Happy Household

Anne and Claudia kick back at the cafe, shooting the shit like old times. Houses are a mess, life’s a mess, and they both hate it. Talk drifts to some TV drama and they lock horns on a plot twist, so the bet flies: loser cleans the winner’s house for a week, naked or not. Anne draws the short straw. Next afternoon she shows up at Claudia’s, vacuum in hand, and finds Mitch planted on the couch too. She starts dusting while they watch. It should feel weird, but Anne’s pulse kicks harder every time they glance over. Mitch gets bold when Claudia steps out—little compliments, lingering looks—and Anne feels the spark, guilty as hell. She corners Claudia the next day, ready to spill about Mitch. Claudia just grins, tells her it’s hot. Then the real curveball: what if Anne cleaned stripped bare for both of them? Anne’s jaw drops. Naked chores? With an audience? She bolts to think it over, but the idea won’t quit. Clothes off or game over—her move.