Having secured his rights, the man naturally moved most of his clothes downstairs that night and placed them in the woman's wardrobe.
Seeing the wardrobe that was almost half filled with his own clothes, the man nodded in approval.
The woman threw a wet blanket over his joy. "Don't get too excited, your little sweetheart might just come over later, clamoring to share a bed with me."
Supporting his chin with his hand, the man thought about it and found it very likely. He snapped his fingers and said, "I'll go and appease the troops."
When Gem Atkinson entered Audrey's room, he found Audrey and Clive playing checkers.
So, he quietly sat aside and watched.
"Dad, aren't you accompanying mom?" Audrey asked as she made her move.
"Dad got bored, so I decided it would be better to come chat with you."
After making another move in checkers, Audrey let out an 'oh' and looked at Gem Atkinson with her big, bright eyes. "Dad, I'm kind of jealous of you."
