Chapter 27

• Karen got home to find a number of parcels waiting for her in the tatty lobby. Dashing up to her room, she opened them with trembling anticipation.
• There was a pair of shoes, black satin with impossibly high heels; they were beautiful but not intended for actually walking in. Denzel seemed tall, but standing whilst wearing them, she seemed she might be taller. Or perhaps not, as he seemed well over six feet tall.
• There were also stockings and underwear, mainly in black, but some in red and others in white. A bodice, with long silk laces dangling invitingly. A skirt, with a long slit up the side, in a far more daring cut than she would normally wear. Another skirt, this one a wraparound style, and she noticed it was cut for easy access. The list went on, and she was dazzled at how she suddenly had so many beautiful things.