"Mom, I'm bunking with you tonight." Lucinda strolled into Janice's room, pillow in tow.
Janice was more than willing, but she shot a glance at Stefan.
Stefan, ever considerate, piped up, "Mom, let Lucy sleep with you; you guys can have a good heart-to-heart."
Since Stefan was on board, Janice was thrilled and shot Stefan a goodnight with a smile, "Stefan, night." "Night, Mom."
Stefan looked toward Lucinda. She had already nestled herself in the room, not even bothering to bid him goodnight.
"No biggie," he thought. Seeing her happy was worth letting it slide.
Janice shut the door.
Stefan stood at the door for a good few minutes, ensuring it wouldn't be opened again, before he finally trudged off.
Ike was clumsily guiding a totally plastered Keith upstairs.
"How the hell did he get so wasted?" Stefan quickly rushed over to help steady Keith.
After a late-night snack, the guys cracked open a few cold ones. Stefan opted out but reminded them not to drink themselves under the table.
But Keith went all out and ended up hammered.
They managed to get Keith into the guest room and onto the bed. Ike plopped down on the edge of the bed, panting, "Except for me, everyone else is out cold. I had to help Keith up the stairs. The guy can barely stand. I'm beat."
"Weren't you guys told not to get hammered?"
his makeup on, Stefan fetched a basin of water from the bathroom. He wet a towel and wiped Keith's face, scrubbing off the
the Blue family, he hasn't had a single day of peace. The pressure is relentless. It's rare for him
letting loose, I'd let
under constant scrutiny. Even his own father, Nathan, might not have
anyone in the Blue family could be a trusted
was really pitiful and had a tough
complex issues, a small income,
"It's definitely not easy."
my best too, to become
who hurt Janice should get what they deserve. We need to help Lucy and her brother hold firmly
cold look in his eyes, Stefan said in a low
you off to just now?" Ike
Lucy wanted to sleep with Janice, so I was
Ike teased, "You want to act generous but can't let go, right? If
I'll come
Ike paused momentarily.
him?
irritably, "Stop acting like I
You've been interested in her for a long time. If Lucy wasn't so much younger than you, or if you weren't swarmed with work after taking over the company, you guys might even have kids now." Ike asked hurriedly, "Stefan, you and Lucy have been married for so long. When can I become
wish I knew when I'd become a
hadn't been trying to prevent pregnancy; they were
did get pregnant, so
the day when he'd become a father and have a child
"Maybe you guys shouldn't rush into having kids now. Before, whenever you guys wanted kids, I didn't mind. I'm more than happy to become an uncle. But now the situation's different. Lucy's found her biological parents, and the Blue
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