’ ‘Yeah, it is nice. Eric is the mastermind behind it. I wasn’t much of an outdoorsy kind of person until he built this place. Coffee?’ She as...ed, lost in her own thoughts as she watched her husband walk past the window, axe in hand. She knew he had plans for chopping some wood up for the fireplace and had been up and out of bed before any of them. Such was his ritual, to leave before she ever cracked an eye open. No kiss good morning. No hug and see you later, Nothing. ‘Black with two sugars,. Wish I’d thought of that. With the jerks, I’d just command them later to send me 20% of their paychecks instead of the usual 5% without telling them how to budget so they could get along without it.’ ‘I’m so glad you taught me to make them that too, Master. I hear people complaining about their student loans and think ‘what’s a student loan?’ ”Heh, good one, Mistress. I get ‘How did you not graduate with honors?” ‘But that doesn’t explain why we’re naked. Or why I’m getting turned on. I mean, I. . I never should've walked out without warning you first. I'm so, so... very sorry... You Ok?" Toni sheepishly nodding her head affirming both the state of her wellbeing as well as her complete embarrassment having reacted in such a manner... Lifting a hand hiding, shielding her blushing face over having responded so erratically... James, removing her hand tenderly lifting her chin with the aid of one of his enormous fingers, smiled attempting easing her battered nerves and bruised ego. "Hey.... Mike had transferred to David's tutor group in school from another secondary school in Brighton just three weeks ago.The two of them had hit it off immediately, finding that they shared many mutual interests, one of which was music. They were both skater kids, donning shaggy hair and wearing rock band t-shirts and skinny jeans.The time was now two thirty in the morning and they had both stayed up till then talking about music and Mike's life before moving into the area. There was a deep.