" A few minutes later I received a text notification, looked at the phone to see her reply. "Ikr... Can't wait to see you tonight, Love you too." This...made me both excited and a little nervous. Since I was the first to return home I picked up some takeout and knocked out a few simple chores. Finally I heard the door open and my wife walked in. She had a big smile on her face as she asked me how my day was. "Uneventful, How was yours?" leaving the ball in her court. "Same old same old" she said. “I’ll start with the surname,” Candace went off to get her laptop.Evelyn looked critically at me. “If you were strong you could stand up to Janice and we wouldn’t have to leave. You could take out the cameras. If she knew you’d slap her around a bit she wouldn’t dare do any more blackmailing.”“He’s not like you,” sneered Janice, “violent, aggressive little madam.”“That’s your tough shit isn’t it?” Evelyn shot back. “And now ... just YOU wait!” She marched off towards the kitchen. I had an idea. "And what, exactly, does that entail?" I asked.Beth stood up and pointed at the bed."It entails you taking off your clothes and lying on Phee's bed."I lay there dazed, to tell you the truth. The whole thing with them confronting me about being a jerk, and the conversation after that, and the kissing, and all the emotion of that ... all of it had pretty much worn me out. But Beth and Denise were eager to explore. Danni still looked sullen, but wasn't crying any more. Frankie looked pensive. Phee. I did need a beer or two now, my hands were shaking from yesterday, so I needed something for that. Jason suggested that we would be play scramble in mixed teams, and that those teams would be he and Amy against Kate and me. "What do you say?" I looked at my wife and we were both a bit too uneasy even though there was nothing weird in the suggestion. "Sure, shall we play for the lunch," I added"OK, losers pay the lunch," Jason was undoubtedly happy that he gets to spend more time with Amy.After.