"Uh, I'm busted?"Isabelle nodded once, and then began quickly to reset the board. She was way too polite to gloat. "One more before bedtime? I'll go r...ght to bed after. My teeth are already brushed. Please?" Well..." Please? I'll let you be White again." Hah!" I thought, "As if that makes a difference!" But how could I resist? And why should I ever want to? I spoke out loud, "Okay, but then right to bed, okay?" Deal! Thanks daddy! Your move!"I smiled and pushed P-Q4. The house was very quiet,. In all the preparations had taken me three quarters of an hour and I was pleased with the spread when I stood back and looked at it; then I looked at myself and sighed, I was dressed in my scruffiest jeans and an old T-shirt, my hair was a mess and I had managed to get icing on my cheek. I decided to tart myself up a little just to make it special for Ken, after a quick shower and a fast brush of my hair I put on one of my summer dresses even though it was the depths of winter, it was warm. " Her father crossed his arms as he spoke.Nikolai went ridged at the sound of Cole's voice and knew there was no way to get out of this one. Christ if he were in Cole's shoes he would have already killed the guy standing between his daughters legs. Speaking of legs, Ivy's were still wrapped around him.Great. He thought as he untangled himself from her death grip. Turning slowly from Ivy, Nikolai faced his friend and occasional business partner."Niko? Ivy what the hell is going on?" Disbelief. The stairs were another trial, I had to turn sideways tonegotiate them. After making the coffee I struggled back upstairs withit. "Here you are Mithdreth," I said. "Thank you Missy now go and standin the corner facing the wall until I need you again." I staggered to thecorner and stood facing the wall.I heard my wife go and have a shower then sit and dry her hair and put onher make up. "Missy get my underwear" I went to her chest of drawers andgot out a matching set of yellow satin bra and.