 minutes before we got to that side of town. We got off at the new exit on the interstate and drove around the mall for a few minutes. It appeared to be very busy.

"Let's go over to the other property," Linda told the driver.

He drove out of the parking lot and down the road a few hundred yards then pulled into a strip mall next door to the mall. There was a lot of construction going on.

"See the building in the middle. It is three stories; each floor is about 12,000 square feet. I think we could put the lingerie and swimwear on the second floor and the high-fashion on the bottom floor. It also has a basement for storage."

"What would you use the top floor for?" I asked.

"Our tailoring and maybe expansion later."

I looked, and there were five smaller stores on each side of the big building. The limo stopped in front of the big building, and we got out. There was no one around because the buildings were empty.

"Come with me," Linda said.

She walked down the sidewalk to the first store. We looked in, and it was just a shell.

"Each of these stores is around 6000 square feet. The first one on each side is 8,000 square feet, and they go down in size to the corners." Linda told us.

"Who will be renting them," Dawn asked.

"Well, I have been thinking. Since we will be high-end, what about a high-end shoe store, handbag store, jewelry store, and places like that?"