Irene only smiled as she explained about Lee. If she wanted to be faithful to her missing lover then that was her choice, as ridiculous as it was.
"They do so sound interesting."
Now a shoe shop she could handle. "Perfect. A cup of tea wouldn't be unwelcome."
8 or 9 pairs later and she settled on two sets of ball-shattering stilletos, and one pair of knee high leather boots. They continued the idle chatter about the inhabitants of this strange situation, and Irene found herself getting more and more intrigued. Such a wide client list, and the potential...maybe her change in circumstance wasn't a terrible thing after all.
"Lead on my dear. Possibly somewhere that does pastries as well as coffee?"