A Near Crash And A Moving Date

As the girls and their family had been so busy with the move nobody had got round to telling them that the cup cake video had been released the previous Friday, just a week after shooting it, though a few stills were shown on the 'What's new' page the very next day to provide a week of anticipation. Alina told them how Dmitri and the others panicked at one point thinking the site was going to crash the demand spike had been so high, but things just slowed down, causing some members to log off and come back again later.

The girls paged back two weeks to note the initial member reaction at the release of the promotional stills, and the blurb about the video, they then followed the comments forward, laughing at one remark some-one had made about owing the man a beer who had first told them the rumour of a video made in English. It turned out that Dmitri had seen that entry because he used his member persona to reply to several people who apologised for flaming him, and asked if he had the heads-up on any other developments.

They skimmed through the posts moving forward, stopping to read here and there until they got to the first entries from those that had downloaded and watched the video, they were delighted with the reviews, with none having anything but praise. In general they thought Anna's accent was cute, and the dialogue provoked a lot of discussion, it seemed the wit and double meanings were appreciated by her audience.

Although they had become accustomed to the crude nature of some members, Anna still blushed at some of their more graphic notions of how they thought she could help them in their own kitchen's, and the number that wanted to lick cake mix off her body were legion. The thread of discussion then went on to speculate and fantasize about the sleepover with several of the studio models, then various people debated about their dream line-up of girls to attend, and the games they could play.

Both sisters now only listened to an English radio station, and read many of the magazines that were delivered to the studio, therefore they were able to follow the dialogue quickly without any trouble, with Alina only occasionally helping with the odd unfamiliar word.

Karl arrived making his afternoon drinks round in the department delivering tea and coffee, leaving the girls to last so that he could hang around a bit longer with his maybe girlfriend.

It seemed Alina was reviewing the members forum with the girls, his English was very poor but he had tentatively said to Marta he would help her learn about computers if she would help him to learn the language, and it was a valid reason to spend time together.

Although he was only a trainee learning to write code, he was fully aware of the main line of studio output, and it was strange to think he had seen Marta's sister and numerous other models naked in their videos and picture sets, but he had yet to even kiss Marta, let alone see any more than was revealed by her light summer clothes.

As he handed out three teas Anna wanted to know his opinion of Marta's game, and when there might be a rematch, it was only some time later as he left that he realised the others had taken it for granted that he and Marta were an item, and meetings for various activities had been proposed and pencilled on the calender by Anna. Marta felt somewhat railroaded by her sister's machinations, but as Karl was agreeable to the idea of spending time with her, she began to think perhaps she wasn't too young to be his girlfriend, and should perhaps talk some more with Valya or her mum about older boyfriends, or just boyfriends.

As the afternoon progressed they caught up with the real time entries being made on the forum, that included chat about some of the other models recently released photo-sets and videos, noting the disappointment that none of the other videos had an English dialogue.

Marta asked if Alina would collate some data on the 'wish list' items that were expressed by forum members, then grabbed Anna saying they were off to see if Ivan was in his office.

He was in, and was pleased to see them, and Marta knew why, 'Natasha' was the studio's hottest asset, and she in a small way had helped make that happen. The studio treated them fairly, and Ivan had pushed out all the stops to aid their move, and decorate the house, so she had not come to make any demands, she just wanted to point out some of her observations.

They talked for some time, and said how surprised they had been when they found no one had told them of the cup-cake video release, Marta went on to say it would be a good idea to make an official statement on the web site that Natasha had been learning English for some time in order to make the video, and how some of the other models were now joining in as they also wanted to please their fans.

When Ivan pointed out that the three girls had only been under Svetlana's tuition for the past eighteen days, Marta said how this first batch had a smattering of English before they were sent, and she had checked on their progress last Wednesday and they appeared to be doing well, though they would need to be home by next week for return to school for the new term the week after.

He told Marta they were stopping off at the studio on Thursday so he could evaluate their progress before they headed home, if the experiment had been successful it would then be necessary to decide whether to take girls out of school for a week at a time for intense tuition or for Svetlana to move to Kiev during term time teaching evenings and weekends.

Marta said it could be worthwhile for Svetlana to use one of the company apartments during term time, and let her determine how many hours to spend with the girls she taught depending on the rate she thought they could advance, and it would keep her at arms length from the studio. She went on to say she would phone Svetlana to get her opinion about living and working in the city during school terms, and if it was a viable idea.

After talking with Ivan about new lines of research she had set in place and those she was considering, both girls thanked Ivan for all the help with the house then left him to go back to their office. Marta made a few notes before phoning Svetlana, first she enquired how the pupils were doing, glad to hear they were trying their hardest to get through each day only using English, then broached the subject of the upcoming school term.

Svetlana admitted she had some concerns as to how long girls would be able to come and study with her once the summer break was over, and Marta said that if the company was impressed by the improvement of her current girls, they were willing to provide a city apartment where she could live and teach in Kiev during school terms for evening and weekend classes, then revert to out of town intense tuition in school holidays.

The teacher was dumbfounded at the lengths that this company was prepared to go to in order that the clothing models who worked for them could learn to converse with their clients, but she had seen how desperate her students were to hone their skills. Teaching girls for this catalogue company had provided the highest income she had ever earned so she was willing to acquiesce to their wishes even if it caused her some inconvenience.

Thinking on the fly she offered to escort the girls back to Kiev on their return journey to save the company the trouble of sending someone out to collect them, this would also give her the opportunity to see what arrangements they could work out for term time lessons.

After the conversation Marta discussed her ideas with Anna then wrote a memo on the computer to Ivan with her suggestions of how to get the most benefit from Svetlana relocating during the school terms.

Ivan was still working in his office when his terminal pinged that he had an internal office communication, he was pleased to see Marta had already spoken to the teacher and come up with an idea. The note recommended that Svetlana should escort the girls home on their return train trip, then teach from the apartment. The other possibility she proposed was if he could make a deal with one or both schools that were used by models who lived in the city, to arrange for lessons to be given in school, as it would make the headmasters look good, and they would get a free language teacher for one or two days a week.

Ivan admired the creativity and boldness of the idea, being win-win from whichever direction you looked, he got best value for the woman's time, his models and perhaps a few others learned a skill they could practice together after lessons, and he earned additional respect from two local schools who would owe him a debt of gratitude.

While Ivan was drafting a letter on that subject Anna and Marta were working on a rewrite of her Bio for the web site, looking how to amend the current version.

Natasha - 10 years old, lives on the Black sea coast, she has a dog and two cats, she likes western pop music, dancing and horse riding. Her dream job is to be a vet when she grows up. So far the lovely Natasha has one photo set for your delight - but if you like her as much as we do we'll be sure to invite her back.

They tried several attempts before they were happy with the result which they then posted in English, to Dmitri via the computer system.

Natasha is proving to be one of our more popular new models, at only 10 years old.

She lives on the Black sea coast, with her dog and two cats, she likes western pop music, dancing and horse riding. Since joining us she has been busy learning English in order to have more in common with her growing number of fans. So far Natasha has three photo sets for your delight, and she has recently launched the first of the web site's new style of video produced entirely in English.

Marta then included an idea for a paragraph to be added in the 'what's new' section of the web site which they had also composed in English. Following the unprecedented success of Natasha's new style video produced in English, many of the other girls have been working hard on their language skills, hoping to show all their loyal fans that they have more to offer than fit young bodies and pretty faces, so look out for more exciting new releases in the coming months.

Both girls were satisfied with how well the day had gone, and both for pretty much the same reason, the lunchtime date with Karl had boosted Marta's self image and confidence, and Anna was pleased that her sister had been happy with the results of her efforts to bring them together. They tidied the desk, readied their backpacks and headed off for the Metro ride back to the apartment block.

Shortly after the girls got back they were off out again to a small nearby restaurant for supper with their family and the boys honorary 'aunt Valya' where they caught up with how they had each spent the day. Marta even smiled through the teasing from her brothers on the subject of her lunchtime spent with her boyfriend, stating that they planned a rematch the following week, and that he was going to help her with learning about computers.

There was happy lively conversation throughout the meal, but the boys were tiring towards the end and were leading on the way back, for once wanting to go to bed, so Marta took the opportunity to hang back and get her mum's attention indicating that she wanted to talk privately.

Ella was grateful that her eldest daughter now felt she could confide in her on the subject of her first boyfriend, something she had not spoken of with her own mother. Having met the boy a few times, and with the latest office gossip provided by Valya just before Marta's return that evening she felt well informed. Marta told her in more detail how well the day had gone, and that it had been easier than she had expected talking to the older boy, though she explained Anna had mentioned a number of things that Karl liked.

Ella said how girls mature quicker than boys in both mind and body, so she was not worried about the lad's age, and providing he treated her with respect and didn't expect her to become more intimate that she was comfortable with, then there shouldn't be any reason why they couldn't go out on dates together. Marta was quite surprised how much her mother knew about Karl, including the fact he was at night school two days a week in order to gain some qualifications relating to the computer skills he was learning at work.

By the time they got to sleep that night everyone had good reasons to be happy, the boys having a great adventure, their sisters both having rising careers which they enjoyed, along with Marta's new status as a girl with an older boyfriend, for their parents, a new life and a new home in the city without financial worries, or the threat of unemployment.

Valya had reasons to be happy as well, her newest model was the biggest star in the studio, which reflected in her latest bonuses, she had also had additional payments for all the hours spent on chaperone duties, and had been told she was due some extra time off when the girls returned to school. Things were working out fine as her boyfriend would be back from his travels soon so they could spend some time together, and maybe holiday on the coast.

Ella knew that Valya had plans for the weekend, but she and her family would be busy at the house, which is where they all headed after breakfast, to see if the foreman's estimate of a Sunday move was on the cards. They were all impressed by how good the house was looking, most of the rooms were finished, and a crew of cleaners were following up behind the decorators lifting the protective sheets laid over the floors to vacuum and polish.

Even the gardens front and back had been mown and tidied-up, which is where they had retreated to stay clear of the hive of activity.

Greg and Peter immediately headed for the swing and climbing frame combination while the rest sat on the garden furniture as the lead designer chatted with them and a young apprentice brought them tea. Ella watching her boys enjoy their new play frame thanked Igor, asking when he had found the time to buy it, only to be told he thought she had ordered it. The designer guy Philip said that was one of Ivan's ideas, though it was decided not to do any more with the garden other than tidy it because they assumed Ella would have her own ideas of what she wanted to do with all the space available.

Philip said they were a little ahead of schedule, and as if to prove his point two members of the clean-up team came out in quick succession to state another two rooms had been signed off as complete and closed up. Igor said how he had visited early the previous morning and had been impressed by the quality of the workmanship, and the pride that crew took in their work, he also noted how methodical they were, something be had found lacking in the dispirited people at his last place of employment.

A short time later they were told all the upstairs rooms were finished, so Philip suggested he should take a walk through with them in case there was any snagging to do before they started bringing in the furniture. When they got to the base of the stairs everyone removed their shoes to avoid treading any dirt into the area that had just been cleaned, it was quite common to remove your shoes on entering someone's home, but not a building site!

They started with the youngest, Peter was stunned into silence as he surveyed the painted mural of the improbable football game, then asked, "Is this really my bedroom? Wow it must be the best bedroom in the whole world". He then stepped closer pointing out and naming various dinosaurs that had been based on real creatures, others had been painted with a measure of artistic licence.

Greg was just as pleased with his room, and was able to name several aircraft types and name the air-lines from the tail logos visible on the planes lined up at the terminal building, all the others were impressed by the detail and comic vignettes included in the scenes.

They had a cursory look at the boys bathroom across the hall, then moved on to see Anna and Marta's rooms, which were connected via their shared bathroom. They were painted and papered in subtle pastels and they each had cork notice boards adjacent to the places they planned to have their respective desks, in order to avoid spoiling the decoration.

The master bedroom with en-suite was the last stop on the tour upstairs, it was tastefully finished, papered throughout in a classic older style that Ella had settled on with the help of some of the team from the studio, she and Igor were well pleased with the result.

By the time they returned to the ground floor, the last of the decorators were loading-up ready to leave, and the cleaners were hot on their tail with only a few rooms left, the site foreman reckoned that they would hand the house over after lunch, he then went over to organise the last of the workers. Hearing the word lunch Igor checked his watch, then asked Philip if he would like to join them for a bite to eat, he agreed, and said there was a reasonable café in the local parade of shops a short walk away on the main road.

Shortly after they had placed their orders Marta was diving into her backpack to locate her phone, it was Ivan calling to say he had been informed of progress, and did they want the guys with the truck to start moving their furniture out of storage today. Marta passed the phone to her dad so he could sort it out, after a brief conversation they were set for a busy afternoon moving in their original belongings that had not gone to the apartment, and new beds and other furniture they had recently bought that had been stored at the studio.

The rest of the day was hectic, but the staff who had been cleaning stayed on to help them move their stuff into the house, Ella remained in the front hallway to direct where each of the various items belonged, and the boys did as they were told and played in the garden.

By six-thirty the truck was empty, and thanks to a timely call from Marta several pizzas arrived from a local takeaway, she had also given one of the men with a car the money to collect some cold beers for the crew, and some soft drinks. All their helpers appreciated the impromptu garden party, toasting the family and wishing them well in their new home.

After everyone had left Igor praised the girls for their thoughtfulness in looking after the people who had helped them and said he intended to do something for all those who had worked on the house, he just didn't know what it would be yet. That night they went back to the apartments for the last time, they would move themselves in on Sunday as planned.

Sunday as expected was mayhem getting the house in order, and that night they each went to sleep in their new beds, in their new rooms, in their new home, though the following morning Peter was found sleeping with his older sibling.

To be continued in chapter 15