Jack actually managed to try on the pants and shorts, at least the ones that weren"t completely soaked. Everything fit fairly well, so except for the new pair of shorts he wore out, everything got folded up neatly and put it back in a pile, a dry pair of shorts on top.Lacey was back at the desk when he came out, looking a bit worse for wear, but not too bad. "Did everything fit ok, sir?"
"Everything fit great," he said with his own smirk. "I"ll take all these, including the ones I am wearing."
"Great! Um, maybe I should ring you up here." She looked a bit nervous.
"Oh, can you?"
"Yes, sir."
"Cool."
Genie reminded him to get a belt.
"Oh! Hold on for just a moment."
He walked over to the rack, picked out a belt that would be appropriate for both casual and dress pants, then went back and handed it to her, "This too."
She rang him up and put his purchases, plus his underwear, in a large shopping bag. Handing him his receipt, she said, "Thank you sir. Please come back."
Looking at the receipt, which had a note stapled to it saying "anytime you need more help" and a phone number, he said, "Oh, I will!"
Leaving the store, he pa.s.sed the manager, an attractive middle-aged dirty-blond woman, who said with a small knowing smile, "I hope you received excellent customer service today, sir."
He smiled back. "Oh, I did. Couldn"t have been better."
"I"m glad to hear it. Have a lovely evening, and hurry back!"
As they headed to one more clothing stop, Genie suddenly appeared by his side.
"Well, that was certainly an interesting shopping experienced," he said.
She smiled at him, "Yes it was, Jack."
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"Will she be ok?"
"Yes. A little bit sore. I left her with that as a memento, as well as her rewired b.r.e.a.s.t.s. She will enjoy the "present" you gave her."
"Good." Jack took her arm and linked it with his and she smiled at him again. They walked for a few minutes, and then Jack asked quietly, "Ok, so tell me about the time thing."
"Well, I cannot affect actual time in any way. No being can that I know of can, no matter how powerful. What I can do is speed or slow our pa.s.sage through time, which has much the same effect."
"I understand, I think. Can I – we, time travel?"
"No. Although, if you wish, you can experience in fantasy something that has happened in the past, or a version if it. Your experience will not affect what really happened, though. For instance, if you go back and get a girl you knew in high school pregnant, when you return from you fantasy, nothing will have changed for her."
"What about the future."
"The future is unwritten. You can experience a fantasy based on what you or someone else might expect or imagine the future to hold, though."
"Gotcha."
By this time hey arrived at the next store, and Jack"s questions were put on hold. He had picked an upscale men"s clothing store where he intended to purchase a couple pairs of dress pants to wear to business meetings with clients and the like. This particular store had no attractive young ladies working, so Jack was able to progress in his shopping much more quickly. He found the two pairs he was looking for, although one needed alteration.
The salesman stuck himself in the thumb a couple of times as he bent to ping the length, as Genie"s long, toned legs were distractingly close, but the job was finally done. Paying and taking the one pair, and scheduling to pick up the other pair in a couple of days, they left the store.
"You know, I guess it"s true what they say about Chinese food; I"m already a bit hungry again. Would you like some ice cream or something?"
That would be wonderful, Jack"
They headed back to the food court and perused the restaurants" desert offerings. They settled on a banana split, and sat at their original table again to do some more people-watching.