Leave It to Cleavage by Wendy Wax

Author:Wendy Wax [Wax, Wendy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary, Fiction, Romance, General, Man-Woman Relationships, Humorous, Love Stories; American, Businesswomen, Betrayal, Police Chiefs, Business Women, Foundation Garment Industry, Lingerie Industry
ISBN: 9780553586145
Publisher: Bantam
Published: 2004-08-02T16:00:00+00:00

Andie felt like a skyscraper in the pointy-toed heels she’d found at the Second Time Around Boutique. She was used to towering over everybody, but doing it with her center of gravity thrown so far off kilter was a whole other thing. She’d survived her solo walk and turn, but now they were lined up in a big circle like circus elephants following each other, and they were supposed to be doing it with the short, fluid, on-the-balls-of-their-feet steps Miranda Smith had promised would show their legs and bodies off to best advantage.

Andie held her breath and attempted the subtle sway Mrs. Smith had demonstrated, but the only thing swaying was her as she teetered along behind the other girls like a rogue elephant tied to the back of the herd.

“Eyes forward, chin up. Don’t look down. Glide, ladies, glide.”

Andie closed her eyes in frustration and quickly realized her mistake as the toe of one shoe dragged on the floor and made her wobble wildly. Her eyes flew open, and her arms shot forward grasping for something steady to cling to, which in this case turned out to be Earlene Johnson.

“Hey!” Earlene tripped, then righted herself before turning to glare up at Andie.

“Sorry, but …”

“Don’t give up, girls,” Mrs. Smith said. “Remember, we’re walking and gliding. We are positively floating on air.”

Drawing in a deep breath, Andie squared her shoulders, then took one small step, then another, all the while fighting the urge to look down and check what her feet were up to.

“Yes, that’s it. Lift your feet, but don’t march. Very good, ML. That’s it, Susan. Much better, Andie. Glide, girls, glide.”

Andie gritted her teeth. The shoes pinched her toes, yet somehow managed to slide up and down on her heel, and she felt taller than she’d ever felt in her life, and that was saying a lot.

The second time around she teetered and clutched a little less, but she still couldn’t find anything resembling her normal sense of balance. Keeping her chin raised and her eyes forward meant she was looking over the tops of the other girls’ heads. She had her eye on the clock on the far wall when the girl in front of her stopped.

“Ooof.” Unprepared and unsure how to downshift in the heels, Andie slammed into Earlene, who banged into Susan, who crashed into Mary Louise.

They went down like dominoes, each knocking into the other, so that the next person hurtled forward with a shriek or a gasp. Andie watched it all as she teetered in place, her long arms windmilling as she frantically tried to regain her balance. In her effort to get out of the way she stepped back and felt one foot catch under the metal leg of a desk. With no one to grab onto she, too, started to go down.

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