Similar to that other like-named shop, Victorio’s sold sexy, fragile, gossamer lingeré for women. They also sold sexy men’s wear for daily or special use. A third of the shop was a separate section for ordinary underclothes — for men or women. Their well-lit changing rooms were immaculate and spacious, with two mirrors and two narrow benches.

Jan planned to bring her daughter to the Grand Opening for some adult-wear on her eighteenth birthday, but a work emergency prevented it. Not wanting to disappoint her anxious child by delaying their shopping, she asked her husband, John, to take her. He refused, citing embarrassment and shopaphobia. When his pretty child, Ann, begged and cried, he agreed. He’d often seen her around the home in bra and panties, so he felt he could manage letting her pick and try some intimates.

The store was crowded, but they had multiple changing rooms, and people seemed to cycle through them quickly. Fully covered, Ann was still beautiful and alluring. Her curvy figure from her D cups, narrow waist, and muscular ass on flared hips and sexy legs captured anyone with sight from a distance. Bright gold hair and light blue eyes captivated everyone up close. She turned heads even in her old jeans and T-shirt as she wandered the aisles. Her dad was in shorts — no one noticed.

John intercepted several men who drooled after her. When she chose a short, black, wispy Teddy with matching sheer bra and panties, John blushed and had to wonder who that was for. They found an empty changing room. As she entered, Brice, an effeminate male in tight clothes, stopped her. With a cliched drawl, he said, “Sorry, ma’am. You can’t enter alone.” John and Ann stood shocked. Brice held up a framed sign that he hung on the door. It read: By order of the State Health Department, no one is allowed to try on underclothes against bare skin alone if under twenty-one or without sanitary measures.

Brice said he was the store’s Certified Fashion Consultant, and as the CFC, he is required to assist intimate apparel changes to ensure the clothing remains sanitary for the next client. John said no one was going to help his child get naked and was ready to leave. Brice said, “The sign says ‘ALONE’ so as a family member, you are expected to supervise her changes and my assistance. If that’s too much, we understand.”