... Finishing their meal the two women led Melody back to the kitchen and seatingthemselves at the table instructed her to clean up the mess she had ...ade. Asshe stood at the sink scrubbing the pots and dishes she could feel their eyeson her back. She jumped as something stroked over her bottom and legs and turning shesaw a riding crop with an ivory horse head handle in Meg's hand. "Sorrydid I make you jump my lovely" smiled Meg "now get back to your work,if you don't want to feel my whip. ’ Maisry rose, curtsied and left Sir Reynard to himself. When he sought Lilac out, John reported she had retired early saying she was worn out. *** Lilac presented herself at the appointed dance lesson the next morn with an unusually glum expression. She knew not how to be so physically intimate with her lord without showing her unbidden admiration. Much as she dreamed and fantasized about him, real affection between them would come to naught, with consequences much harsher to her than him. He. John decided that he liked this newfound kindness in William and supposed that it was about time he appreciated their best friendship as much as he did. After some time of playing his turn, with his Warlock Sorcerer Mage doing significantly better than William’s Aggro Knight Pirate, John announced that he had to go home. “Man, you have a serious case of beginner’s luck!” “Says you, pig fodder,” John said with a laugh. “Whatever, you’ll see, I’ll be better next time around.” “Suuure. Okay, see. I just knew that my juices were creeping down the insides of my thighs as the men finished their work.“Right,” one of the men said as they finished their job and turned to look at us, “that’s the base done, we’ll just go and get the mattress for you.”With that they walked out of the bedroom then the apartment.“You did that on purpose didn’t you Josh?” I said as soon as I saw our front door close.“Yep, I thought that you’d like it.”“I did, thank you, can we christen the bed right now.