Are You Willing?

Roth audibly gasped in shock. "N-No, wait." He got up to deal with the dishes as if he was in a hurry.

"We'll do it. You already fed us." Ainsley held his mouth to stifle a laugh. He then went to work on the dishwasher to get the plates cleaned. He didn't even hear Roth thank him before running after Alice, who thought of getting blankets for Sinclair and Ainsley.

"Right, the guest room isn't usable, so you might have to use the couch and the airbed." Alice remembered that the guest room was standing in as the storage room. "Is that alright?"

"No need to worry. We'll take the airbed." Sinclair only waved his hand.

Blinking at the answer, Alice then understood something. A somewhat hesitant smile curled his lips… one that Sinclair actually caught. "Uhm, the airbed has this felt surface. It's really hard to clean—not to mention rather expensive, so don't, okay?"