Now it was very early when Charles awoke the next morning. He had been so weary from the road trip to Oklahoma that he had fallen into a deep sleep and, thankfully, the terrible dreams did not terrorize his mind in the long dark night. He awoke refreshed and in a very good mood. Charles opened up his windows and took in the fresh fragrant morning air as the birds twittered in the trees. He turned on his stereo as a sonata by Grieg came over the radio. Charles slipped into a nice hot shower and shaved preparing himself for a lovely day. He went to his kitchen and prepared a sumptuous breakfast of French toast with blueberries and fresh ground coffee from the Kona Coast; which he enjoyed outside by his crystal clear pool as the sun arose over the North Texas countryside. The sky was streaks of amethyst and deep shades of blue, not a cloud in the sky. A perfect day he thought.
However, when he went upstairs later he went into the guest room where he found every item that had been brought for Leah..,Lexa were missing. Charles quickly called Serena, who was upset as he had interrupted her tennis lesson.
"What is the problem so early in the morning?" she asked setting her racquet down.
"What has happened to all her clothes and things?" he asked a worried tone in his voice.
"Relax! Would you please? I took all her things to Xation's house, where she will be living." Serena informed him. "So when you bring her to the house from the spa all her things will be there for her. I placed everything away for her myself. Oh, and there's one more thing." she paused realizing her brother Xation must not have explained to Charles what was going on.
"What is it?" he asked as a deep sinking feeling filled the pit of his stomach.
"Xation is afraid she might try to runaway again, so he has arranged for a room to be prepared for you to come and live in, on the estate so you can keep an eye on Leah. Make sure she is happy and healthy. He needs her to have a close friend with her at all times. So we need you to be out of the house by Monday and all of your collection of antiques.., you need to find somewhere else to store it. I want to remodel the house, re-do the stone fireplace make it more modern." she said very nonchalantly. Charles went numb and there was a strange ringing in his ear, he thought he was having a mini-stroke, though he was not. "Charles? Are you still there?"
However, when he went upstairs later he went into the guest room where he found every item that had been brought for Leah..,Lexa were missing. Charles quickly called Serena, who was upset as he had interrupted her tennis lesson.
"What is the problem so early in the morning?" she asked setting her racquet down.
"What has happened to all her clothes and things?" he asked a worried tone in his voice.
"Relax! Would you please? I took all her things to Xation's house, where she will be living." Serena informed him. "So when you bring her to the house from the spa all her things will be there for her. I placed everything away for her myself. Oh, and there's one more thing." she paused realizing her brother Xation must not have explained to Charles what was going on.
"What is it?" he asked as a deep sinking feeling filled the pit of his stomach.
"Xation is afraid she might try to runaway again, so he has arranged for a room to be prepared for you to come and live in, on the estate so you can keep an eye on Leah. Make sure she is happy and healthy. He needs her to have a close friend with her at all times. So we need you to be out of the house by Monday and all of your collection of antiques.., you need to find somewhere else to store it. I want to remodel the house, re-do the stone fireplace make it more modern." she said very nonchalantly. Charles went numb and there was a strange ringing in his ear, he thought he was having a mini-stroke, though he was not. "Charles? Are you still there?"
