." she bit her lip and looked almost ready to panic again, "I-I'm not sure I've got the guts to show you..." Beth, take your time. We've got all day a...d you don't have to show me anything that'd make you uncomfortable."She gave me a quick look of gratitude, then straightened her shoulders and looked me in the eye, "No. I told myself I was going to change and, dammit, I'm going to!" Then a little grin, "So I'll go change now..."When she came out of the bathroom I got an immediate erection—she. By the time she returned I'd stripped to my shorts and was doing a lazy crawl in the pool, I looked across at her as she walked over the lawn towards me and then I looked again in a comical double take, she'd obviously been wearing an underskirt in the pub, but she'd taken it off and I could clearly see the dark circles of her nipples through the bodice and her legs were encased in sheer tan stockings, she squatted at the side of the pool and handed me the champagne allowing her knees to part. He declined and Kim remembered to ask the others if they wanted anything. Keith took her up on the offer and asked for a beer as he changed to another movie. Again, Karen took note that Kim thought of Kris' possible needs, something she would not have done before. Had she matured that much in such a short period of time? Not likely. And it was evidenced by the fact that her mom and Keith were afterthoughts. Karen's mind wondered through most of the last movie, trying to figure out how to get to. She had spent her life moving between Toronto and Montreal. Her parents were symphony orchestra musicians. Ruthie was much more than an accomplished pianist and vocalist. Her song writing appealed to girls from eight to twenty five years old. Fluent in two languages and with a sharp mind she seemed to be destined for stardom. Her temperament was holding her back. Edie was the first to call her Ruthie and in fact had never called her Melody except in the third person. Melody was slowly becoming.