Dave's Journey Back To Nature: Part 3

Jill, Mike, and Penny Contrive a publicity plan.

Based on posts by Big galoot, in 6 parts. Listen to the Podcast at Steamy Stories.

On Thursday, Geri phoned. She spoke with Muriel for a while before being handed back to me,

"How you doing?" Geri asked.

"Good. A strangely odd week, very hard for poor Muriel; but we're getting there."

"How's the resort looking, have you got many bookings."

"I
think there's a couple for this weekend and Suzi and I are going to
sort out the chalets tomorrow for them. A few more next weekend, after
that I don't know, why?"

" Remember I said I'd ask around, see if anyone had any ideas."

"Yes."

"Well Freddy Spencer, one of my old chums from the Arundel Naturist Resort, is now the editor of H & E magazine."

Geri sounded really excited but I didn't know what she was talking about.

"H & E magazine is like the naturist bible, it's run for and by naturists."

"Ok and?" I pressed.

"Well, like me, Freddy has some fond memories of coming down there with his parents. They were lovely, innocent, naked days,"

"That's great, but how does that help us now?"

"Well
Freddy would like to come and do an article about the place, promote it
as a fun, welcoming place to be. He says he'll give us a four page
spread, and if we can make it look fun, with a good mixture of young and
old, then it should do wonders for the resort’s image and bookings."

"Sounds great but how are we going to do it, there's very few people booked in for the next few weeks."

"They normally use professional, perfect models for their shoots, but I think we can make it more real, more natural."

"How so."

"I've
volunteered myself, Mary, you and Suzi to be models, I'm was also
thinking about Muriel, but with Jim passing away I don't know."

Fine for me, Suzi or Geri, But I could never see Mary agreeing. "What doe's Mary think of it?"

"I haven't told her yet."

I found myself shaking my head and laughing. "Good luck with that."

I
told Muriel about it, and she was over the moon! Her spirits
immediately lifted, chattering away about where we could take the photos
and such.

There
was a knock at the door and I said I'd get it. Mike Squires and his
wife, Penny, were standing there along with two other neighbors; come to
show their condolences.

When the visitors entered the living room, Muriel seemed pleased as she stood to greet them.

"So good of you all, to come over."

To make ourselves useful; Suzi and I asked if anyone wanted tea,

"Maybe something a bit stronger?" Muriel said.

Everyone had a drink and they were having a good old natter, telling stories about Jim and 'the good old days'.

We
just sat and enjoyed listening, keeping everyone's glasses topped up.
The conversation eventually got around to Muriel's plans for the future
and for the holiday resort.

"Well
I hope to keep it running, although my bookings are way down on
previous years. But these two lovely young people are going to help, so
we might manage."

"Yes; I met Dave and Suzi the other day and the place is already looking better." Mike said, smiling at Suzi.