CHARLES CLAIRE KALISTAChapter 35
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“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 around my gal and I couldn’t resist kissing her neck–it was right in front of me. As I lingered moving from place to place on her neck and shoulder, kissing everywhere I saw.
I felt her wake up.
“Yesterday you woke up as a millionaire, today you wake up a billionaire, how do you feel about that, Lover?” Claire giggled.
“The only difference I feel, is that I am more in love with you today than I was yesterday. Not as much as I’ll be tomorrow.” Her reaction to that - was to kiss me.
#RING#
“Hey Ken, what can I do for my future Bro-in-law?” I said with Claire climbing up on me, kissing my neck while I talked to her big brother.
“You called me last night telling me there would be a ‘big burst,’ well, there was! Every Golden Ticket has been purchased, the printers will need about a week, to print and mail them all,” Ken said.
“Hold on a minute?” I asked him.
I took this bombshell on me and raised her face to mine and gave her a great big sloppy kiss, then picked up the phone and said, “Thank you for calling with the news Ken, I am really thankful for all of your help in this. When we get home, we need to repose the Five-Faces Picture and print enough to hand out to everyone at the Wedding, as a parting gift. We want it pre-autographed.”
“That’s easy Charles–Is it a safe guess that my little sister is there with you?” he asked me.
I put the phone to Claire’s ear, mouthed ‘It’s Ken’ and she said, “Hey Bro, thank you – Isn’t Charles a Superstar; that’s what Michael called him?”
I heard Ken say, “He may just be, sis ... Oh, do you still want to get an additional print house, Charles? These guys have handled everything so far.”
“I want to drop the selling price to $4 per poster, or $70 for a 20 Pak, right AFTER they have sent out all outstanding ‘Golden Tickets’ orders. There will be a bonus in your paycheck this week, young man–You deserve every penny. I have to go, Claire is kissing me to death, bye.”
Ken said, “What a way to go,” just as I’d hung up.
Our days off were lots of fun; The second day; we went back to where the event was. We saw how beautiful it was during the day. Upon seeing who we were, officials allowed us access to the area, provided we touched nothing along the way.
“Charles, it’s so beautiful, how old is it?” Kalista asked.
“It was reconstructed after the fall of the tyrants Hipparchus and Hippias in the early 500s, around 1,500 years ago, girls. It was laid siege to over the years, particularly in 1687, when the Venetian armies of Morosini attacked, resulting in an explosion of the Parthenon, over there, which had been used as a Powder Magazine,” I explained.
“What’s a ‘Powder Magazine’ Charles?” Claire asked.
“Well, anywhere dry, usually inside, can be used to store gunpowder, explosives, and guns and bullets–that kind of stuff. It was called a ‘Powder Magazine,’ because most of the methods man used to kill others still involved black powder, or gunpowder. Nowadays, they have stronger and safer methods than gunpowder, such as Cordite,” I said. “Just watch any episode of MythBusters, they are always blowing shi ... stuff up!”
“That’s my guy, smart as a whip, can dance any dance he’s seen, and has a billion dollars in the bank,” Claire said too loud.
“Ssshh - Claire, don’t advertise that please? It makes me nervous, OK?” I asked. “That doesn’t count the Poster money, remember?”
“Sorry, Charles–I am just so proud of you from the other night,” Claire added.
“We all are, Claire,” Sarah added. “My son-in-law, Charles Newman. Your kids will lack for nothing, you two. Anybody hungry?”
“My stomach’s been growling for hours, Sarah,” Annie exclaimed.
“I can’t have any of my Cask go hungry, let’s go to lunch ... or dinner, whatever,” I said still a little ‘event hangover’ causing me to be unsure of the day or time.
After lunch, or was it supper, back at the hotel - I wanted to work out at the gym. Claire and I changed and went down and were welcomed by everyone, who was congratulating us on our Athens Event.
Claire and I stretched first, and then she started her arm curls using the free weights. She didn’t like the way the flab underneath her upper arms flapped, so I gave her some ‘easy to handle’ exercise. She liked the outfits she got to wear as much as anything else.
I went through my pull-downs, in front of my face and behind my head, some leg curls with resistance, and ending with the leg press machine.
I heard a voice, “Charles - help me, please?”
Claire had walked up to a dipping bar, so I got out of the leg press and went to help her. I picked her up by her hips and she grabbed the handles and she actually held herself up. I stood back and applauded as she glared at me and did five ... dips. Then I had to let her down, of course. She turned around and wrapped her legs around my waist and kissed me, before I set her all the way down.
“Claire, would it be all right with you if I turned our extra bedroom into a weight room when we get back from this Tour?” I asked looking in the brown pools that are her eyes.
“Sure, good idea – Although...” She leaned in real close, “If we’re making love every hour, you won’t have time to work out after our personal and intimate workouts, will you?”
“I’m ready for the spa, how about you?” I asked instead of answering the hypothetical question I just got that got me firm.
We went over and stripped down to our suits, getting in the spa.
“Hey, none of that,” my mother’s voice said as we’d just started to begin making out.
This time their bushels were better hidden, but only for a few more moments, as the three of them were all in very attractive suits underneath. As they slipped into the spa, a couple of guys walked over and said, “Hi” to the ladies.
Mom quickly raised her ring finger saying, “We’re a married couple, but thanks for saying ‘Hi!’” She actually giggled.
Sarah and Kalista did as well - Mom looked around at everyone, “It’s just easier than all the games they play just to see how fast they can get into our pan...”
“Annie, are you crazy or something?” Sarah interrupted.
“Yeah, crazy in love, maybe?” she said looking at Sarah like she was a hot fudge Sundae.
“You L-Love me?” Sarah said, sounding incredulous.
“Duh,” Annie responded. “I have for a while, dear. It’s just so difficult after spending all those years with someone who didn’t really appreciate me like ... like you do.”
“I appreciate you too, Mom,” I felt it necessary to say.
“I know dear, but you have these young ladies to love. Now, I have Sarah.”
Mom got quiet, as we all looked at Sarah together.
“I love you too, Annie,” she said starting to cry. They hugged each other, which I must admit was a bit of a turn-on, but I was also so happy for them at this moment.
“Well, don’t wait anytime soon for Ohio to pass Same-Sex Marriage Legislations ladies?” I said.
“That’s OK with me honey,” mom said looking at Sarah.
“Same here, Loverboy,” Sarah responded looking at Annie and licking her lips deliciously.
Claire, Kalista, and I got up and left the Spa, leaving the Moms alone. We all dried off and put on our shirts and we walked back to our rooms. I invited Kalista to our room for a while.
Claire left to go to the bathroom and change for bed. I’d taken off my shirt, so my chest was exposed, and Kalista came up to me and said, “I never thanked you for working so hard at the Acropolis event, Daddy? May I give you a ‘Thank You’ kiss?”
Well, for a number of reasons, including calling me ‘Daddy,’ I put her on my lap and we started the most marvelous kiss. K was putting her hand on my face and playing with my hair a little, as we swapped tongues in each other’s mouths. She pushed me down on my back and started kissing me all over my face.
I could have sworn I heard Claire come out of the bathroom, but nothing had been said. I kept my eyes closed while K was working really hard, to get me real hard.
Suddenly I felt a third hand on me, opened my eyes and I saw Claire crawling up on the bed, in a t-shirt and panties. Before I could say anything to her, her lips smashed on mine and we quickly got into a erotically charged moment, with Kalista now rubbing her hands all over my lower chest at the same time Claire was kissing me.
I felt K’s lips on my nipple, using her tongue and sucking it like a baby, Claire moved down to the other one–If this is a dream, that’s too bad.
I’m only 15, so is Claire – but, K is 10, I have got to stop this, or our lives would be ‘really fucked up,’ to use another of my father’s favorite expressions.
I sat up, dislodging the girls.
“Kalista, you need to get to your room, please; I let things go too far,” I said trying hard not to sound too mad or harsh. I heard her whimper as she got up and left the room.
“CLAIRE!”
“What Charles?” she said quite demurely.
“What was that all about? You let her continue and you started up as well?”
“Well, you didn’t seem to be complaining, and I was willing to let her have some fun. You didn’t have to run her out like that?” Claire said.
“So, you were willing for all of us to just get naked and have a ‘threesome;’ you, your half-sister, and your fiancé?”
“It wasn’t going to go that far Charles, we were just having some harmless fun, sharing you a little. What’s the harm in that?” she asked.
“Look at my suit for a minute. See! That’s the harm in that. Her kissing me gave me a sizeable erection, and you climbed on board, like it didn’t matter to you - It matters to me, Claire!” I was unnerved, and shaking.
My emotions came over me and I started crying. Claire got back on her haunches and took off her t-shirt, exposing her breasts. I moved my eyes to hers and asked the obvious question.
“What the hell did you do that for, Claire? That solves nothing, put the shirt back on, please?” I turned around partially embarrassed for both her and me, and partially titillated over the fact that I’d seen her beautiful bare breasts again. She reached for her shirt and put it back on. Without turning around, she said, “Go ahead, if you need to take a cold shower - Charles, I’m sorry, I thought it would help somehow?”
Not knowing what to say, I took a pair of boxers and a sweat pant in with me, hoping things would calm down a little. When finished, I came back out ready for bed, got in, but I turned away from Claire.
I fell asleep.
We got up, and separately took showers, changing into our workout clothes, all with very little talking to each other. I grabbed the room card, about to leave - when I turned around, and sat back down on the bed. Claire, realizing that we had needed to talk this out, sat down next to me.
Speaking at practically the same exact moment, we said to each other, “I’m sorry,” which made us both laugh for a bit. I grabbed her hand, took it and kissed it, but held on to it and said, “I apologize for being so rude last night, I saw our ... lives together flashing before my eyes, like I’d been in an accident or something, and I over-reacted, a lot.”
“Charles, you are right, that was inappropriate of me. I need to apologize to you for taking that as far as I did. I thought all guys dreamed about sisters at the same time. I forgot to realize that you are not like any other guy, are you?” she said sporting a quirky grin on her face.
“Oh, to be completely honest, I have dreamed about it, about you and Kalista at the same time. I know better than to ruin the good thing I got going with my Claire-Bear. To be brutally honest, I have even dreamed about your Mother and you, and then, of course there’s Sarah and Annie at the same...”
“Charles, don’t say that out loud, please? It sounds both naughty and sexy at the same time, but all ‘I Do is Dream of You - the Whole Day through?’” she was looking so very edible.
I grabbed her and we kissed for a minute. I texted the masses that we were headed to the gym, and we left taking a towel with us.
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On the plane to Novosibirsk, Russia, two days later, I asked K over to where I was sitting. I put her on my lap, with Claire moving to where K had been sitting.
“Yes, Charles?” she said tenuously.
“Are we good, kiddo?” I asked, “About three days ago - No harm–no foul?”
That made her laugh and she said, “Charles, I love you. That’s all, no more - no less. That’s all there was about that. I’m sorry if you have been avoiding me these past couple of days. I could tell you wanted to talk to me, but I was being a little petulant and I’m sorry about that. Did you and Claire make up?”
“Yeah, we’re good. Thanks - great word by the way,” I said giving her a high-five.
K left and Claire came over and crawled up on my lap smiling at me and said, “Is she OK?”
“Yeah, she’s doing fine - all is well,” I replied.
Claire leaned into me and we both fell asleep for a couple of hours.
We woke up as the plane was landing at the Novosibirsk International Airport. However, Michael came over to us, looking grim.
He said, “I just got off the phone, our venue fell through here, so I have told the crew to top off the tank, and we’re heading straight on to Moscow. I’m sorry, you guys.”
“There are no places between here and Moscow to perform, so get up and stretch your legs if you’d like. We have an additional flight of over 1,730 miles, a 7.5-hour flight plus a 5-hour time change, so we’ll see you all in 30 minutes.”
“Michael, I looked this plane up on the Internet, and it’s capable of going Mach .88 and I did the math, we could, at that speed get there in only 6.5 hours, quicker if the Jet Stream is accommodating,” I said.
Michael called his pilot back and I repeated my information to him personally. He expressed surprise in hearing it could go an additional 33 mph faster. After getting his navigator to bring the spec book back to where we were, he flipped it open and must have found what I’d said to be true, because he looked embarrassed.
I added, “You know sir, it might not be safe to fly that fast for that long.”
“Thank you for that, Mr. Newman ... but you and I both know I underestimated this plane and it’s not fair to be underestimated, is it?” he remarked with a chuckle.
“No, sir–It isn’t,” I said, “Call me Charles, please?”
As we shook hands, he added, “We can fly above the Jet-Stream and probably be there in just over 6 hours, wheels up to wheels down. We’re halfway filled with fuel, so fifteen minutes to wheels up. Thank you, Charles.”
He and his navigator headed back up to the cockpit, as Michael slapped me on the shoulder and said, “Nice job, Charles.”
I blushed as Claire came up to me and gave me a roundhouse of a kiss that startled everyone.
We were told to sit down and buckle up prior to takeoff. Claire and I separated our lips, sitting down.
We headed to Moscow, the largest city entirely on the European continent, and also the worlds 14th largest metropolitan area, where we had a couple of days to check out the city before we had our three performances there.
We all had jet lag for a solid day, before there was any walking around and shopping.
We went on to St. Petersburg, a much shorter flight and a much cleaner city then I’d been expecting.
From Russia, we flew on to Finland, with performances in both Espoo and Helsinki. We flew the 300 miles from Helsinki, and landed in Stockholm, Sweden.
We performed at an impressive facility called the Stockholm City Conference Center. Sweden easily has the most beautiful people of all the countries we have traveled to, so far. Blondes and Redheads as far as the eye can see. I believe I may have something of a redhead fetish – natural only.
My list of the ten prettiest Redheads would go something like this: (practically positive they are natural redheads – found some in IMDB)
10. Natalya Rudakova - ActressBorn: 02/14/1995 in Saint Petersburg, Russia
9. Julianne Moore - Actress
Born:12/3/1960 in Ft Bragg, North Carolina
8. Karen Gillan - Actress
Born: 11/28/1987 in Inverness, Scotland
7. Debra Messing - Actress
Born: 08/15/1968 in Brooklyn, New York
6. Liliana Mumy
Born: 04/16/1994 in Sacramento, California
5. Amy Adams
Born: 08/20/1974 in Vicenza, Veneto, Italy
4. (Tie)
Sarah M Rollins
Born: 07/17/1967 in Dayton, Ohio
Antoinette Moynihan
Born: 04/30/1970 in Springfield, Ohio
3.(Coloring her hair red since she was 6 years old)
Christina Rene Hendricks
Born: 05/03/1975 in Knoxville, Tennessee
2. Kalista McArthur
Born 10/15/2004 in Athens, Ohio
The Prettiest Redhead in my world is Claire Tiffany McArthur. She was born in Columbus, Ohio in 1999.
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My morning gym routine has caused me to get what Claire is calling a ‘six-pack.’ Claire has taken her curves and has gotten a real firm tummy now causing her D-cups to be more impressive than ever. Kalista, although not as busty as Sarah or Claire, has officially out-busted Annie, who’s taking it well.
Mom had predicted this.
We found a Victoria’s Secret in Stockholm and got K some new duds. Of course the other ladies couldn’t resist each getting some new underwear, bikinis and a couple of dresses for when we get back to a warmer climate. I can’t wait to see all their new stuff. Due to our poster sales, ‘Money is not an Object!’
From Stockholm, we performed in Sweden’s second largest city, Gothenburg. It’s on the west coast of the country truly beautiful. We traveled from there to Oslo, Norway.
After landing at the airport, Sarah rented a Hummer to take us to our hotel, the Hotel Bristol. We got our usual three rooms. They had all the amenities we’d gotten used to, including something called a Turkish Bath.
I can’t wait to try that out.
We’re performing at the Rockefeller Music Center, in their largest facility, the Sentrum Scene, which holds about 1,800 people.
We checked in at the Bristol and got our luggage to the room. Annie suggested we get something to eat, so we went looking for the restaurant in the Hotel and stumbled upon the Bristol Grill, the premiere dining room in the Hotel.
A gorgeous brunette greeted us; she had hair down below her waist, with big beautiful blue eyes.
“Hello, my name is Liv, you are Charles & Claire, are you not?” she said.
I just looked at her, not even realizing she was talking to me.
“Charles, stop staring at Liv,” Kalista said, giggling.
“Oh, I’m sorry. You are very beautiful, Liv,” I barely got out before Claire slapped me on the back.
“Yes, we’re Charles & Claire, this is Kalista, this is her mother and this is my mother,” I said pretty sure I was blushing.
Liv seated us, with me between Claire and Sarah - I believe I was surrounded purposefully.
“She’s quite stunning, isn’t she, Charles?” Sarah asked.
“She’s OK, if you like brunettes, but you all know I prefer redheads,” I responded.
“Good answer,” Annie said causing chuckles all around.
“Charles, I was wondering what exactly attracted her to you anyway?” Claire asked.
“Well, can I speak freely or am I in danger, dependent on my response?” I cautiously asked my mealtime captors.
“Speak freely,” Sarah said giggling.
“Well, her long black hair caught my attention, because everyone else around here is either blonde or strawberry blonde. Her eyes are such a deep shade of blue; I was mesmerized for a moment. I am sorry if I said or did anything improper?” I said to them all.
We proceeded to order lunch, which was delicious. I had Liv bring me the house special, Reinsdrsteik. Claire had a taste but didn’t like it, K didn’t want to have a piece of Rudolph. Mom tried it and Sarah really enjoyed it. Every chance we get in a restaurant, we all order contrasting things so we can have a taste of four distinct meals, if at all possible.
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“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...
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...
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...
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...