Kate felt tired but extremely sated and content when she awoke the next morning. Opening her eyes slowly she saw that Steve was still fast asleep. They'd had sex twice last night and it had obviously worn him out.

Turning over, Kate stretched feeling a pleasant soreness between her thighs which she hadn't had for a while. It was her souvenir of their night together. Reaching for her phone to see the time, Kate saw it was quite late. By the sounds of it, everyone else was still in bed as well. S

he should get up, Kate thought. Brian was going to need a walk and she could do it quickly whilst the men were still sleeping. She would also pass a supermarket and get some breakfast in for her guests. She was rather ravenous after working up quite an appetite overnight.

She quickly dressed and left Steve still asleep in her bed as she left the bedroom. Entering the kitchen-diner, the clicking of Brian's claws on the floor as he made his way over to greet his mistress could be heard. "Morning, Bri," Kate whispered as she ruffled the fur on the top of his head, careful not to disturb Chris. He was softly snoring on the sofa bed, chest on display as his duvet had slipped to his waist overnight. "How about a walk?" She asked her pet as she fetched his lead and clipped it to her pet's collar before quietly leaving the flat.

It was a nice morning and Brian was glad to be outside. Kate too had a spring in her step as she headed for the supermarket in town. It felt as if her and Steve were on the cusp of something serious. After dating a load of frogs she felt as if she had finally met her prince. She wasn't put off by the presence of Mia either. In fact she was the perfect addition. She was a lovely little girl who seemed to like Kate enough to allow her some sort of caretaker role in her life which Kate would grab with both hands. She had concentrated far too much on her professional life that her chance of motherhood was quickly passing her by.

Tying her dog up at the shop entrance, Kate quickly hurried around the shop buying the ingredients for a wide selection of foods to offer her guests. Arriving back at her flat, she found the men still hadn't woken so quickly set about making the breakfast as quietly as she could. She knew what train the boys were catching back to London and knew they were going to have to leave soon.

The smell of sizzling bacon gradually woke Chris and Kate became aware she had company. "Morning," she greeted from the stove. "Sleep well?".

"Yes thanks," Chris said as he stretched. "This bed is surprisingly comfortable," he complimented Kate.

"Coffee?" Kate asked.

"Please," replied Chris as he put a T -shirt on and grabbed his watch. Looking at the time he knew he should get up so sauntered over to the breakfast bar and took a seat where there was cup of coffee waiting for him. "Cheers," he said as he took a sip.

"Help yourself to a croissant," Kate offered as she continued making the fry up. "This will be ready soon,".

The smell of bacon had wafted down the flat and woken the two other residents as movement was heard in the hallway. "Morning," Steve greeted Joe as he met his friend leaving the guest bedroom.

"Morning," replied Joe. "Sleep well?" he enquired with a massive grin on his face and Steve knew instantly that he'd heard what had happened overnight.

"Yes," he informed his friend.

"I bet you did," Joe teased as he slapped his friend on the back.

"Please don't say anything to Kate," Steve begged. "She'll be mortified,".

"Your secret's safe with me," Joe promised as they made their way to the kitchen where they found Kate talking to Chris as she made breakfast.

"Morning," Steve greeted Kate as he walked over to his girlfriend and gave her a quick kiss on the lips. He took in the amount of food she had prepared. "You didn't have to do all this," he said.

"I wanted to," she replied.

Joe joined Chris at the breakfast bar and surveyed the feast that Kate was making. "Mate," he said to Steve, "this one is definitely a keeper," he advised as he poured himself a coffee.

"Definitely," Chris agreed as he munched on a croissant.

"I hope so too," Steve said, mainly to Kate before he kissed her on the forehead. "Can I help then?" He offered.

"You can set the table if you want," Kate said. "Cutlery is in that drawer," she continued.

Steve set about the task quickly as Kate plated up the food. Soon all four adults were tucking in to the fry up that Kate had made and enjoying each others company. After eating, Chris went to have his shower whilst the others cleared up. They were interrupted by Steve's phone ringing. It was Mia on a video call.

"Mornin' Daddy," she greeted excitedly from her grand parents house.

"Morning Mia," Steve replied.

"How was the music?" His daughter enquired, not yet knowing the word for concert.

"It was good thank you," Steve informed her.

"When you back home?".

"Nanna and Pop keen to get rid of you?" Steve teased.

"No Daddy!" Mia giggled. "I been a good girl,".

"I'll be back about 4," Steve said.

"When's that?" Mia asked. She couldn't tell the time yet.

"Soon," Steve answered. It was pointless quantifying the number of hours as Mia wouldn't know what he was talking about. "Look who I'm with," Steve said, changing topic, thinking Mia would be glad to see Kate again. He turned the phone so that Kate was visible in the screen. She was busy giving Brian a few left over pieces of bacon.

"Hi Mia," Kate said, waving at the screen.

"I want to be with Kate and Brian," Mia screeched, clearly unhappy her father was with her new friends and she wasn't.

"Mia!" Steve warned as he turned the screen back so that his daughter could see his face. He wanted to calm his daughter down so his parents didn't have to deal with her tantrum. "Dont be like that for Nanna and Pop,".

"I wanna be with Kate and Brian," Mia repeated, with a scowl on her face.

"I don't think they want to be with you if you're in this sort of mood," Steve countered. "I was going to invite them to London next weekend but if you're gonna be like this I won't bother," he threatened.

"No Daddy!" Mia said, her mood instantly clearing. "I be good. Kate and Brian can come next weekend,".

"We'll see," Steve replied firmly. He'd already discussed it with Kate and knew she was coming, but didn't want his daughter to know that. Unknown to Steve, it wasn't going to be quite in the circumstances he thought….