Morningstar Manor

Now the children were back in school the gallery was back to normal and Charlie was splitting his time between the office [paperwork] and the desk [being nice to people] and the studio at home.

But drawing was fun and so he sometimes took the opportunity to do a bit while he was waiting for customers or was bored with poking the computer.

Today he was drawing his favourite subject - Deacon - from all kids of angles. He'd need to hide the drawings from anyone other than D - or possibly Seth. Seth might enjoy them.

Rhiannon stood in line in the Mocha in a pale yellow sun dress, smiling down at Harvey who refused to answer any questions about the necklace constructed of blue and green yarn woven together, with a big, orange construction paper heart hanging against his chest. Arms crossed, he scowled when Rhiannon prodded him gently.
"Is she pretty?" She asked.
"I hate girls!" Harvey announced, cheeks pink.

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Smith was on his way into the lobby, still shaking his head about the day at work he'd had. He was a security person - not a nanny. People were so goddamn ridiculous sometimes.

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Niles sat out in the garden with his guitar laying beside him forgotten as he frowned at some paper work in his lap. It seemed as though his father was in some financial trouble. Why anyone expected him to care was beyond him, though he didn't throw the notice away immediately. Fuck.

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Declan was up in the hot tub, blatantly hogging most of it as he yawned and attempted to relax. It had been a long, long day.

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Sterrin was in the mail room, taking her time in sorting her mail from her brother's and Jack's. She really needed to get her own place soon.