" Then she got a slightly ashamed look on her face. "I suppose you think I'm too old to have a teddy bear." I hope not. I'm a decade older than you an... I have a whole collection of them." You do?" Uh-huh. Most of them are at my condo across town, but there are a few I always travel with if I can. Want to go up to my room and introduce Tommy to them?"She looked to her teddy, as if considering it, and said, "Okay."I took her by the hand and led her up to the room that Jenny and I were sharing and. My mother was blonde and looked hotfor a 48 year old widow. There were thick white petticoats under thedress which puffed it up somewhat and my mother wore fishnet tightsunderneath and a three inch heel. If she wasn't my mother I woulddefinitely have been trying to chat her up, she was a great piece ofarse.I went for an interview and was excited to notice that the ladies whoworked there were also dressed like Mum. It seemed a dream job.I was offered the job straight away and signed the terms. John Merrill, attorney at law. This man was apparently in possession of proof of an affair between the doctor and the administrative assistant. The agreement was that he would not reveal this bit of information to the doctor's wife in exchange for the doctor falsifying the documents, and thus sullying your name."Jack took a deep breath and felt the tension leave his body. He hadn't realized he'd been so rigid during the discussion."Wow, that's quite a story, Dr. Franklin." He shook his head.. ”The sailor dropped the bucket of seawater before her. Some sloshed over the rim. She seized it, grunting beneath its weight, and dumped the water over her head. It flowed over her, washing across her naked flesh and spilling on the deck. A salty scent caught my nose.Then she grabbed the sleeve of her robe and rubbed at herself. “I'll need more.”“Sure, sure,” the sailor said and pitched it over.It took three more buckets to clean her. I watched her, studying her, but she wouldn't meet my eyes..