Her use of metaphor has gone completely off the rails.
She changed into a hot pink bikini and matching coverup. In front of her wide-brimmed hat, Jessey hesitated. It was completely pointless, yet she couldn't get enough of it. Furthermore, she was so pale that skin cancer was a genuine risk—which was anything but attractive. It caused her to frown. Could it be that the fact that this hat looked more at home on a granny than a sex queen was giving her second thoughts about wearing it? In a word, no. He might like it or dislike it, but it was just another one of her eccentricities.