After closing

I did a quick sweep of the shop to make sure no one else was around, turned off the lights and headed to the Changing Rooms where Annie was waiting for me patiently sat with her days shopping and items for me to try on. She beamed a smile at me when she saw me approach.

Annie: It's pretty exciting being hereafter close. Kinda spooky though.

Me: I guess it is. I am used to it now, I think.

We exchanged some more small talk, catching up as it was the first time in a while we had been able to just the two of us properly.

Eventually, we got round to the task at hand, and Annie selected a few clothing items for me to try on. We started with a few jumpers of various styles and colours. Annie got me to pose and turn around. It's the kind of thing I would have hated doing unless I had the right company. Luckily I did as Annie was easy on the eye, especially as she had removed her jacket to reveal a dark green body-hugging top that showed off her figure perfectly. Elegant but sexy.

Annie: So I think that's the Jumpers done, ready for some T-shirts?

Me: Yeah, sure, what we got.

Annie handed me a few tops. After some thought, I decided to head into the changing cubicle to put these on—I kind of weirdly felt self-conscious all of a sudden with just the two of us. I was probably overthinking it but decided it was better to be on the safe side.

For her part, Abby didn't say anything about my decision. Disappearing and re-emerging from my cubicle with each top and giving Annie a look at the clothes. She then would decide which to keep and which to get rid of.

Annie: Oh, that one looks really good on you. Shame it wouldn't suit Josh, though.

Looking at myself in the mirror, I did have to admit I liked this top. It was a deep burgundy, slim-fit t-shirt.

Me: Why wouldn't it suit Josh?

Annie: Well, Josh isn't quite...

She looked embarrassed to say, so I figured I would give her a bit of encouragement.

Me: Isn't?

Annie: You know you're similar, but you are a bit more athletic than him.

Me: I guess, not thought about it.

Annie: I mean, Josh isn't in bad shape, but you kind of look like you have bulked out a bit since September.

Me: Thanks?

Annie: It's good. I mean, you look great... In the shirt, that is.

An awkward silence landed on the two of us for a moment before I decided it needed filling.

Me: So that's a no to this shirt then?

Annie: Yeah, not that one.

Not wanting the awkwardness to last any longer than necessary, I headed back into the cubicle and got changed into the following top. When I re-emerged, I noticed Annie was now sitting in a different place. Not thinking too much of it at the time, I tried to continue as we had been.

As we got to the last couple of tops, something in the mirror in the changing room caught my eye. There was a gap in the curtain. And I could see Annie staring right through it at me! Was that why she changed position? She was watching me change! Or at least trying to; it was only a tiny gap.

I didn't know how to feel about it at. First, I thought I would feel betrayed by the invasion of privacy or something, but I didn't. I felt the opposite. Here I was with a super hot girl trying to get a peek at me changing. I don't know what happened to that self-conscious guy from before, but I felt a surge of adrenaline building inside me.

The question remained though what should I do about this?