Chapter 5
“It’s Saturday, so guess what we’ll be doing,” Derek said when he and Joe had finished breakfast and were doing the dishes.
“Hmm, going to the movies? Taking a hike around the park? Is there a park anywhere close?”
Derek chuckled. “There is, but we’re not going there. We’re cleaning house and doing laundry.”
“Figured as much,” Joe admitted. “I can clean the kitchen, if you want.”
“Go for it. I’ll get started on vacuuming.” Derek got the vacuum from the closet in the small hallway at the bottom of the stairs to the second floor. The moment he did, Sherwat raced up the stairs. “He hates the noise,” Derek explained when Joe looked at him in question.
“He’s not the only one,” Joe said under his breath when Derek went into the dining room and plugged it in. Getting what he neede
