Betsy

Millie's terrified scream had Gabriel, Nick and Jess shooting to their feet.

"Betsy!" yelled Gabriel.

They charged down the kitchen stairs, to find their shaken housekeeper up on the kitchen counter, leaning back into the wall, still screaming.

"Shh! It's only Betsy!"

Gabriel stepped between her knees, putting his arms around her.

"Calm down, Millie. You're probably frightening her."

"It's a snake!" she squealed, pointing to the orange corn snake, slithering across the kitchen floor towards Nick.

Nick bent with an outstretched hand, allowing the snake to coil its way up his arm.

"Get it out of my kitchen now!"

"Millie its okay, she's harmless."

Gabriel lifted Millie off the counter and soothingly stroked her back as Millie clung to him, hiding her face in his neck. Her beautiful big bosoms, shuddered against his chest as she tried to control her fear, and he wished, not for the first ti