There once was a girl who wore long skirts and cropped cashmere shrugs and traipsed around Highland Park Village as if she had no care in the world. Her name is Lainey. Lainey has lots of responsibilities with her managerial position, which occasionally require her to run errands within the Village. On one such day, Lainey strolled along the sidewalks, enjoying the fresh, crisp autumnal air, and certainly enjoying the views offered her by the windows of stores like Hermès, Tory Burch, William Noble Rare Jewels Boutique, and Harry Winston. Lainey passed these stores, taking a moment to sate her eye's (and heart's) desire for beautiful and sparkly things. On the way back from the errand, the most unusual thing occured. As Lainey passed Harry Winston, the doors flew open and two men in suits came out. Now, these men were the men who guarded the doors and coveted space beyond them. Never before had Lainey seen the doors to HW open. Out of shock, Lainey stopped and looked into the vast, black velvet and dark wood space that makes up the HW boutique. These men said to Lainey, "Excuse me, what's your name? Do you work around here?" Lainey, still gape-mouthed because the magpie in her was atwitter to see just what was in the HW showroom behind the suited men, said, "Hi! I'm Lainey. I'm a manager over there." The two men smiled and one said, "I'm Adolph. This is Tim. We just wanted to let you know that we think you are beautiful." "Thank you," Lainey said, and she floated back to her store.
Lainey was back at work, but her mind was elsewhere. She spent her time reliving and analyzing what had occured, as well as creating witty responses that would have been appropriate (such as "It's nice to meet you. Do you have samples?"). Less than an hour later, Lainey had to run another errand. She, again, walked past these stores that gave her so much to enjoy. As she slowly approached HW, the aforementioned gentlemen again opened the glass doors and asked if she would like to come in. Frightened, but bold of heart, Lainey accepted. She had a very pleasant chat with the men, as well as with Ru and Natalie, as she slowly absorbed each brooch, earring, ring, cufflink, necklace, and bracelet she saw. The boys encouraged Lainey to return, saying if she happened to be in the Village--with or without her boyfriend--they would invite her in. Lainey thanked HW and the HW people and said she would return with a fresh manicure and more time. And Lainey lived happily ever after (for now....).
The End.
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