First I slipped her blouse off, pausing to kiss her shoulders and neck. I felt a shudder run through her. Next came her skirt, I dropped it allowing i... to pool around her ankles. I followed with her bra and panties. When I finished I lowered her to the bed, leaving her siting on the edge. I quickly undressed and laid her face down on the bed. Taking the massage oil in my hand I warmed it slightly. Starting with her feet I began to massage her. Working slowly, exploring her as I worked her. The one the detective istrying to save. She's like her own youth. All the things she lost tobecome successful in a man's world."I could feel Kelly's leg against mine. The warmth of her skin next tomine. The FaceTime logo came up on my phone. It was Allie, shewouldn't mind me calling her back later. I was working after all.AlexJacob ran a hand through his hair. "You wanna go?" I was standingagainst a wall while Jacob lent against it. His other hand close to myhead. "Come on. I think it'll be. It's better they don't see me with a boy."Joey shook his head sadly. Deirdre was a little screwy. "Just pretend you're with Tess," he wisecracked, earning himself a smack on his head from Tess."Don't listen to him," she told Deirdre. "He enjoys his wise guy routine, but he's harmless."Two hours later the first parents arrived. Joey and Tess were sitting behind a desk in front of the student lab watching the people stream by. Tess was giving a running commentary on the arriving families. Deirdre. " She blushed furiously. "... sexy. And your lyrics are deep and meaningful. Your song Descent Into Nothing sounded like you wrote it about me, about what it was like to grow up in an adult world like a television studio, about how I felt like I'd been pushed too hard and too fast, that I... I don't know... learned things young that I wasn't meant to know about yet. You captured all of that in three verses and a bridge and then put it all to music. Don't tell me that's not powerful."Jake was.