~ Nicci - listening and thinking ~<br/><br/>Bo patting the arm of the chair and smiling at her was such a simple but oh so kindly a gesture that Nicci smiled back and went to perch beside him, sitting so she did not crowd him at all, crossing her leg and leaning back against the very edge of the chair back.  He seemed to be a gentleman through and through and thinking about all three of the men seemed just the same.  Whether that was because they had looked for men with that quality, or just that those with a true loving Dom inside them were that way anyway she wasn't too sure, but it was something they definitely had in common.<br/><br/>Nicci looked across at Mari and smiled at her, she hadn't had many women in her life she felt she could look up to, or would want to follow as an example, but Mari seemed to have something about her, that made Nicci feel she could trust her, as well as look up to her.  Mari's experience of growing up in a large family would mean she might be able to help Nicci fit in better.  She wished that she was sitting next to Mari as well as Mila, it would have been lovely to feel Mari's strength supporting her and the way she spoke to Mila too made Nicci long for her to feel connected to Nicci too.<br/><br/>Mila looked so tense and nervous as she took the questions that Nicci's heart went out to her, and she tried to send her a supportive smile, she knew just how Mila felt, it was such a nerve-racking experience.  It was tiring too she realised, the tension and stress of meeting everyone and the pressure to try and fit in on top of the journey had worn her out and the heat of the fire made her feel a little drowsy, if anything, now that her turn was over.<br/><br/>She looked down at Bo, stretched out and relaxed beside her she expected he was looking forward to Mila's answers, Mila seemed to be the kind of woman most Men would be attracted to, so soft and pure, so beautiful and with that shyness that made even Nicci want to go and put her arms around her and protect her so she could imagine just how the men felt towards her.<br/><br/>Listening to her answers the feeling intensified.  Mila really was such a sweet, loving person who seemed to bring out the nurturing instinct in all the faces listening to her Nicci thought as she looked at everyone one by one while Mila spoke.  Their eyes were filled with that loving concentration that gentle attention you would give to someone you cared about or needed your help. Even when Mila looked onto Nicci's own  eyes and answered the tongue question, she spoke with an innocence and purity that humbled Nicci and made her wish so much she could heal the young woman's pain when she spoke of her family.<br/><br/>She saw just how close Mila and Mari seemed to be getting and Nicci felt a little excluded, they were supporting each other, and tending each other, across the room from them she felt a little isolated and alone.  She knew though that it was a good thing the two of them were bonding so quickly, and she hoped in time she could be part of that too, she wanted it so much.<br/><br/>As Mila passed the baton to Vince Nicci finished her second cup and getting up from the chair set her empty cup down on the tray, saying quietly to Mila, looking into her eyes, "Beautiful," to let her now how much her answers had moved her and how much she valued the Mila's courage and honesty.<br/>