Hot Revenge Box Set 2

James

Breakfast time.

Charlotte is up and about, refusing to stay in bed. And, while she is still tired, I see no reason to insist on bedrest. Right now, she will do far better for being back at home and enjoying ‘family life’.

Nonetheless, I’ve encouraged her to wear a woolly housecoat over the nightie, slippers and bed socks. Hopefully, that will prevent her trying to go outdoors. The fog outside hasn’t cleared yet and I don’t want the damp settling on her chest.

She's too pale. At least, she's always pale, but that's her natural colouring. Right now, there's still that pallid edge to her complexion that I don't care for.

Almost a week of being chained in her own shit.

Living on crap junk food.

Scared half mindless…

Blood loss from the birth...

Hmmm...

Charlotte sits with Cara on her lap, providing her breakfast and Beth sits close by making cooing noises.

She’ll enjoy a good breakfast…

And with that in mind, I’m at the hob with bacon, fried and scrambled eggs, tomatoes, mushrooms, black pudding and fried bread.

I rummage through the fridge, seeking inspiration. It's barely stocked. We've spent the last few days living on food from the freezer.

looking exactly not as though he spent the last week

See what we have to make up a fruit salad. I'd

“Good idea.”

“It’s like Mother Hubbard’s cupboard in there. I'll pop across to the hotel. Raid their supplies. Anything

Spinach. Watercress. Anything like

I'll be

There were oranges too, but Sally tells me she shouldn't have citrus fruits while she’s breastfeeding. Oh, and this…” He brandishes

the larder and I’d prefer she uses

a chair, comparing notes with Richard of the events of

producing fragrant steam. I eye the table… Butter,

are you doing, Charlotte? I’m

here as well, Master.” She ‘unhooks’ Cara from the breast…

to take them until that chest infection clears, and they’ll do Cara

set the cooked food on the table. “There you

chairs. Michael scoops scrambled eggs onto Charlotte’s plate, then tomatoes and bacon. “We should be finishing decorating the tree today and getting up the rest of

is broad and bright. “I’d

a long nail on the table. “Charlotte, will

I’ll just need some glossy

see what’s out of date in Reception…” He trails off, eyes

turn, following

stands there, hand-in-hand with Klempner. Both are freshly showered and

foot to the other. Mitch sucks at her lips. “May

stand. “Of course you may. Charlotte, where are your manners? Budge up, make some space for your parents. Michael, set two

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