CUT TO: mall interior, mid-afternoon

Lily's heart was pounding, which felt dumb as hell. She was just going shopping with a friend, and meeting one of his friends. What was there to be so nervous about? For better or worse, she knew that Ryan knew she was trans, and had never given her a reason to think he had a problem with that. In fact, over the course of the weeks they'd been friends, she'd come to trust him - and so, she trusted that Jessica would be cool too.

All the same, as she approached the fountain where Ryan had told her to meet them, she was nervous. Nervous that she'd seem dumb about women's fashion. Nervous that Jessica _would _have a problem with her being trans. Nervous that she'd make a fool of herself thanks to her anxiety....nervous about her nerves. She took a deep breath, steeled herself, and rounded the corner to the fountain.

Ryan spotted her almost immediately and gave her a smile and a wave. Jessica was sitting next to him scrolling on her phone, but he nudged her and she looked up. She grinned and stood, holding out her arms for a hug. "Lily!" she said, and wrapped her in a hug before she had a chance to respond. "It's so good to meet you! Ryan has had nothing but lovely things to say about you."

"T-thanks," Lily mumbled into Jessica's shoulder. "It's nice to meet you."

Jessica pulled back but held Lily by the shoulders. "So. Where would you like to shop?"

Lily turned red and stammered. "I uh...I don't...well..."

Ryan laughed, but it was quickly clear he was laughing at Lily. "Jess, not only was this your idea, you're the one familiar with these shops. You tell us where we're shopping."

Jessica laughed too, and patted Lily's shoulder as she let go. "Okay, fair enough. I have some ideas. Lily, you down for me to dress you up today? Just to try some stuff?"

Lily nodded, still blushing and nervous, but relieved to be following someone's lead.

Soon, they were inside a trendy women's clothing store. Jessica looked like she was in her element, flitting from rack to rack, holding items up to herself or Lily before moving on, piling items she liked in Ryan's arms - as far as Lily could tell, his right arm held things for Jessica to try on, and his left held items for Lily. Both piles were growing rapidly.

Lily, meanwhile, felt out to sea - totally lost, not keeping up with Jessica's explanations, barely sure what items were making it into her pile. She did know, however, that none of the clothes Jessica was picking up covered all that much skin. The skirts were short, the shirts sleeveless, the fabric thin, the fit tight. Lily found herself watching Jessica closely, which both grounded her and threatened to give her an erection: though most of Jessica's skin was covered (it was still early spring, after all), it was in tight clothes that highlighted her curves. Her big, juicy tits...her narrow waist...her round ass...Lily gulped and looked away, trying to focus on anything else.

She caught Ryan's eye, and he just smiled at her. Lily **** herself to meet his gaze - that smile was overwhelming sometimes. She smiled in response. She knew it was a weak smile, and that her face was clearly red, but it was genuine. However nerve-wracking experience this may be, she had friends who wanted to hang out with her, who wanted to help her buy new clothes.

Jessica seemed to be done gathering clothes to try on. She led the three of them to the fitting rooms, of which several were free. All the way at the back of the double row of curtained rooms was a little bench. Jessica directed Ryan there, then she and Lily took the two rooms on the end. Lily gulped and closed her curtain.