<span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: georgia;"><em>~ Mari in the kitchen playing Mother Hen! ~</em><br/><br/>Mari shook her head at Nicci's comment and gave her a soft smile, "No, it's not stupid," Mari said lightly and couldn't help but look at both of the women before her -- her friends, she corrected herself. Because they were friends, and they were all insecure in some form or another. And Marisol knew that it was because of their own self-doubt. She had her own, but she knew that if she voiced them that all three of them would be in one big mess of emotions and wouldn't get anything accomplished for tonight's...activities. "I'd feel completely horrible if the men were all drawn to you and Mila and did not show me some kind of interest. Even if two of them did and one didn't...I'd feel completely horrible. So no, you're not being stupid."<br/><br/>While she was a bit worried about doing the movie plan that night, it was mostly because David was still so new. Last night, the kisses shared between all of them had been the first step at an intimate bonding. David hadn't been involved in that...but Marisol felt like he would fit right in with the rest of them. He had that calm assurance...hell, Nicci had already said she was drawn to him and so was Mila...and Mari as well was completely drawn to him.<br/><br/>As she listened to Mila, Marisol realized that...she wasn't at all surprise by the way Mila viewed herself. It was as if the young woman had already catagorized herself as the 'friend' type and not the 'lover' type. That...would NOT do at all.<br/><br/>"Mila," Marisol said firmly, reaching out to brush her hair behind her ear in a tender fashion. She looked into Mila's eyes and shook her head, "There is no way on this island that the men do NOT find you attractive or that they do not want to be intimate with you. I mean...were you not there during the kiss you shared with Bo and Marcus?" She winked to show she was teasing her as she added softly, but firmly, "You are beautiful, and believe me when I tell you that the men want to take you and love you. I know it; I've seen it in their eyes."<br/><br/>She glanced at Nicci and smiled gently, winking at her, "Just as I know that the men can't wait to explore more of Nicci and see what makes her...passionate." She grinned, trying to lighten the mood. For Marisol, she did not doubt that all three men would be attracted to Mila and Nicci...and even herself. Like Mila said, they <em>were</em> men after all. But it was so much more than that. More than they could every hope for. And Marisol wanted to remind Mila and Nicci and they were just as vital as any other person in the group.<br/><br/>"It's okay to be scared," She said softly, in a low whisper so it was only the three of them. "It's okay to feel...insecure. But don't let it consume you; don't let it hold you back. Because we're all in the same boat." She raised her hand and nodded, "I'm counting me into this as well. Whether you've been with only one man...or twenty men...the first time you're intimate with someone, it is always nerve-wracking."<br/><br/>"But..." She wrapped one arm around Mila and brought her close and then reached for Nicci and brought her close, doing a three way hug, "We're all in this together. Tonight we will seduce them...and then we'll all see that...it'll be amazing." The excitement shone in her eyes, the sparkle a promise of what was to come. It didn't matter if she herself felt insecure or doubtful about the night, she wasn't going to let her two friends see anything but certainty and assurance from her.</span>