John hesitated briefly but quickly gave in to his daughters large, beautiful pleading eyes. "Yes, Sweetie...I swear to help NO MATTER WHAT!!"In a cute...move, Emily sat back up and leaned in with an outstretched pinky. "Let's shake on it, then...shall we??" What is this about anyways?" he asked smiling, as his pinky curled around hers.Emily shyly took her finger away, planted her elbows on the table and cupped her face with her hands. Taking in one deep breath, she quickly muttered "Dad, may I. Our unexpected companion had recovered sufficiently to take in the situation as well: She had been rescued by two naked people with a brightly coloured foam sleeping mat unrolled in the back of their van. ‘Oh, did I interrupt something?’ Sally asked. ‘Oh nothing at all,’ I replied attempting to feign a casual tone, but only managed to get half the words out before we were all laughing. After we had all stopped laughing, Sally took off the soaking rain jacket and I recognized her as one of. Eventually it became impossible to eat any more food, so they dropped me off at the boat and headed home, promising to have a plan for dinner the next night. Rob and Paula were the kind of folks Mr. and Mrs. Bell would have loved. If I could ever get them to Florida, I promised myself I'd introduce them to each other over Italian food.The night passed quickly, and I slept late in the morning. It was after ten before I appeared on the dock to meet my taxi to the space center. If you've never. Instead of the dressing room I was expecting, she led me into a small salon."Just put your clothes over there and have a seat," she said. I deposited the lingerie as directed, but hadn't taken a second step towards the chair before she stopped me. "All your clothes, Simone. There'll be a lot more of you showing than there is now, and we want all of it to look scrumptious, don't we?" I was embarrassed, but she seemed so matter-of-fact about it... Soon I was seated in front of the mirrors,.