I could see the straps of a red bra and my imagination filled in the rest. The lacy slip was barely a slip, but it fit her perfectly and was a complim...ent to the vintage garments she had selected for me.“I wanted something so seductive,” Ashley said, “that we’d both not be able to resist touching each other.”My hands went to her breasts, the lace provided a seductive feeling as the nylon it was sewn to slipped against what had to be a satin cup bra. “May I ask,” I said as I felt her arms cup my. "We are operating on a whole passel of guesswork and nothing concrete." I thought for a moment, then, looking at her significantly, said, "In fact, we might as well be in Missouri, for all the progress we've made."She looked at me utterly blankly for a moment, and I felt an icy knot in the pit of my stomach start to form. No, no, not this. Not now.Time was suspended for an agonizingly long period, at least in my mind; it was no more than a second or two in real time. And then I let out a sigh. I went down to the lab, but none of the students had gotten there yet. I wouldn't have been awake yet eight or so years ago either. I went to the office a picked my mail and more phone slips out of my pigeonhole. There was a letter from the Bishop Museum, forwarded from Canberra — they wanted to know whether I wanted to continue receiving the Bulletins in Entomology. That was a no-brainer, but I'd best send them a change of address.I took the elevator back upstairs. Most of the "While You Were. "I know, but I'm still going to interview, just for the hell of it." "I wouldn't, if I were you." "Why not?" "Well, I heard on the last dig he was on, there was only one female student that went and she mysteriously dropped out of school after it. In fact, she never even came back. All the school got was a letter saying she wasn't returning." "Oh Kath, that's an age old wife's tale. I certainly don't believe it." .