Her death two years ago had shocked everyone. ‘Stevens, if you could please arrange some tea and gingerbread -‘ she glanced up as a spray of rain ...hummed against the windows, ‘and a towel.’ ‘Already on its way, my lady. Shall I show Lord Rochedale in to you here?’ he asked, slowly. ‘Yes, thank you.’ Sophie wasn’t quite sure how he managed to raise his eyebrows whilst keeping his face utterly still but then, Stevens had been a butler a very long time. Sophie was lost in a rather gratifying. At that time I was offered, and readily accepted, an early retirement with a fantastic separation and pension package. The company which I worked for wanted to downsize due to the economic climate. I suggested to mother that as we were now to be free of any day-to-day responsibilities, other than to one another, we ought to consider purchasing our new house in a warmer climate, even perhaps a different country. She thought this a fantastic idea, which would, as she put it, "give us a new. She strongly disagreed with my statement. So against my better judgement I took her with me. As we stood in the foyer waiting for the couple I looked at Tonya again. What got me was that her business jacket was longer than her skirt and I could see the lace of her bra in the top gap. However, the black high heels that she was wearing made her legs look a mile long.A car pulled into the long driveway and a couple got out. Tonya and I went out to meet them and introduce ourselves. They were Ted. Ashley had forgotten to turn on the fan and they were trying to get the steam out. When the door shut, Mendy got up, called me an asshole again and went to bed. The bathroom door opened again and Ashley made a dash for the her room. She was only wearing a towel, and when she turned to close the bedroom door, the towel opened a bit and I saw the most beautiful trimmed little bush. Ashley had left the bathroom door open and I could see Sasha standing in front of the mirror brushing her hair..