. no," I muttered before I thought, gazing into her pleading eyes. She thanked me, by patronisingly patting me on the thigh and put the last of her ru...bbish in the picnic bag, before turning away from me. I wondered about stretching my legs for an hour while Sandy and Belle improved their tan, but was distracted: Sandy slipped out of her dress.I gasped at Sandy, dressed only in walking boots and pastel coloured underwear. The black-haired girl giggled and looked at Belle before blowing me a. “Elsa, this is Brita. I knew the name instantly when my secretary questioned your call. I am pleased beyond description to meet you, even if only by telephone.”“Brita, the pleasure is all mine. Mark was so bubbly about meeting you and how you two connected so well.” I allowed my double entendre to hang in the air for a second. “Part of that is why I am calling. We are planning a weeklong holiday starting on Friday in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. We are all hoping that you can make it. I think there. Money problems?" Hi Mrs. Fox. No ... a bonus from work."She showed the checks ... Jean, the teller, had the signature card ... they matched. She looked at the check ... yes, the writer had an account ... yes, there had been a huge deposit ... it all checked. "Looks good, Jean. Go ahead." Then she noticed the amount. "That's quite the bonus ... do you mind if I call?" Not at all, Mrs. Fox ... please, feel free."Two minutes later she said, "Deposit them, Jean. They're good."Two minutes after. They seemed pleased with that response but I waswarned that the primary source of practice faces for the class were eachother so I would have to accept the fact I'd have makeup applied to my face.I was tempted to drop out , but I knew Kelly would be disappointed so Idecided to tough it out. The first night was mostly a lecture for orientationon the various reasons and application of makeup so it wasn't too bad. When Igot home afterward Kelly quizzed me on the class and was pleased I planned.