“Now, let’s get done what needs to be done, and when you nap do so in the guest room.  I wouldn’t want your beauty sleep disturbed by demons,” Thorn said as she gave Shadow a cheerful smile.  Seeing her lover’s sadness and shame made her feel guilty and right now she just wanted to get Stine out of their bedroom.<br/><br/>They walked up the stairs silently together and entered the room in the same fashion.  Shadow had stopped just inside the doorway but Thorn pressed onward, immediately getting down to business.  She released the fitted sheet from the mattress and pulled both sides over Stine’s lifeless body before shoving him over onto the floor.  His body hit with a loud thump and Thorn looked up at Shadow with a grin, “He’s a heavy fucker isn’t he?”  Her lighthearted tone seemed to finally lift Shadow’s spirits and the gleam returned to her eyes as she finally approached the wrapped body.<br/><br/>With much effort, they both lifted the body and began to make their way down the stairs.  As they reached the bottom, Thorn gently placed her end of the load onto the floor and straightened her back.  “Shadow…we really need to get a man around the house,” she said letting out a loud sigh before pressing the mechanism to open the basement passage.  Shadow seemed to possess much more physical strength than Thorn and she had to wonder if maybe she was getting to old for this kind of labor.<br/><br/>When they finally reached the top of the basement steps, Thorn grinned at Shadow and began to count, “One…two…three!” before they both swung the body and allowed it to make its own way down the stairs.  With girlish giggles, they ran back to the bedroom to remove the rest of the bedding, intending to burn it along with Stine’s body.