`` that 's what i 'm afraid of , '' alexandra chuckled ruefully as she glanced in the mirror at the breathtakingly gorgeous lemon chiffon gown that was gathered at the shoulders into tiny pleats that crossed her bodice on a diagonal and emphasized the enticing swell of her breasts and plunged at the neckline into a daringly low v. a wide band of horizontal pleats hugged her narrow waist , then fell into an airy drift of swirling chiffon skirts .