Suddenly Mitchell felt very emotional. The prior Christmas he had been alone in Germany as the Army searched for his relatives because he was 17 and recently orphaned. He remembered Christmases with his mother and father and other family members. Once again, he felt like he was part of a real family. Unable to speak, Mitchell mumbled something and hurried from the room as his eyes began to water.Christine watched in shock as Mitchell quickly left the room with no acknowledgement of her gift. Stunned, she turned to her mother with a question in her eyes."Go to him, Christine. I think he's overcome with emotion. He's been alone a lot and being with a loving family at Christmas may have dredged up some memories," suggested Melissa.Christine found him on the back deck. He was staring out over the yard but didn't appear to be looking at anything. She walked up beside Mitchell, wrapped her arm around his waist, and laid her head against his shoulder. She waited as Mitchell wiped his e

"Mom. Do you think Mitchell will complain about posing with me topless? He'll love it."Mitchell heard the last comment and interjected. "I might complain. I don't want explicit pictures of you floating around. You mean too much to me to do something exciting now that I'll regret later. At the very least, I want to see all the shots while they're on the disc and have the right to delete any I don't like. You're perfect, Christine. People admire you and consider you a role model. I think you're sexy and beautiful. You don't have to show your breasts to look great or be noticed. I'll go along with this as long as your mom and I both have the power to delete any pictures we feel are over the line.""You surprise me, Mitchell, but in a good way," admitted Christine. "I'm really happy that you care about my reputation and honor. However, I don't get to model very often, and I know darn well that a lot of models would be topless in your arms if that's what the photographer asked. Heck, th

Tyler and Jared both showed their surprise at Mitchell's request. Their jaws dropped and their eyes seemed to bulge. Willow and Jade swung their attention to the two friends for a few seconds."I'd be willing to work with Tyler, if Jade's up to risking her life working with the big guy. I don't want any money, but you must do something nice for us. You can surprise us; that is if Jade is Willing to go along with it.""I don't know how much you weigh, Jared, but you'd better not stomp on my feet." declared Jade. "It'll be like helping the underprivileged or doing charity work. Count me in, and that surprise had better be a good one."Jared and Tyler were dumbfounded. Somehow, they were suddenly obligated to learn to dance with two very attractive girls. They were embarrassed that they knew virtually nothing about dancing, but excited about the prospects of holding a pretty girl in their arms.Before Mitchell and Christine began their practice that evening, Donna made a point of as

"I thought it might be hard to understand, but I'll try to explain it better. Maddie loves her family. Because Christine and I are close, Maddie loves me, but like a brother. There Will never be any sex between us for a few reasons. Maddie Will never betrays her sister. I will never betray Christine. That makes me safe for Maddie to flirt with and tease. She knows that I understand, and she loves me for it. The same goes for Hailey. They love me mostly because Christine does. That's how close the sisters are."If you and Maddie get close, Hailey and Christine Will treat you special, once they decide that you're good enough for their sister. They'll love you like Maddie and Hailey love me. You must tease and flirt back with them, but never make any sort of inappropriate advance that could make them think you would be unfaithful to their sister, regardless of how seductive and flirty they behave. They expect you to be safe to tease. Never break that trust."I know this is unusual, but

Nell O'Leary had reserved a room in the mansion for the girls to change their gowns. It was a bedroom in the living area of the mansion. Mitchell was shown what appeared to have been a large closet where his tuxedos were hanging."It isn't much, but you get changed so fast there wasn't much reason to use another bedroom for your clothes. We have a full house tonight. I'll be sleeping in the room the girls are using for their gowns. This is going to be a big night for my dad, and for us. I have a few media people that owe me favors and they'll be mentioning that I designed the girls' gowns and your tuxedos. Christine said she has her favorite reporter here as well. I think we should be able to garner a lot of good publicity. I expect you to save a dance for me."Mitchell quickly changed into his first tuxedo for the evening and stepped into the hallway, bumping into Nell Daniels as he did so. "Excuse me, Ma'am. I apologize for being such a clumsy oaf. Are you a supermodel? Here for t