A WOMAN IN NEED

Millie rolled off Marcus and nuzzled up beside him ... they were both glowing with perspiration and glowing with post-coital pleasure.

'Cigarette?' Marcus sat up in the bed and leant over to the side table to get his packet of Silk Cut and gold lighter.

'No thanks', Millie replied, she'd smoke the occassional social cigarette but apart from that she was in the enviable position of being able to take it or leave it.

Marcus lit his cigarette and inhaled deeply before slowly releasing the smoke from his nose.

'Are you in London for a few days?' Millie asked, she'd met Marcus only a few hours before at Heathrow Airport, he'd arrived from L.A., promotional work was required for the UK release of his new movie, Giganimagic - a kids animations that had been breaking box office records stateside.

There back of limo passion, followed by a vigorous bedroom workout resulted in little conversation between them so far apart from, 'Do you like it there .... mmm that's good ... and harder, harder!'

'I'm here for a couple of days ...' Marcus continued to smoke whilst smiling over at Millie.

'Great', she replied, 'I really want your help about something ...'

'Shoot'

It was like a dam had burst, Millie told him about Amanda, about how worried she was ... she was scared for her friend and she didn't know what to do.

Marcus listened, his intellient eyes watching her as she spoke, his arms offering a comforting embrace when she had finished.

'Strange ... confusing and strange,' he said, 'but I'm here to help, let me make a few calls, find out some more about Trudie Hewitt, I have met her but I certainly don't know her.'

Millie smiled, pleased that her man was here, pleased that she had someone strong and masculine to help her.

As Marcus lit a second cigarette Millie slid down the bed, she might as well have something in her mouth too .......