CHARLES CLAIRE KALISTAChapter 35
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We laughed all the way down to the kitchen. I pulled the chair out for Claire and we went about our business. I made her a salad and brought it to her, then made us each a cheeseburger and grabbed some chips and took it to the table. Lastly I poured us a couple glasses of water and realized I was the only person moving at all. The ladies seemed perplexed over Claire’s ‘ensemble,’ but nobody actually said anything.
Claire looked up and said, “Are Charles and I the only ones having lunch today? I am hungry—that workout we had Charles, oohh, got me so hungry?”
I saw a gleam in her eyes—she was having a blast taunting the rest of the ladies, just waiting for the next thing to respond to.
The rest of the ladies gathered up their selections and eventually joined us at the dinner table. They were all glancing at Claire and me, trying to determine something?
Kalista said, “Yeah, Claire—That dancing was quite the workout, wasn’t it?”
“Oh, yeah K—that too.” Claire gave me a kiss and then took a bite of her cheeseburger. “Yummy, this tastes almost as good as Charles does?”
Things got ... really quiet again. All you could hear was Claire taking a bite of her cheeseburger and loving it.
“So, Charles,” Sarah said. “What we talked about earlier? Have things stayed the same or gotten any better?”
Having been caught with food in my mouth I said, “Muth bettir.”
Everybody—including my fiancée, laughed at that and the meal continued on without any further consternation or conversation.
I asked, “Ready to learn some new dances, girls?”
“Sure,” They giggled—and jiggled.
“First thing, you will need ballet slippers! I have got a new dance for just the two of you,” I said looking over at them. They went up to their rooms and got their slippers. K came right back, but Claire took a minute and came back with a bra on and a tighter t-shirt than before.
Claire said, “Charles, I am not about to give myself two black eyes by letting the girls ‘fly free,’” causing both Sarah and Annie to both cough, laugh and snort for a moment. Kalista giggled, as usual.
I’d bummed some music and gave it to Annie to put in the player, the first song that came up was the Disco Hit, ‘I Will Survive’ and I took Claire and gave her a crash course in Disco dancing. I’d looked it up last night and poured over it, so my head was full of steps.
Since there’s a lot of spinning in this genre, the first thing we went through was side-by-side spins, which of course Claire nailed, while I failed.
“Charles,” Kalista said getting up, “Why not let Claire and I do it together? We could do the whole dance side by side, like a competition within the song, she could do it—I could it, then we do it together?”
“Fabulous idea, Princess—let me get a disco routine from YouTube and you can work from that.”
So, I found a couple of videos for them to look at, as the song was playing in the background—the girls were having a blast deciding which moves to use. I saw K do a double spot spin to my amazement. Claire, not to be out done, performed a triple dance spin, to which we all applauded.
They got back to it and over the course of almost thirty minutes put together a very energetic routine.
“Girls, if you were in matching outfits, short, sexy and sassy; that dance would be even hotter than it just was,” I said.
They both screamed at that idea and we looked for some clothes online and after about ten minutes, the girls were satisfied and the order was placed ... it would get here in three days.
Getting back to dancing, we worked out routines to Louis Armstrong’s version of ‘It’s Been a Long, Long Time,’ the Space Kelly version of ‘Claire,’ Katy Perry’s ‘Firework,’ ‘The Prayer’ with Josh Groban and Charlotte Church and Katy Perry’s hit ‘Pearl.’
We will have a surprise or two for Mister Bublé when we meet back up.
The next day we all chillaxed, not wanting to overdo. I had to explain that word to Kalista, and she was quick to agree.
Claire seemed a bit less ‘hot to trot’ today and was constantly apologizing for yesterday. ‘We’ seemed all right again.
“C-Cask Meeting,” was heard from downstairs—it sounded like Kalista?
We all gathered around and Kalista took a deep breath and started.
“I need some new ‘intimate things,’ and I need someone to take me to the store to get them. Most of my ‘things’ won’t fit any more.” She blushed a little.
Claire said, “Ooooh, so my little sister has finally gotten bigger boobies, has she?”
Princess blushed a little and said, “U-huh.”
Claire went up to her and hugged her and said, “Who’s going with us?”
Sarah got up and grabbed some keys and said, “Come on ladies, I could use something new to catch Charles eyes. He never looks at me anymore, does he, Claire?”
Claire arched her back a little and said, “If you got ‘em, flaunt ‘em.” That caused them all to head on out, leaving Mom and me alone.
“Charles,” she asked, “What was that conversation with Sarah you had the other day? Was it about Claire?”
“Yeah, it was.”
“Well?”
“Well, it seems that Claire had a possible side effect to her first couple of days on the Pill.”
“And?”
“And, as of this morning all seems ... well. I talked to Claire—then Sarah—then Claire again.”
“Are you going to tell me any of the details about this, Charles?” she asked, now with crossed arms.
“Do you really need to know, Mom? It was difficult enough to have the conversation I had with them, if I have to go over all of that again I will, but the important part is, that Claire is over being ‘Horny’ all of the time.”
I got up and started up to my room as Mom said, “Get back here, bozo. You drop the H-bomb and leave?”
I sat back down and explained all that had happened between Claire and I, well most of what happened and she chuckled a bit and put her hand on my knee and said, “Charles, that discussion will happen over and over, until your honeymoon. Be Prepared ... Eagle Scout.”
“Speaking of being prepared, do you want to spa, beautiful? I haven’t had any alone time with my ‘Hot Mama’ in a while – suits optional, if you’d like.”
“Ohhh, you said that waaay too smoothly, kiddo—I will meet you in the spa, honey,” Annie said with a grin.
A couple minutes later, I was already in the spa when my mama came down the stairs in a beautiful bikini. I whistled and she stopped and turned around to model it—It was a cheeky cut, I recognized it from the Victoria’s Secret catalogue. How many fifteen-year-old boys can say that with a straight face?
She walked towards me and stepped into the spa, stopping with her butt cheeks right in front of my face, as she said, “How does it look Charles? Is my butt still the tightest butt of your harem?”
“Only one way to be sure Mom, if it’s OK with you?” I said with a bit of nervousness in my voice.
“Go ahead Charles—I trust you.”
I placed my hands on her cheeks, yeah—those cheeks. I heard a gasp of air from her as I shook her cheeks to see if there was any jiggle—there wasn’t.
“A perfect 10—that’s my mama,” I said.
She sat down on my lap and leaned back.
“That was kind of ... fun Charles. Anytime you want to check out my butt jiggle, just ask honey-bun.” She giggled and took both of my hands and put them on her belly.
“So, are you two being responsible?”
“Yeah, mom. She seems better today, although I am certain the problem may rise again.”
“Speaking of rising again, how are you doing in regards to your intermittent erection problem, honey?” She giggled as she said that.
“Oh, Mom—hearing you say that won’t help at all, but the other day when you all showed up with Claire and me in the spa.”
“Yeah, what about it?” She looked at me with a bit of worry.
“I had a ... good-sized erection and she giggled about it, but protected me when you guys came back by helping me get a towel around the problem.”
“Wow, strange to hear that from your own son, but it’s good to know that you are covering for each other. Charles, rub my shoulders please? Ooohh, that feels wonderful dear. Is she remembering to take her pill every day at the same time ... that’s important Charles?”
I nodded ‘yes.’
“I am very impressed by your dancing and choreography these days, you seem to be getting more confident all of the time.”
“Being around the four of you gives me lots of confidence Mom—You want to make out a little?”
“Charles Xavier Newman!”
“I’m sorry—I thought I picked up on a vibe, Mom.”
“Of course, I would. Who wouldn’t want to make out with a millionaire,” she said turning around and scooting up, so we were face to face.
“You really are a very beautiful woman, you know,” I said getting emotional a little.
She rested her arms on my chest and started the kiss very softly. I put my hands on her shoulders and pulled her into me, causing our mouths to mash together like long lost lovers. We separated for a moment and she took a deep breath and we started again ... but this time she moved her arms and she was now pressing her bikini covered breasts directly onto my chest causing my very male reaction. I lowered my hands enough to hold her in place to push more against her.
She felt it and said, “Oooh—Did I cause that honey?”
“Yeah, you did—you naughty momma you. You might as well get the benefit of it!””
“We’d—better stop Charles, or I am not exactly sure where this might lead and I love you too much, but anytime you want to, I am willing ... To only kiss,” she blushed.
“Mother, I want you to know that I am willing to do anyth...”
The ladies came in with K yelling, “I’m a full C-cup now, Charles—I’m a FULL C-cup.”
I heard Mom chuckling—I questioned, “What?”
“I am going to end up the smallest breasted woman of your Harem, Charles?”
“Quality is just as important and quantity Mom,” I said as I squeezed her butt tight from underneath the water. She turned around and gave me another peck on the lips, just before they all came out to find us in the spa.
“That line works both ways, Charles,” she smiled.
I blushed.
All the ladies gathered around the spa, talking a mile a minute about this or that. I got out first, putting a towel around my waist, then helped Mom out, keeping her suit design covered so Claire didn’t go too ballistic.
“I take it you are still the same size Sweet—ness?” I said to Claire, almost using my new name for her.
“Yeah, I am through growing out, now if I could just get about two or three inches taller to make it easier to kiss you.” Which she just did to prove her point.
After that wonderful kiss, I said, “Until you do, why don’t you try taller heels? As good as your legs look in two inch heels, if you went to three inch, you would get the two-for-one of being an inch taller and your legs looking that much better.”
“You are so good for my ego, Sweetie,” she said, leaning into me.
“Anything you want to do, Claire-Bear? Besides that?” I said with a grin.
Coming up behind me, wrapping her arms around my waist and smashing her ample bosom up against my back, she said, “Oh Charles, you just read my mind. I’d love to wrap my legs around you and squeeeeeeze?”
“I do have an idea for the five of us?” I said, speaking loud enough for all to hear.
“What’s on your mind Charles?” Annie asked, giggling at the thought of my actually answering that, out loud.
I started by saying, “We have a little over a week before we’re gone from this place for almost a year, don’t we?”
Claire got really excited and said, “Charles, you don’t mean... ?”
“Yep, let’s go shopping for the stuff we need to move to Springfield! I think I know everything we need for Claire and my house. The place across the street for you ladies, needs just about everything, bedroom furniture, living room furniture and kitchen stuff, too—Both places need similar back yard amenities.”
“Damn right,” said Kalista.
We got back from our shopping, weary but quite satisfied. We’d first gone to Lowes and got washers and dryers for both houses, along with state of the art refrigerators for both places as well. We also got microwaves and trash compactors.
We got all the KitchenAid products we could muster, since I own 25% of it.
We went on to get all of the other house furniture from the Ashley Furniture Store in Springfield, with Sarah and Annie picking their furniture with Kalista’s help. Sweet Rack and Nice Buns looked around for our more limited needs. The master bedroom at our place was the only fully furnished bedroom, so we picked out two complete queen bedrooms sets along with dresser/nightstands and a nice dining room set with expandable leaves and twelve high back chairs.
“Claire, which room will be the babies room?” I turned and asked.
After a classic double take, Claire got a smile on her face like nobody’s business.
“Our babies—you have thought ... about our babies? Wow! Well, haven’t all of your dreams had either Kalista or me pregnant with twins?” she asked point blank.
“As a matter of fact, that’s exactly right ... so?” I left this wide open for her.
“Just thinking, the bedroom closest to us can be the babies room. When they’re old enough, we can move them to separate rooms or keep them together with a, what’s it called, a bunk bed?” she said.
“You are going to be the most beautiful pregnant woman ever,” I said as Kalista came up to us to find out what we were doing.
“Oh and when Aunt Kalista comes over to see her Half-Nieces and Nephews, we will need a room for her to stay in, won’t we?” I said specifically for K to hear.
That perked up Kalista as she said, “Oh, which room will be mine?”
“The one all the way down the hall, Super-K,” I said.
“Yeah, Kalista – you will need to be out of earshot of our room,” Claire said, causing me to blush and Kalista to giggle.
“I was only kidding about getting my own room,” K said, but excited, nonetheless.
“You will be our step-daughter, just as soon as we can do it, after turning 18, so you will have your own room young lady. There are four bedrooms, so unless we have more than two children, you will have your own room—until you move out, or whatever else comes along,” I said.
“I am never moving out Daddy, er ... Charles. I am sorry—my biological Dad is out of my life—Randall never wanted me and all I wanted is to be loved—by you Charles,” Kalista said as I went to her and wrapped my arms around this bundle of love that was now sobbing in my arms.
Annie and Sarah came walking towards us.
“What’s happened? Is she OK?” Sarah asked.
Claire nodded her head to the Moms as Kalista looked at me and said, “I love you Charles—I just can’t wait until the day I can call you Daddy.”
Through tears I said, “I am less than six years older than you, Super K. After that’s all happened, in the next few years, you won’t have to call me Daddy, unless you want to?” I said to her.
“I will want to, but I do understand what you are saying, Charles,” she responded with a grin.
“Are we done here, guys?” Annie asked wiping a tear from her eye.
“Yeah, it will all be delivered in 4 days, the same day the kitchen stuff is coming,” I responded blinking a lot to clear my vision.
“One last place to go people,” I said.
“Where’s that?” They all said together.
“Online, to buy some Spas, specifically some high end ones with lots and lots of jets!”
After looking at different brands online, we found a Columbus dealer and ordered two J-LX Luxury Jacuzzi’s, which we paid extra to be delivered on the same day as everything else we’d just purchased.
Today felt like Christmas at our new homes. I only wish we’d had the time to completely move into the new houses, but we didn’t. Ken and Sarah Jane and their kids were going to keep an eye on all of the houses while we’re on tour. We gave them spa privileges while we’re gone, which made our cousins Richie, Jeff, and Lily very happy campers.
We decided not to update any of the poster pictures; Ken and Sarah Jane were traveling to Grand Junction. That’s where the posters are printed and packaged for delivery, to oversee the beginning of the Golden Ticket system.
We got to the Springfield homes early and the furniture for both houses was delivered and placed where they belonged per our instructions. At the same time, the KitchenAid stuff showed up and we all just watched the ‘dance of the delivery men,’ giving them the occasional instruction on final placement.
Ken showed up alone to see all that was happening. After he arrived, he came over and gave his Mom a big hug, after which he hugged everyone else—Even me.
I pulled him to one side and asked a favor.
“Sure Charles, what is it?” Ken said.
“I haven’t heard from my father or Bridget since that Barbecue, not that I care all that much, but the baby—is my half-sister. I think they live in Columbus somewhere—get a private detective while you are at it. Something about Bridget rubbed me the wrong way when I first met her. Keep this to yourself, but I am wondering if her baby ‘is’ my father’s. Call me when you find out something OK?”
“Sure Charles—a mystery?” Ken said.
“A mystery,” I repeated back to him.
I pulled two hundred-dollar bills from my wallet and said, “Take that beautiful wife and those fabulous kids of yours out somewhere.”
He took the money and said, “You are a one-of-a-kind, Charles Newman.”
After all of the stuff was delivered and put in place, including the Jacuzzi’s, we realized that we needed to get linens and blankets for all of the beds that were just delivered.
Claire suggested we simply order that online and have it delivered to where we’re currently living, which of course, was a brilliant idea.
We stayed in Springfield, surprising Sarah’s parents, Jonathan and Henrietta. They hugged Annie, expressing their sorrow over her losing her parents so abruptly. They both hugged me as well, saying that they were excited about the wedding in a year. They will be my Grandparents-in-law.
I suggested we all go out to dinner somewhere, Grandpa Jonathan recommended Seasons Bistro and Grille, just a short drive from their place.
Apparently, Jonathan and Hennie, as she prefers to be called, have been going to this Bistro for some time, because the owners, brother and sister Doug and Margaret, personally welcomed them. They immediately offered me and my ladies, free food for life, after hearing we’d be living in Springfield after we were all done dancing.
After having made that promise, although I kept it to myself, I wondered if I could talk my future wife to live somewhere with more to do? Ohio does have a lot to do,!
Hennie told us how often they would see my Grandpa Xavier and Grandma Ruth in here, causing us all to remember them. After we all got something to drink, I raised my glass of soda and said filling to the brim with emotion, “A toast—to Xavier and Ruth Moynihan. May they be forever in our hearts.”
Most of us were now crying, but it was a good cry. Claire and I were set for life, with an income and a safe place to live. We had parents, grandparents and tons of in-laws ready to welcome us into their homes, if need be.
We ordered and had a really wonderful meal. I gave Doug and Margaret two coupons for discounted tickets to our Wedding, which they greatly appreciated. As we left, Doug came up to me and said, “We all miss your moms’ parents very much, keep dancing you guys—it looks like fun.”
We all left and took Jonathan and Hennie home, who looked satisfied, full and ready for bed. We promised we’d be by more often, as time permits.
Our drive home to Columbus was quiet, with Annie scooted over next to Sarah, who was driving and Claire to my left and Kalista to my right, as it usually was. We had four days left before we meet Michael at the Columbus Airport, so we all headed to bed.
We said goodnight to one another and Claire and I walked up to our bedroom.
I asked my fiancée, “Do you want to sneak a visit to the spa before we close our eyes and dream about each other?”
“Sounds great—let’s be quiet,” Claire said, “We don’t want to wake up anybody else OK?”
“Sure Sweet-Rack, I can’t believe sometimes when I look at you, just how much love I have in my heart,” I said.
“Don’t make me cry, Charles,” she said sweetly.
“Sorry sweetie, my emotions are on high-alert right now after seeing all of the love everyone had for Xavier and Ruth. When we’re home from the ISS, I want to move into our house right away—OK with you?” I asked.
“OK with me Lover. Now let’s change into our suits?” Claire said to me dreamily.
“Only have to wear suits for a little over a year, then we could walk around the house completely naked if we wanted,” I said with a bit of lust in my voice.
“What about Kalista, Charles?”
Claire thought she had me.
“Oh, she could be naked too ... I wouldn’t mind,” I said with a cheeky smile on my face, hoping she wouldn’t slap me for that impertinent remark.
She came out looking so damn good, with a bikini I’d seen before, but the amount of skin showing was so very impressive.
“What was that about Kalista, Charles?” she said.
“Oh, nothing,” I said with a lump in my throat.
We silently grabbed a couple of towels and walked quietly by all of the other bedroom doors as we headed to the spa—where we found everyone else already in it.
We all laughed as Claire and I got in, quickly cuddling each other, as were Annie and Sarah. Kalista had her eyes closed. We all stayed quiet for a while, with just the sound of the jets making the only sound any of us could hear, which was quite soothing.
I heard Kalista mumble something, so I went over to her and asked her what she said.
“Oooh. I finally get what Annie said a long time ago Charles, ‘With jets in the right places, who needs a man?’” K said, causing everyone to either laugh, giggle, snort, or gasp.
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“MOTHER!” She was on a roll, so Sarah kept going, “Sorry Claire, but the truth is the truth. Most girls your age are getting ready to go to high school and plan to sleep with every boy they meet, until they find the one to bring home to Mom and Dad. You, however—hit the mother lode; he’s cute, he’s smart, he treats you like he’s known you for a dozen years, but it’s been barely over a year and a half, from when you first met.” “I know I didn’t originally understand what was going on with...
“You had me worried there for a minute, Tiger,” she said giving me a new nickname. “I thought I felt your hands moving towards my butt.” “They did ... a little, but I was in control of my hands the whole time, OK Love.” “OK Love,” she repeated quietly. Jimmy told us that during the next week we would likely still be working on the Tango and Cha-Cha. Claire and I only needed to refine our steps and learn a few more. We must keep Jimmy satisfied. ==== It was Saturday night, and Annie and...
“I am in a spa with four very healthy and attractive women; my mother, my girlfriend, my soul mate and my potential mother–in-law. The last thing on my mind is having fun. Wait a second ... that didn’t come out quite right.” “Charles,” Claire said swimming over to me, “Do I make you nervous right now?” “Not n-nervous, Claire. More uh — uhm, well ... uncomfortable,” I lied. Claire started to walk towards me with water dripping off ... everything. “Claire,” said her mother, “Don’t tease...
The next couple of days were something of a haze, with the practices, the new routines and such. Mom repeated that the musical guidelines for time are, to avoid a penalty, between 150 and 210 seconds. “Annie’s Song” was 180 seconds, but a song that goes 223 seconds, like “Footloose” does, might be stretching it just too much. Claire told me that Josiah could trim music from the front or the end of the song to make it fit the 210 maximum. So, I asked her to have him cut the opening eight...
Breaking the mood, Sarah said, “He’s not the greatest dancer ever, but he’s darn close. Thank you for stopping by,” she added, rubbing my back saying, “She’s not too far from the truth, Charles?” I leaned into Sarah and cried for a bit. Fed, showered, and dressed - we showed up early for our second Carnegie Hall Performance, these folks paid $2,500 each to see us, so we really needed to be jazzed and ready. Walking up to Michael, I saw he’d actually put on the T-shirt we got him. “Hey...
“Back to the Countdown, all right?” I hopefully asked. That settled them all down, at least a little. Claire said, “You were at 14, Charles.” “Thanks honey,” I said with a kiss. “Number 14;” 955,000 Sarah “Marilyn Monroe” pose “What’s that mean?” Kalista asked. I said, “There was an actress in the 40s, 50s and early 60s named Marilyn Monroe, Kalista. She exuded sexuality and one of her many famous pictures was with her bent over in a low-cut all-white dress, with her ‘girls’ pushed...
“Let’s get back to the hotel everybody,” Annie said. “Michael, when do we leave for Russia?” “In three days, we fly from here to Novosibirsk, Russia, about 2,950 miles, then on to Moscow, an additional 1,730-mile leg, after that to St. Petersburg, our final Russian stop,” Michael said. “Good, I might just sleep for the next two days Michael,” I said. Claire leaned in close and said, “Not without me, you won’t?” The realization of the previous evening, hit me when I woke up. I had my arms...
When they saw us walk up to their ticket windows, there was a scream from within, and they called their supervisor who gave us all free passes for the day. Ever-present Sarah showed me she had autographing pens with her. First thing we did was to take the Behind the Scenes Tour that showed off their zoological support area, and Jonathan, our guide, made a prideful point of mentioning all of the endangered species they had at their park. After the Tour was over, our guide, Jonathan stayed...
What was that? Did they say we had moved on, or were they telling us to leave the floor? The crowd was stunned and started to applaud very loudly. I guess that meant ... We made it! We waved back to the crowd, and Claire took me by my collar and kissed me in front of everybody there. I knew this was likely to come back on me, but I responded and kissed her back causing the other dancers around us to start applauding as well. We broke up both equally embarrassed, but happy as can be — we...
FIFTEEN YEARS LATER (2032) “Charles?” K said, now 28. “Yes, Princess?” I responded, now 33. “Everybody’s gone, leaving us alone.” “Where did they all go to?” I asked. “Claire, Annie and Sarah with Rose and Michael, along with Ken and his brood, went to check on the newest Charles & Claire Dance Studio in Pittsburgh. On their way back they were going to Columbus for the day, to check on the studio that Brian and Susan, and their family, are in charge of.” “That leaves us all alone,...
Well, again, Tuesday night couldn’t come soon enough for me. This week, Brian’s mother took us to Cotillion getting us there early so Claire and I could confer with Jimmy. We told him about the BBQ and about all the steps we learned. Mr. Bradshaw looked at us flabbergasted and said, “You have learned The Natural Turn Progression? I usually don’t even try to teach that to anyone under fifteen; they ... just can’t grasp it. You two really are something special, you know. Next week, I will be...
We got up, showered and met up with the group for a small and quick breakfast. Sarah got us a room in the hotel to practice in, we went through all of our newly restored routines two additional times letting the girls flash them up a little. We took a cab ride out to Wembley Stadium to check it out. We saw a very large dance floor being setup, it was maybe 80ft across by 100ft deep, easily the biggest we’d seen so far. As fast as they were setting it up, Michael and his merry men were...
That caused Jimmy to smile big as he said, “Now ... Charles & Claire will show us all, the Tango,” starting “Hernando’s Hideaway,” a different version than we had danced to before, but quite lyrical. Claire turned to me and said, “Charles remember, No rise and fall!” What a wonderful dimpled smile was on her face. We proceeded to Tango ourselves into a lather using steps that we know Jimmy wouldn’t be teaching tonight, but when you love to dance ... you do what you do, and what you...
“OK, last subject – turning professional and going on this tour. I am beginning to believe, that we are going to like dancing for people on this tour more than anything else, so I suggest we all turn professional right away, informing the NDCA at the proper time. We go on this US Tour, and maybe even Michaels’ World Tour as well.” “Then we maybe find out about going on the World Dance Council International Tour, or starting our own Tour, something along the lines of ‘The Claire and Special K...
“Ooooohhhhh — That was a joke, Charles? That was my soon to be fourteen-year-old sons’ idea of a joke. Ha-Ha. Hmmm ... you knew I was behind the door, didn’t you? Well, you got me pretty good there, Chuckles. I must admit.” She started laughing with us; so, I guess she was OK, but I am going to start being more careful, generally speaking. RING “Hello, this is Charles Newman, who may I ask is calling?” “This is Kalista McArthur, Mr. Newman. Calling to see how you are doing?” “Kalista. So...
Not having been there for over five years brought back memories. It was an all-new orchestra, with a new conductor, Herbie must have retired or passed on. After getting everyone settled, I walked up and introduced myself and met the new conductor, Harold Watson, better known as Hal. He was aware of who we were and had a large number of our music ready for us. There was no live singer this evening, just a nice meal and dance music. I sat between my wife and my daughter. “Daddy,” Rose said...
The next morning, after working out and coming back to take a shower, I looked at our list of cities we’d gone to so far and determined that we have been to 30% of the total cities, and we’re about eight months into our 24-month long Tour so far, which ... matches up. We’re less than two months from Kalista’s 12th birthday. Our second Anaheim performance was as electric as the first, then we had a day off, then Fullerton for a single, the next day was our ‘Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon...
I chuckled, put the phone down and ran to Mom in the kitchen asking her if Claire could come over in the morning to practice. Of course, she said, “Are you ready to be a proper gentleman this time, young man?” I bowed my head and said, “Yes, ma’am. I have got Claire holding on the phone. Could we get her this time, instead of one of her family having to drop her off, please?” That probably sounded a bit needy. “That was the perfect amount of groveling. Go tell her we will be coming to get...
The performances the next four days in Sydney, were quite outstanding. Kalista was extraordinary, and Claire was at the top of her game as well. I’d begun to go to the gym now and work out every morning. I did look up the latest news on Happy Birthday, finding that only three weeks earlier (On September 22nd) a judge in Los Angeles ruled that none of the companies that have collected royalties over the years, held a valid copyright claim. An attorney for the plaintiffs, Randall Newman (No...
Claire said, “I guess we’ll find out who wins the battle of the chesticles, won’t we, Mom?” Sarah did a shake and said, “In sheer size, dear – there’s no comparison.” They all laughed and snorted. “All right let’s go ... Dammit! The stat site is down, I need to call Ken about this!” “Oh,” Sarah said. “We got a request from Disney to make our posters available in the non-USA Parks. Without running it by anyone, I said to go ahead, but only in Japan. I figured we could find out how...
“Both of our mothers, along with our future stepdaughter, would kill us both if we did something as stupid as that,” she responded. “You’re right Claire, and when you are right – you are right,” I said, first looking over the delicious body of my soon to be wife, then starting another kiss. “I am so horny, and you are so gorgeous – a deadly combination, my dear.” “I am up for a little ‘afternoon delight,’ Charles?” she said grinning at me, reminding me again of that wonderful June evening...
After we got home, I changed into a swimsuit and practically jumped into the spa. Being that everyone else was of a like mind, within a half hour, I was joined by my entire C.A.S.K of ladies. Kalista came up to me and asked, in an alarmingly sexual tone, “Whatcha doin, Loverboy,” and she sat down on my lap, spreading herself out in a leisurely manner. “Well, Special K, you sexy lump of clay, you, I was looking at the final leg of our US SST tour.” I had my laptop on a stool...
“Can we wait and not have sex, until we’re married? Too many kids rush into their first time and end up regretting their decision.” “Absolutely Charles, that’ll make it that much more exciting, when we finally do make love to one another, for the very first time.” Of course, that was exactly when Sarah walked in, knocking and saying, “I want the two of you to know something about love. There’s lust, and it is a very powerful and strong emotion, that can break up friends forever. It can ruin...
“I am so excited,” Annie said. “How do you calm down when you get this excited.” Michael knew, so he walked over to her and gave her a nice kiss, possibly the best kiss they had yet shared. She touched her lips and seemed calmer. “He certainly takes after his father,” Kallie said. “Charles did that to Sarah once, and she was never the same again.” “Five minutes please,” our tech girl announced through my headset. I passed that along to the gang. Turning to my wife, I said, “Ready for...
We all laughed for the next hundred miles or so as we headed towards our, 31st City Salt Lake City One Night SLC Marriott City Center We arrived in Salt Lake City about three am. Sarah had gotten us a large suite with two queens and a rollaway. We’re performing at the Salt Palace the day after tomorrow. We were emotionally drained from the last six hours of things happening, so Kalista got in the rollaway, provided I give her a goodnight kiss, which I did, and I crawled into bed with my...
Eventually, we all changed into rehearsal clothes again. We had less than four full months before we leave on ‘The Next-Generation Tour’, and these routines needed to be automatic. I introduced the third set into our regimen, two weeks later we added set number four. Six weeks later all seven sets were worked into the rotation. Sammi was right — the kids were catching on, smiling as they were barely out of breath after a day’s rehearsal. My daily workout did its job; I was back in the best...
The rest of the day was a blast, the farthest thing from dancing we could do. Occasionally, Sarah grabbed my hand as we walked to the things we wanted to see and accomplish. We’d gotten tired, and let our guide give us a mini-tour, while we stayed in the cart. We weren’t being bothered for autographs that much, but if someone asked, we’d stop and gladly do it. We were all dried out now. I’d seen a place on the Park Map I wanted to go to, so I asked to go to Topper’s Hat Shop. I got a light...
I opened the door to a wonderful scent, thank you Ken, and Claire and I quickly started a load of laundry, then stripped and got naked into our spa. I got a text from K, “Can I spa with U?” I asked Claire and she said ‘Sure’ and I texted K back. She was over in a flash. I was planning on putting on some boxers, but my legs felt so good, I stepped into the spa, naked. K came in already in a suit. “Princess, right now - naked only.” She got in, put Claire between us and stripped herself...
“Kallie?” I said pulling her to where we could talk and not be heard. “Yes dear,” she replied giving me again that smile that radiates love. “I found an ALS Research Center in San Francisco. They are expecting records from your doctor regarding your preliminary diagnosis. I have emailed you their information and would love it if you took care of doing that in the next 24 to 48 hours,” I asked. “It isn’t that important, Charles,” she said. “It is to me, please, Special K, do it for me,...
Things were breaking up and our group quickly surrounded us, as we exchanged hugs and kisses. I looked around and didn’t see Kalista anywhere, at least not until she was in the air, on her way to me and I caught her. I won’t be able to hold her much longer, she has gotten taller and thus, heavier; I certainly wouldn’t say that to her face. She went for the deep kiss, but Annie and Sarah were there in time, to stop it from happening. After signing autographs for over half an hour, Annie...
Our Three Sports Stadium Performances were not technical sellouts, but they were the loudest frikking amounts of people we ever had, with Dan the Man in his elements. Well, back to the Tour: 40 cities left in California; starting in Oxnard, then Ventura and Santa Barbara for 3, Santa Maria for 2, Bakersfield for 3 (In a new multi-use stadium capable of holding 125,000), followed by Visalia, Clovis, and Fresno for 2, Modesto, Stockton and Sacramento for 3. We were planning an extra two days...
“Yes, a Terrible Tango routine,” I said. “Must find just the right music,” as I started rummaging through our music collection. “What about ‘Hernando’s Hideaway,’ Charles? We have practiced to it a couple of times?” Claire suggested. “No, Claire ... it’s a great song to Tango to, but I want something that works for only you and me ... so nobody else will dare dance to it, after we do.” “Aren’t we getting a little full of ourselves, Charles?” mom asked. “No Mom, the music is important;...
Finally, we went back to dancing. I thought we could now practice the Cha-Cha and the Tango. Those were the dances we were expected to know for Cotillion later. We went back over the four Basic patterns, the New York step, along with both the Spot and Walkaround turns again. I added to that, the Crossover steps, and a really cool derivative step called The Chase. After going through this without music, I looked at their selection. They had the Eliane Elias version of “Oye Como Va;” a perfect...
Disney’s Hollywood Studios was impressive. With twenty attractions to choose from, including Rock ‘n’ Roll Coaster, Star Tours in 3D, The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, that Annie and Sarah wanted nothing to do with, Toy Story Mania, the newly refurbished Fantasmic, and a 25-minute long Live truncation of ‘Beauty and the Beast,’ with five of the wonderful songs from the movie, including the Oscar winning ‘Be Our Guest’ and ‘Beauty and the Beast.’ We also watched the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt...
She pounced on my slightly diminished erection, enjoying it like a kitty cat that just got a fresh plate of milk. She got me clean and pushed me on my back. She dropped her butt down on my erection, causing her to practically scream bloody murder. I threw her a pillow, as she performed at first a ‘Cowgirl’ then without stopping turned it into a ‘reverse.’ I pulled out and got her on her hands and knees and I plowed right into that beautiful butt of hers, again doing most of the work. Only...
My girls all came up to me wondering exactly what I was going to say. As usual, I said that I didn’t know yet, I’d planned to wing it. The cameraman was getting instructions through his earpiece and I got Claire and Kalista on either side me. He backed up a bit and gave me a 5 – 4 – 3 – 2 – 1. The reporter handed me her mike, and I said, straight into the TV camera in front of me, “Ladies and Gentlemen, and kids of all ages, from the Pacific to the Atlantic. Welcome to the Columbus Mall, in...
We got back to Caesars about twenty-five minutes before things started. The same gentleman we’d spoken to before helped us to our seats. The lights dimmed. As part of her show, she does many of her most popular musical selections, including practically all of her music that we had. After her first couple of songs, she took her microphone and said, “Ladies and gentlemen, last fall I was lucky enough to be part of a very special wedding event. It was at a football stadium in Columbus, Ohio....
“I plan to ask her to marry me at graduation, not to marry me at graduation. I know many teenagers as well as older folks seem to think two or three months is plenty of time to be engaged. I hope to be engaged for two full years so when we turn twenty, that year’s McArthur Family BBQ could become our Wedding Day.” “I know you usually hold it in June, Sarah, but that year it could be the Sunday between my and Claire’s birthday’s in July. Could that be planned? Maybe you can get that dunk tank...
We landed in Fairbanks, Alaska, for the first of four performances in the 49th state. Fans in Fairbanks, Anchorage, and Juneau all loved our Next Generation Tour. Our hop from there to Hawaii was wonderful. Our Tour of Pearl Harbor was amazing. Michael explained it to his ‘girls’, causing all three of them to cry a little. Sammi did the same with Lily. My Great-great grandfather, Richard Noble Newman, was shipped to Pearl Harbor during the late summer of 1941. By the grace of God, he...
The next night’s performance was something of a letdown. Michael Bublé performed flawlessly, but every one of us fumbled something. After saying goodnight to him and getting our money, I called a meeting for when we got back to the hotel to pick up Sammi and her crew. After we all assembled outside our vehicles, I said, “What happened tonight was totally unacceptable! Even I messed up!” That garnered a laugh. “In the entire history of Charles & Claire, that has never happened. I don’t...