A Truly Remarkable Change

The classy, long haired blonde  
attempting to leave the store with unpaid for lingerie    
stuffed hurriedly into her pocket  
didn't believe she'd been observed--  
but then invariably, the ones who get caught    
always act on impulse, don't they?  
  
And so when I gripped    
the soft flesh of her arm  
to lead her firmly back inside,
her initial reaction was desperate,
indignant surprise  
quickly followed by a bemused whimper of dismay.  
  
It was the usual story.  
She sat meekly in my office,
after the heated denial, a tearful confession.  
She knew how stupid she'd been    
and offered to pay, of course.  
Her husband would kill her if he ever found out,
even the hint of a police record    
might destroy a promising career.  
  
If only I would let her go,
it was just this once.    
She had learned her lesson    
and would never do anything    
so utterly foolish again.  
  
Blah, blah, blah...  
How many times    
had I heard it all before?  
  
Spread out on the desk,
exhibit A and exhibit B  
the low cut designer silk panties    
and a matching DD cup brassiere    
in wishful pink  
retailing at more than 200 dollars the pair  
stared back at us both in silence.  
  
It was then    
that a smile flickered nervously  
across her full red lips.  
  
Supposing I were to...    
try    
those    
on for you?    
she murmured.  
  
Somehow in that moment,
her voice had acquired the surest tonality  
in a truly remarkable change.  
  
Before me now was a woman    
who could spread    
a special kind of butter on her tongue  
at the drop of a dainty finger    
and have it melt    
her own sensual magic in the air  
until her words oozed all over you  
in a dollop of sugary cream.  
  
I noticed how slowly    
she began crossing and uncrossing her legs  
and wondered if under that skirt  
she was wearing anything...  
anything at all.  
  
Why don't you lock that door,
she whispered  
twirling a handful of long blonde hair  
through delightfully slender fingers    
with the playfulness of a kitten  
longing to be stroked    
in all its favorite places at once  
  
She was hot alright  
the sizzle from those baby blue eyes  
would be enough to fry
the thickest Texas T-bone    
but with a hard lump in my throat  
I realized    
that loyalty to my company    
just had to come first