Theoretically it was so Charlie could get dressed again, since she had a family commitment she had to attend, but I knew Livy would be giving her the third degree while she did. I left them to it, going to the couch and grabbing my phone from where I'd been too distracted to remember to plug it in last night. I sighed. Six new emails, of course. I got through two of them before the girls came back downstairs. Charlie was looking shy, as expected, but also proud; I guess their conversation had gone well.
"I really wish I didn't have this family thing today," Charlie sighed as she snuggled against my chest in a hug. "I wish I could stay here all weekend with you!"
"Me too, kitten," I held her tight, kissing her hair. "But unless you feel ready to tell your parents you've started dating me now, it's best we not do anything to make them suspicious."