In the lounge there was only room for but a small 2 seater sofa and a well used armchair. Carol sat in the armchair and one of the sofa places was occ...pied by Mary, so I took my place next to her. Carol filled me in on Mary's very short recent life history. She had been and, in fact still was, married to abusive and short tempered man much older than herself. Only just had she extricated herself from this unhappy alliance and was staying with Carol for a short while until she got herself. “I mean it. You were soooo comfy in front of the camera I bet you that you could do that in any pose you wanted. I mean it. And that includes naked poses too,” he added. What, she asked herself. Naked, no way she went on to say. Uh uhhh, I’m not going to do a naked pose. It upset her that he’d said that. She was even a little angry he’d said it but she didn’t show it although she clammed up and didn’t respond or react whatsoever. “Nooooo, no nude poses I’m assuming?” he interjected. “That’ll be. I pulled away. At first, she looked at me asking with her eyes why I stopped. My hesitation gave her the signal that I was having an internal struggle between continuing and restraining. She smiled."I know you don't think you have time, but..." she reached for her blouse and started unbuttoning it, " ... I think we could do something to help ease all that tension you have."She didn't have to say or do anything else. I was ready. But I shook my head, confused between what she offered and what I. I sat and waited a little longer. Just as I was about to leave, you arrived. My heart raced. All the flirting, the initial introduction, and thoughts I’d had raced through my mind. For the first time I thought, “What the hell am I doing here?” I pushed that thought away and we sat talking for a while. Then, without warning, you leaned forward and kissed me. Our eyes, very much open, looked deep into each other’s minds and I was surprised we both didn't instantly combust into a hot pile of.