It's definitely in the air, mixed in with the sea breeze. You can smell it, along with the sunscreen lotion, pool chlorine and the smoke coming from a barbecue taking place about a 100 yards away.
It's the scent of anticipation.
Everyone here, from the photographers to the makeup artists, can sense it. They're all waiting for it to pass, too. When it does, those of us standing here will know it's gone. The scent will be replaced by that of sweet perfume, adorned on the neck of Ashley Sage Ellison.
The scent first started months ago, when the editors of Voluptuous saw the first batch of pictures from our photographer visiting Ashley in England. It got stronger as she made her debut in the April '09 issue. It became overwhelming when she agreed to travel to St. Martin to film Ashley's First Time.
Then, finally, it's gone. Anticipation for this long-awaited moment is replaced by the click-click-click of a pair of heels against concrete as the beautiful Ashley makes her way to the oceanfront villa's pool for her first video shoot.