The first twenty seconds or so was swallowed in the sound of enthusiastic applause from their audience.Under Jake's lead they gradually brought the te...po back down to a slow, lazy, gentle melody and brought it to an end, Jake playing out the last ten or fifteen seconds with a finger-picked solo of his own. The applause washed over them once more and they stood together for another bow. This time they did not heed the cries for more and decided to adhere to the cardinal rule of entertaining.They. . you didn’t...” She choked on her words. “Have you... ?” Without awaiting an answer on his friends, and others, she blurted: “Why do you even want to see me nude tonight? You’ve seen me a hundred times, Nick!”“This is about you, and your fear of showing your bare body. Modesty and embarrassment could ruin this, Kait. I’m not asking you to show me your insides. Your bare exterior is fine.”Aghast, but insanely relieved, she had quickly undressed and stood before him nude. “Don’t ask me to do. “Take us to the top, Nehring. It’s time these pirates face our wrath.”In the elevator, I explained to the squad, “We’re going to set up an ambush. If things go badly we’ll give ground, but we can’t afford to evade the raiders. We have to bring our efforts to a conclusion.”We covered the simple plan that only took a few moments to explain. No one had any questions. Ending the awkward silence, I closed my visor. The corners of Nehring’s mouth twitch into a smile as he closed his own visor. The. " Cathy and Gerri emphatically nodded. "We can go to it immediately, or perhaps warm up with Gerri. But first, let's snack a little and have some verbal intimacy. Carol, I know that your character has a lot of you in it, because I knew you as a high school cheerleader. Are you exploring anything in character?" I certainly am. On my cheerleading squad, I could only go so far in being sexy. If nothing else, sexy stripper lets me be who I might have imagined I was being if I were being honest..