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She lifted a red negligee with black trim made of lace and inspected it h and she wondered if it would feel coht the lace to her cheek and rubbed it against her skin And indeed it felt scratchy Maybe she should get a negligee made entirely of silk instead

She turned toward another display, when she nearly bu backwards, Sabrina gasped and pressed a hand against her chest "Excuse me I didn’t see you"

The owner, Lisette, addressed her in a low voice "I would like you to leave Now Without an to pound Her eyes darted back to the negligees Had she done anything wrong? "But I only touched the negligees"

"We don’t want people like you here"

The hostility in the woman’s words, made tears shoot into Sabrina’s eyes Why was this woee when pressing it to her cheek Sabrina wasn’t even wearing arment

"But--"

"Leave!"

This time the woman’s voice was louder, and from the corner of her eye, Sabrina saw that the other sales wo curious looks in her direction The doorbell chiain, and Sabrina didn’t dare look in the direction of the door, not wanting for evenon here?" a fa Sabrina look up

Paul Gilbert walked toward the the owner of the store a displeased look

"Paul," she murmured, relieved to see a friendly face "I think there’s been so"

Paul nodded and placed a hand on her elbow, pulling her away "We’re leaving, Sabrina"

As he guided her toward the exit, Sabrina felt her control cru down her cheeks When she was finally outside and Paul led her away from the store, her next breath left her chest as a sob

Mo her as she sobbed against his polo shirt

"I only put the negligee against my cheek," she pressed out between sobs "Just to see if the lace was scratchy"