<strong>Mike and Katy clean up after dinner.</strong><br/><br/>Mike laughed softly with the group with Katy; certainly the most embarrassing of the revelations, and then joined the next vote. It seemed like the rooftop hot tub was going to be the next stop. “I think that hot tub is calling my name, ja?” he asked. With a general sense of agreement he made his next suggestion. “Katy, would you help me clean up here and take these things back inside?” He then turned his attention to Sean and Beth. “You two get started, and we’ll meet you up here in a few minutes time.” He could see that they were giving him a look of slight guilt that they weren’t going to help clean up. “It’s ok,” Mike said with a laugh. “We’ll take turns at this. It’s only fair that the one who cooks cleans up. It might sound less fair than you’re used to, but trust me on this one. I know what I’m talking about. We’ll be back up in a few minutes, ja?”<br/><br/>With that, Mike gathered up all the plates they had used, along with the serving plated he had originally brought the food up with, and carefully made his way down stairs with it. This left Katy with four glasses and a few ounces of cutlery to bring down.<br/><br/>So here was the house’s first problem: there was no dishwasher. One could hardly complain, though. The view from the kitchen sink surveyed the deck around that level of the house, the beach, the surf, and the dock. It was like having Season Pit Seats at Lincoln Center with the ocean playing the opera. He quickly unboxed what looked like dish soap and a sponge and started working on the dishes. He realized part way through he was still wearing Sean’s shirt, and not wanting to soil it he took it off and hung in on a barstool.<br/><br/>When Katy arrived with the rest of the dishes Mike started a conversation with her. “My mother would have gone completely mental if she had ever seen me having sex with anyone. She lived with four sailors, and was still a pristine woman. I have a feeling our family life growing up was completely different.” He smiled at her, “I would like to see this Montana, I think.”