Bette: What? Four? Morning or afternoon?

Tina: Afternoon.  You are in our bedroom in Santa Monica. And Daniel, Kit and Sonny will be home soon. Do you want to help me with dinner or continue your nap?

Bette:  Oh, god. I’m up. That was a good sleep. I’m up.

Tina got out of bed and headed for the bathroom. She then dressed in a familiar jogging suit. She put on some sneakers and was ready to head down stairs. Bette was in the bathroom. Tina quickly made up the bed trying to return it to its presentation appearance in case the family wanted to see the changes to the house. When Bette came out of the bedroom she was dressed and had the laundry basket with their dirty clothes and was ready to head down stairs.

Bette asked that she and Tina take the back staircase down to the family room as she wanted to see what it looked like as she went in. They saw several leather sofas in a beige color with colorful pillows in browns, reds, greens and yellows. There were coffee tables and end tables and lamps which made the room look welcoming and warm. Bette could see the family gathered her for Christmas morning to exchange gifts with a Christmas tree in front of the rear window and right next to the fire place. The bookcases were on the right side was and extended around the corner to the stair case. That part of the book case hid the secret passage way to Bette and Tina’s private study.

The shelves were bare as they had not begun to set out the framed pictures which they had moved from New York. This set of book cases would have the book which they had most recently purchased and some of the souvenirs they brought home from their travels. It would contain their photograph albums and scrapbooks which had been assembled over the years. And it would contain some of the families most cherish framed photos.

Bette: Well, T.  What do you think?

Tina:  I love it. Looks like there is plenty of seating space for our family.  I love, love, love the rug. It really ties everything together. Everything looks so elegant. Come on, let’s see how the sofa’s sit.