Morningstar Manor

It took a very long time to do the laundry this way. A very long time. But, Charlie told himself, it was educational AND she enjoyed it.

Nia took each item of clothing from the basket and posted it carefully into the machine. "Sock," she said, "sock, smelly sock, bozzers, tissert, bozzers." She paused staring. "Pooh Bear."

"Yeah those are mine," Charlie said, flushing. "They can go in with the others. There's a good girl."

"Pooh Bear," Nia sighed then continued. "Sock, sock."

Charlie yawned then looked round hopefully as the door opened. Someone else to talk to would be nice.

Again the weather was such that Eris decided to spend an afternoon up at the pool. The red bikini looked bright against her golden tan and she had swam for a bit and now was stretched out on a lounger letting the sun slowly dry the droplets of water on her skin.

Nia had played hard and gone to bed without much of a fuss and now the guys were getting things ready for Charlie's mother's arrival later in the week. The studio was really the only place for them to put her and that meant moving some of Charlie's paintings.

"So. What are we gonna do with these?" Deacon asked. "I'm guessin' some of them wouldn't quite be to your mom's liking."

"And some of those chocolate covered nuts," Trevor said as Anastasia walked away. "And some Doritos." Damn, he liked the view as she walked away. Badonkadonk. DONK!

Curled up together in his wide bed, Adam and Icene were all set for bed...save of course for the way Adam was nibbling on the back of her neck and murmuring questions at her.

"So," he asked, nuzzling at her nair. "Did you get the time off?"