that day , in carnal , at the mechanics , even though it was my day off , i still put on a to-the-knee jeans skirt that was a muted shade of red , a red that was just a bit off rust and my mushroom-colored , knit top that was one of the few articles of clothing that i 'd bought in semi-recent times ( which was to say , over a year ago ) that brad commented on , telling me i looked good in it ( before he led me to our bed and took it off ) .