Dinner and the rest of the evening seemed to move past quickly, Maddy and Michael were talking to each other and Erik seemed content to eat his meal and watch over things. She took the opportunity to further admire the flower from Erik and also to eat her food slowly. She was the last to finish but not excessively so, her and Michael then clearing the table and taking the dishes through into the kitchen before washing and drying them. As she was putting them away she took the opportunity to nose around the kitchen and cupboards, curiosity getting the better of her as she admired the Victorian style mouldings and décor. At one point Erik came into the kitchen and flashed her his charming smile, which she returned again feeling her cheeks flush a little. He too nodded at Michael and commented [color=00a651]"Keep up the good work, you tw-three."[/color], which again made her smile. She was happy that they were getting on, not that she knew what the environment in the house had been like before but she did seem to get the impression there had definitely been tension bubbling under the surface. 

As she was putting the last of the plates away she again felt an odd sensation similar to those of yesterday gripping at her as her vision began to swim, though it soon disappeared she felt an urge to throw the plate and break it – but again it faded as quickly as it came and she managed to resist the urge as she steadied herself against the counter before stacking it neatly with the others. She had made sure to clean and tidy everything to the best of her abilities, keeping Maddy in mind and not wanting to upset her.

Wondering how to spend the rest of the evening she admitted to herself that it was probably best to follow the rules and put in her 30 minutes exercise, plus too it would give her an excuse to shower and make sure she looked as good as possible for her evening. Making her way back up to the room she shared with Maddy and Sarah she took a brief moment to make sure the smell from earlier in the day had definitely disappeared before she quickly set about changing out of her clothes from the day and into a pair of sports shorts and a rather garishly coloured tank top. Feeling slightly self-conscious now she made her way quickly back through the top floor of the house into what was considered their gym. She spent the next 30 minutes doing a series of light exercises on one of the thin mats that had been stacked against one wall, nothing too strenuous or taxing but a routine she had occasionally done at home. Low impact and of course designed to make sure that all the ‘important’ areas of her body were as toned and slim as possible. After only half of the routine she had to admit she felt thoroughly exhausted, and made a mental note to keep up with it over the next three months. If at least one good thing would come of her time here it would be that maybe she’d be a little fitter. 

Once her 30 minutes was up she wasted little time in heading to the shower to again repeat her usual routine to ensure that she was presentable and clean – though she did spend quite a bit more time obsessing over her appearance than she usually did. When she was done she moved back into her room to put the ‘finishing touches’ to her appearance, and wait for their ‘bed-time’ followed by ‘lights out’ at 10 when she would be able to meet Erik. Suddenly it dawned on her that she would have to explain what she was doing to both Maddy and Sarah, though then again she hadn’t seen Sarah since earlier that day and she started to wonder where she could be.