The cotton was just thin enough for him to make out the outline of her lacy white bra. To Dave the outfit screamed "red-hot mama trying to look seriou...".Naples was an unusual place for the head office of a major hotel chain. It had been the site of Marshall's first hotel and the business just grew up around it. With modern communications no one saw any reason to move. At first everything was run from the hotel, but as the business grew a new building was necessary, and now Marshall's occupied. As the shoot got closer, I started to get nervous, but I said I will gothrough with it. Besides 10 grand is 10 grand. On the day of the shootI arrived at the studio on time. Seth met me and introduced me to thephotographer Peter, his assistant Lana, we exchanged some pleasantriesand then Seth handed me over to the group who would transform me, Becky,Heather and Max. We went into the dressing rooms and I was told to goand shower with hair removal soap. I was told that there was to be nobody. “It’s okay Emma, we can go as slow as you need to.” said Lacey quietly, stroking Emma’s cheek. “I don’t know if I can do this…” said Emma in a quiet voice. Mike got up and held her in his arms. “Don’t worry babe. You tried and I appreciate that.” He started to kiss her himself, his familiar touch and taste making her feel comfortable and safe. Quickly forgetting they had company, Emma deepened the kiss, her tongue delving into Mike’s mouth, her hands holding his back as his grasped and kneaded. There was the requisite level ofintrigue; this marriage would be the chance for her family to re-entersociety after years of decline. The Abbotts had been largely displaced byfaceless midtown financial types, 50-ish City College graduates buyingrespectability with wallets fattened by herds of analysts and associatesdoing deals and generating reports in office cubes the size of veal feedingpens.They had been seen together for a few months before Bartlett's fatherstarted pushing his son to do.