Time passed fairly smoothly. The date of
Sebastian's hearing had come and gone; Lucifer had apparently pulled some
strings to get him off, and then some others to expedite the Bar Association's
decision. He was clear to practice law again and had resumed his professional
services to Mad Tech.
Three nights a week, Serena performed,
either at Lux or as a guest at another club. She stopped meeting clients
privately, having noticed Trent's clear jealousy towards Xander. Besides, sex
with strangers wasn't nearly as thrilling when the novelty wore off.
She got most of her thrills in the early morning,
before sunrise, when she went to meet Xander. They flirted back and forth, all
in good fun, although Serena did develop a slight crush on the vampire. She
didn't pay it any mind, though, figuring it was just a byproduct of being held
close and fed upon every day. When she got back to Lux, she drank some juice,
then showered and removed makeup.
Sebastian crashed until exactly 8:30 every
morning, then got up, ate breakfast with Lucifer, and went to work. His
associates had kept pretty on top of the workload in his absence, and of
course, Charlotte Richards had been temporarily contracted for Mad Tech. Some
days, his presence wasn't strictly required, so he went back to Lux to see if
Lucifer was around, and if he was, they spent time together comfortably.
--
Trent worked from home most days, unless
someone at Rebecca's office needed a computer checkup. He had breakfast and
dinner on the table every day. Some recipes were foods he himself had liked
growing up, and some were from various cookbooks Rebecca owned but hadn't used.
He ran her bubble baths and offered her massages every night when she came
home, and made love to her however and whenever she desired. On nights when she
went to her spin class after dinner, he went to the gym with Nathaniel.
Nathaniel was initially floored watching
Trent's immense strength in action. He had difficulty spotting for Trent or
finding a trainer who could, so he convinced Trent to use the machines rather
than bench pressing. They used neighboring machines when they could, and then
snuggled up (and, when they could get away with it, hooked up) in the showers.
George openly dominated Nathaniel in the bedroom; Trent did so quietly, purring
in his ear, at the gym.
Sebastian and Trent had a standing dinner
date for Friday night. Trent would pre-make dinner for Rebecca and leave it in
the fridge, then head to Lux to pick Sebastian up. They went to the ballet, the
opera, various museums, sports games, festivals... anywhere that caught their
eye. They used Sebastian's place to make love-- the only reason Sebastian kept
the place, since he had basically moved into Lux-- and stayed snuggled up
together until it was time for Serena to get ready to meet Xander.
--
Nathaniel and George each spent their days
at work. Once a week, they went to George's adult ceramics class together.
Nathaniel quickly learned to wear T-shirts and jeans he didn't care about
getting dirty. They, too, went out on Friday nights, usually to the beach, the
zoo, the aquarium, or whatever sporting events were taking place. On days they
stayed in after work, they either took turns cooking or ordered in. On gym
days, Nathaniel usually got his dinner at Jamba Juice, though Trent was
occasionally able to talk him into going for steak or sushi.
--
Helena auditioned for everything,
regardless of whether she was what the casting call wanted or not. Lucifer had
gotten her a recurring role on a popular soap opera, enough to pay her bills
without the waitressing job at Chez Bullion, but she kept the job because she
liked seeing Nate, George, and especially Cat stop by on their respective lunch
breaks.
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