<em>~Mila, with Mari and Nicci in Mari's bedroom~</em><br/><br/>Mila picked up the mug filled with hot cocoa, blowing gently at the top before bringing it to her lips.  She took a tiny sip and closed her eyes in ecstasy at the rich chocolate flavor that exploded in her mouth.  She savored the taste for a moment before opening her eyes and looking at Nicci.  "Wow, I thought my Swiss Miss was good!  You'll have to show me how to make this."<br/><br/>She thought about what Nicci and Mari said about the men, smiling at Mari as she rejoined them.  "I guess I can see some problems.  They are going to have to work out a lot between them.  All three are so different, and they are all very dominant in their own ways.  I have to admit that I'm very attracted to all of them.  I'm excited about... knowing them better."  She blushed at her words.  Nicci and Mari would know what she meant, but she also knew that intimacy between them was inevitable.  It wasn't as if Miss Taylor has been subtle about that.  They had been told very clearly what the possibilities were when they signed on.  She also suspected that it would be good for her to be open and up front with the other women.  About everything.  If she was going to look at them for support, and support them in return, they needed to be candid with each other.  And such openness would be most difficult for her, she realized.  So it was just something she had to do.<br/><br/>She looked first at Mari and then at Nicci.  "I think, with as well as we are going to know each other, it is safe to say that there is no question too personal.  If something's completely off-limits, I'll try to speak up and say so.  So I think that we should all agree that we can ask anything and talk about anything with each other."  She had a feeling they may take her eagerness to forge friendships with them as too forward; Mila was inexperienced with dealing with other women.  But she needed them to understand that, with them, she was willing to give everything she could to make it work.  "I owe you guys an apology for dinner.  Thanks for your kind words, Mari, but the tension was my fault.  I don't think Bo likes me very much, but I'm hoping to change his mind."<br/><br/><br/><br/>