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Sunday morning.
Savoring the warmth of the thick comforter, Charlotte watched through half closed eyes as Sara left the bedroom to begin her morning in the gym. She sat up with a stretch and a yawn, and climbed out of bed, carefully wrapping the wrinkled sheet around her as she did. Sara teased her every morning, but there was no way she was going to walk about in the nude when she knew that
he
watching.
The last few days had been a rush, a roulette of new experiences and emotions. It was so overwhelming that sometimes she felt like she was in a daze, lost in one of those hedge mazes from the movies. Yet whenever it was too much, and she felt like she were about to burst into tears or crumple into a heap on the bed, Sara was right there. Sara was always there. Anytime
he
came around or told them to do something she just couldn't bring herself to do, Sara would take her by the hand or crack some joke and make all better, and the next thing she knew they'd be snuggled on the couch, Sara laughing at some joke she just didn't quite get.
Then there were the things they did under sheets or in the tub. Well, the things Sara did to her. Ever since that night on the couch, the night
he
made Sara spank her, the night she kissed her
down there
, things had changed. She knew that she should feel guilty about it, and part of her did. She could just imagine the things Papa would say, would do, if he knew. But she didn't, at least, not enough to want to stop. Sara made her feel amazing, more than she ever imagined possible. Just thinking about it made her tingle down there and hope that Sara would do those things she did with her mouth and fingers that Papa always said were sinful but felt so, so good. She didn't want it to stop, and she didn't want anyone else to touch her like that. No one but Sara, but especially not
him
.
Charlotte stood in front of the bathroom mirror, fussing with her hair. No matter how many times Sara told her it looked great, she still couldn't help but fret about it. After a few minutes, she declared a truce with her black curls and reached for the bottle of perfume- the one Sara said smelled great on her. She sprayed a little on her wrist and rubbed them together, then she dabbed a little behind each ear and between her breasts. She paused for a moment, bottle still in hand, and chewed her lip. After a moment's hesitation she lifted the sheet and sprayed just a little of the perfume on her privates,
just in case.
Satisfied, Charlotte left the bathroom and went to the closet to choose her outfit for the day. She grabbed the red sheer babydoll with the matching panties. It wasn't the one she would have chosen, but Sara liked it on her, and that was reason enough. She shrank back to the deepest corner of the closet, away from the gaze of the cameras. She let the sheet drop and pulled on the babydoll as quickly as she could. It was silly. She knew that
he
had already seen her nakedness many times, had watched while Sara...did those things to her that even now made her excited in ways she shouldn't be, but she just couldn't bring herself to be so open about it.
Charlotte heard the door to the bedroom open with a click.
Sara's finished early!
She thought, and practically bounded out of the closet to greet her.
It wasn't Sara. Charlotte froze in her tracks when she saw Michael standing just inside the swiftly closing door. She could feel the color drain from her face, the pounding of her heart as it beat in her throat. It was hard to breathe.
"Sara's not here," she blurted out, inching away from him and in the general direction of the bed.
"I know," he replied. "I came to talk to you, not Sara." He strode forward and she backed away from him, until the back of her knees hit the bed and she abruptly sat down. Charlotte crawled across to the far side of the bed, never turning her back to him, and wrapped herself up in the comforter.
"What do you want from me?" she asked with a quiver in her chin.
Michael sat at the foot of the bed, affording her plenty of space between them. "Relax, Charlotte, I'm not going to do anything to you. I just want to talk, that's all." His voice was calm and soothing, but she took no comfort in it.
"About what?"
"Sara."
Charlotte's eyes went wide. "What's wrong? Did something happen to her? You didn't do anything bad to her, did you?"
Michael held up a hand. "Calm down, Charlotte, nothing is wrong with Sara, she's fine." He paused, as if choosing his words carefully. "I only came to offer you some advice."
Charlotte furrowed her brow, "About Sara?"
"How can I say this?" Michael cleared his throat. "It's obvious to me that you have taken to her. Her opinion of you is important to you, isn't it?"
Charlotte nodded, unsure of where this was going.