A revealing line could give him away if he wasn’t careful. “Come back any time,” she said with an amused smile.ĭid she know? She looked like she knew, but how could she? No, it didn’t show on the outside. He knew nothing about bras, and he had no intention of learning. If that’s a bit too much, then we have some new balcony bras in wonderful colours, some lace demi-cups and a few new contour bras, all with matching panties and some with matching suspender belts.” “Looking for something for your girlfriend? We have the most beautiful longline corset that came in yesterday. He would be looking for the exit as soon as he could convince his hand to release the amazing fabric. Just looking around,” Peter managed, a little breathlessly. The assistant fixed her gaze on the white-knuckled hand that clenched the crumpled silk. “Eh…” He didn’t blush, he did not, but his face felt a little too warm for him to really believe it.

He stared at her and tried desperately to come up with a casual response. She was wearing heels, which should have alerted him to her presence, but he hadn’t heard her coming. The shop assistant had materialised out of nowhere. Yes, it would have felt nice to put them on. They would’ve been perfect, if they had been made for a man, that is. The stretchy lace waistband seemed comfortable and would’ve hugged his hips perfectly. The colour would look so good on him, creamy champagne against his golden skin. But why would a proper-looking man ever see him as anything other than a failure? He wants the man to look at him in the same way he looks at that flimsy lingerie. But where to find such a man?Īlex is managing his sister’s lingerie shop when he sees a man worshipping a pair of panties, and it pisses him off. He longs for a man who is willing to accept him, someone who can love him for who he is and not think that he is weak because of what he wears underneath his clothes. He can’t understand why people should care about that, but they do.

Knickers in a Twist by Ofelia Gränd