Mary Ann
Sometimes you can be caught too well prepared
Mary Ann wore a one-piece bathing suit and a pair of denim shorts under her blouse and floral print jumper dress. She wasn’t planning on going swimming anytime soon; in fact, she was also wearing pantyhose, high heels, and a full slip. She just didn’t want to be caught unprepared.
It wasn’t a hot day, but by mid-morning Mary Ann felt warm, so she turned the air conditioner on. Later, she sprinkled water on her pantyhose to cool her legs. By lunch time, she realized that something would have to come off, or she would find things unbearably hot. The pantyhose seemed the obvious choice, but she could sprinkle more water on them as needed to stay cool. The bathing suit was out of the question; it was the only “underwear” she had on. The blouse could come off, but then she’d have to drop the full slip as well. The slip could go, letting her use her shorts to maintain modesty under her dress, but she didn’t have time to take it off right now. She thought about taking off the shorts instead, then putting them back on when she took off her slip. She reached into her dress pockets, and found the snap to her shorts, and pulled it apart. She looked around to make sure no one saw her, then stood up as her shorts dropped to the floor. Quickly she scooped them into her duffle bag and sat down.
An hour or so later, Mary Ann had to go to the toilet--very badly. She then realized she had a problem: everything would have to come off before she could get out of her bathing suit. First, she unbuttoned the shoulder straps holding up her dress, then untied the attached belt around her waist. Next, she began to unbutton her blouse; meanwhile, the urge to go kept getting stronger. She thought about trying to slide her bathing suit off under her blouse, but ended up wasting time. The slip went down quickly, but she lost control of everything before she could drop her bathing suit.
After cleaning herself up, Mary Ann put on her slip, blouse, and dress. She pulled up her pantyhose, because she was afraid she’d have another accident and soil her slip or even her dress. When she got back to her office, she realized she could have come from the bathroom bottomless, then put her shorts back on. Well, she thought, I’ll take soiled pantyhose over soiled shorts any day of the week!
Later on, she had another thought. If I hadn’t tried to be so “prepared,” I might have been able to avoid this mess. Next time, I’ll wear a lot less under my dress.