After relentless tugging her shoes were finally gone. Though, any hope Penny had of falling backwards on the bed was dashed by the tight lacings of her corset. She didn't often wear one anymore. Long days of bending over a broom stick left deep bruises in her ribs before she finally decided to forego it altogether. She'd wanted to look nice for her day with Nemo, though. She wanted to be the pretty girl on his arm — his wife — and the corset was an unfortunate side effect.

She frowned as he dropped down onto the couch despite her protests. "It'll be hard to share that from all the way over there," Penny chided teasingly. She certainly wasn't going to wobble across the room to plop down next to him. With her luck, she'd fall and crash into the furniture.