and thank you for joining me once again. It is the Nightly Pleasures podcast episode number 45. I am the

great knight, the host and author of the piece you're about to hear. Today is an abbreviated episode.

It is just trying to get back into normal content. However, it is the holidays, and it is Thanksgiving,

at least in America.

And while I would love to give you a cornucopia of new treats today, it is going to be an

abbreviated episode because of this. I hope you do not mind. Today, there is no content

advisory. There is nothing taboo. It is simply a sweet and hopefully sexy story.

One that will turn into just the sounds of rain on snow to lead us out. There will be no exit to the end of this

podcast besides some sweet, soft sounds. And to everybody out there who finds Thanksgiving to be a little

bit taxing, hang in there. Hang in there through the holidays. And I hope this next little

piece makes it a little bit better. It goes by the name of Before the Storm.

Hey, are you awake?

Good. I didn't want to wake you if you'd already been sleeping.

Here, I made you a cup of tea.

Don't worry, it's not caffeinated.

You'll be able to get to sleep tonight. Careful. Careful. It's not caffeinated. You'll be able to get to sleep tonight.

Careful. Careful. It's hot.

There you go.

Yeah, it's just chime. Your favorite.

No, no, no, no, don't get out of bed. Everything's fine.

The turkey's to thawing.

It's being ready to bake.

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