He probably would support her if she wanted to pose in a modest bikini but the idea of having pictures of her in her underwear floating around didn't ...ake him happy. He was gratified that Meredith appeared to be considering the advice from Tara and Melanie more carefully than that of Jen.Both had advised Meredith that posing in scanty clothing would cause the public to view her less seriously than if she just allowed her natural beauty to shine through. They said if she wanted to wear a tight. Nothing was ever good enough, too long, too short or too hard—usually the latter."That's enough. Now I don't want to hear another peep out of you two, is that clear?"It wasn't their fault, I know—and so did Charlie, but it was as much of a strain on us as it was on them. Their outlet of course was winding each other up or, as Jake had discovered, poking. We didn't have that luxury and as the driver, I certainly didn't.About fifteen minutes on, we were flagged down—as were other drivers ahead—by. As I thought about leaving, I moved ever closer to my step mum. When I finished moving, we both looked at each other at arm's length. I pushed myself to do what I was thinking of doing for the past five minutes, which was to kiss her. As I was thinking of going ahead, I was caught in two minds: one was saying 'this is a very bad idea' and the other was saying 'go ahead, nothing bad is going to happen in later days'. So, when I finally decided, I went in and kissed my step mum on the lips. To. And in all honestly, I didn't do anything to stop him. In fact I wanted to see just what he would do. I let the hug continue, perhaps longer than I should have, just to know and sure enough I felt his hands grip onto my body. Not accidentally, not innocently; but intimately. Don't get me wrong, it was still only enough that it could easily be explained as unintentional but it didn't matter. It was at the moment of confirmation that I realised that parts of me might not be as effective as.