Shop em and Drop em Part 3

Laura and Liane had a marvelous time at the store. The sale was even better than they had expected. And since they has gotten an early start the selection was still fantastic. Half the fun was trying on all the lovely garments. Both of them giggled as they rummaged through their full dressing rooms.

Up until the last moment Laura really believed she would obey Rob and just have some fun trying on the delicious items. But then she came on the very best one. It was a short purple and black print that opened on the sides and was held with black velvet ties. It was half the usual price and Laura absolutely knew Rob would love the way she looked in it. As she stood admiring herself in the mirror, Liane tapped on the door. Laura opened it part way so Liane could see what she was wearing, "Wow girlfriend, that is gorgeous. Oh don't tell me you are passing that up. Listen just hide it away and wait until after Christmas when Rob okays a little bit of shopping and tell him you picked it up then. Laura was truly torn. She hated telling lies to Rob but this was too good to pass up. Oh she should have stayed home that was for sure.

She looked at the armload Liane was holding. Her eyes opened wide. "Are you buying all that?"

"Oh you bet I am, this red set will be perfect for Christmas night and I do love this lavender gown. I'll meet you at the checkout counter." Looking at the uncertainty in Laura's eyes she smiled wickedly, "Cmon now don't be a chicken....In fact I dare you to buy it."

Laura burst out laughing, "Oh all right, I know the perfect hiding place, he'll never find it and I know he will absolutely love it when he sees it."

Both women checked out and headed for the car. Neither one wanted to be late getting home. Liane was also feeling a need to secret away her purchase until a more convenient time to break the news about her lovely attire.

As soon as Laura got home she headed upstairs to the guest bedroom. It was where she always put the gifts she bought for Rob. In the closet there was an upper shelf that couldn't be seen unless you stood on a stool. It was totally hidden in the darker part of the upper closet. She pushed the shopping bag with her gown all the way to the back next to a few Christmas presents she had already bought. When she finished she put the stool away and went downstairs for something to drink. She was sweating and very nervous. Suddenly she was really sorry she had gone shopping. Telling a lie was one thing but hanging on to your story for weeks was quite another. As she sat at the table she took out her checkbook to subtract her purchase. Instead of listing the store's name she simply put the initials. Not that Rob ever looked in her checkbook, he usually just asked for her balance so he could reconcile their joint account.

As she got up to start dinner she wondered why in the world she let herself get in messes like this. After all his request this morning had been more than reasonable. They did have lots of holiday purchases and she really didn't need a new gown. But the naughty voice in her other ear spoke up, "Now you didn't really buy that for yourself, you bought it for Rob, he is the one who will get pleasure out of it." Hmpf, Laura thought to herself, that is so true. It was a purely unselfish decision. She continued making dinner.

When Rob got home she met him at the door with a hug and kiss, she didn't make it too enthusiastic, she wanted him to think she was still disappointed about not being able to go shopping. Rob hugged her back and asked how her day was. Laura shrugged, "Oh just the usual, I got some straightening done, then did some work on the project I have to have ready for next week." Rob said nothing more until they sat down for dinner. Laura had made one of his favorite dinners and he smiled warmly and thanked her.

As they were eating Rob casually dropped his bombshell. He had waited until this point to see if Laura would explain on her own. "Laura, where were you today. I tried calling three times and you never answered. Were you that mad at me that you wouldn't pick up the phone?"

Laura's fork hung in midair. She couldn't believe she had forgotten to check the answering machine. "Wwwelll I went out for a little while with Liane," she stuttered. "Sorry I forgot to mention it."

Rob studied Laura's face for a moment. He knew her so well and she might have well written guilty on her forehead in big black letters. "I see and what did you and Liane do?"

At that moment Laura knew she was in big trouble. Big, over the knee, spanking trouble. Now her decision was whether to try and brave it out or tell the truth. As she hesitated the front doorbell rang. Grateful for the reprieve she hurried to answer it. There stood Liane out of breath. "You've got to help me" she whispered hurriedly. Allen saw the ad for the store we went to and told me it was a good thing I hadn't been out shopping today. Laura he'll set my butt on fire if finds out what I did." She shoved her package in to Laura's hands. "Here you hide this for me". Before Laura could protest Liane had taken off for her own house.

Laura stood there openmouthed. She turned around and there was Rob. "Now what was that little scene all about." He took the bag from Laura's hands and looked through it. There was a very stern look on his face. "Laura are these yours?"

With a great deal of gratitude for being able to answer honestly Laura shook her head, "No these are Liane's, she bought them while we were out today."

Rob shook his head, "No way are we going to be party to her telling lies to Allen, you march right over there and give them back to her, this is her problem to deal with. And if I know Allen she will also be dealing with the business end of a hairbrush."

Laura stood speechless. Rob grabbed the bag impatiently, "Fine I will take it over there and then you and I will discuss helping Liane lie."

As Rob stomped off next door Laura didn't know what to do. Would Liane keep her secret or tell? And she knew Rob was already upset that she helped Liane lie. Oh what a mess. She had a feeling the butterflies in her stomach were an absolute beginning of what was going to be a very painful night.

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Oh yes there will be two very sore backsides before this is over tomorrow. The only question is the one about honor among thieves (or liars). Will Liane tell or not?