Tim works at securing the ropes around the dresser. They had already managed to get the bed and mattress to the loft.

"You think this is going to work?" Kirstie asks as she and Esther watch from a safe distance.

"If it doesn't, I'll be buying you a new dresser." Tim says with a smirk.

"Hopefully a smaller one." Chance laughs.

"What do you want me to do?" Avi asks, so eager to help.

"Maybe you need to come over here with me and Kirstie, Sweetie. That dresser could fall once they start trying to hoist it up." Esther says.

Tim could see the disappointment in the teenager's eyes.

"Well, actually, we could use Avi's help." Tim says. "This d*mn dresser is heavy."

"Really?" Avi says, his eyes lighting up with excitement.

"If you let him get hurt, I will never talk to you again, Timothy Foust." Esther says as she crosses her arms.

"Relax, I'm not going to let him get hurt." Tim says, shaking his head. "Avi, I need you to climb up in the loft and catch this rope when I toss it to you."

"Okay." Avi grins and climbs up the ladder. "Ready." He calls down.

Tim tosses the end of the rope up and Avi catches it.

"Alright. Chance? Can you guide the dresser up and make sure it doesn't bang into anything? Adam, Avi and I will pull it up." Tim says.

"You got it." Chance answers as Adam starts climbing the ladder into the loft.

Tim turns and meets the worried eyes of his sister and girlfriend.

"Listen, you two." He says quietly as he pulls them into the kitchen. "You guys are going to have to loosen up on Avi. He's a 19-year-old young man. The only thing wrong with Avi is that he has a learning disability. It doesn't stop him from wanting to be a man. He is not a little boy anymore. Understand?"

"Honey, I'm just scared he's going to get hurt." Esther whispers.

"Any of us could get hurt doing this. Babe, accidents are going to happen. You can't lock him in a steel cage to keep him safe. I will do my best to keep him from getting hurt. Okay?" Tim says as he looks at the girls.

"I trust you, Bubba." Kirstie smiles. 

Esther nods and Tim kisses her softly.

"That's my girls." He smiles.

"Any day now, Timothy." Adam calls from the loft.

"Sorry, had to get a drink of water." Tim lies as he climbs the ladder.

"SH*T!" Tim says loudly as they pull the heavy dresser up. "Where in the hell did you get this dresser?"

"At a Flea Market." Kirstie yells up to him.

"Is it made of rock?" Avi asks as all three men breathed heavily.

"No." Kirstie laughs.

"Hey, Tim? I think it's safe down here. I'm coming up to help." Chance calls up.

"Great. We could use you." Tim answers.

"Are you sure the floor will hold this thing?" Adam asks over his shoulder.

"God, I hope so." Avi answers.

With a lot of struggle, they finally manage to get the dresser into the loft.

"YAY!!" The girls cheer from down stairs.

"Never mind all that! Just bring water!" Tim yells out.

Esther runs to the refrigerator and grabs four bottles of cold water. She and Kirstie carry the water up the ladder. They find all four men laid out on the floor trying to catch their breath.

"Are yall going to be alright?" Esther smiles as she hands out the water. 

Adam and Chance manage to give her a thumbs up.

"Uh. Will yall be terribly mad at me if I tell yall something." Kirstie says, nervously.

"What'd you do?" Tim says as he lays on the floor with his eyes closed.

"I, uh, kinda forgot to take all the stuff out of the drawers." Kirstie says, biting her bottom lip.

All four exhausted men raise their head up from the floor to glare at the small girl.

"Yep, it's been nice knowing you, Kit. But you're on your own." Esther says as she pats Kirstie on the back.

"What?!" "Kirstie!" "Are you kidding me?!" "Seriously?!!" Were heard from the four men.

"I'm sorry." Kirstie pouts as she kneels down beside her exhausted boyfriend.

"Well, I guess it's just as much my fault as it is yours." Tim groans as he sits up and rubs his aching back. "I should have looked. I know how forgetful you are."

"So where do you want this thing?" Adam asks as he gets up from the floor.

"Uhhhh, maybe along that wall?" Kirstie answers in question form as she points.

"Sis, there's no maybe about it." Tim says. "You need to be sure."

"Yeah, cause once it's in place, there's no moving it." Avi says.

"I think it might look alright there." Kirstie nods.

"KIRSTIE!!" Avi and Tim shouts.

"Okay. Okay. No need to get huffy. Put it right there." Kirstie laughs.

"Let's do this before she has time to change her mind." Avi says as he gets up from the floor.

"Well, actually. That's the only place it can go. Cause the closet will be in that corner there." Tim points.

"And the bed goes here." Avi says as he points. "But what about my dresser?"

"Kirstie will just have to clean some of the sh*t out of her dresser so yall can share the dresser." Tim says. "Besides, who needs eight drawers?"

"I have a lot of stuff." Kirstie giggles.

"You're going to have to downsize cause Avi needs half of this dresser." Tim says. "And we'll just put his in storage."

"I'll box up what I don't need and carry it back to the house." Kirstie nods.

The four men gather around the dresser.

"On 3." Tim says as they get ready to lift. "1, 2, 3"

They grunt as they lift the dresser and carry it to where it was to be placed. They set the dresser down and push it against the wall.

"How's that?" Chance asks.

"Perfect." Kirstie smiles.

"Chance, I think we need to get the hell out of here before she changes her mind." Adam laughs.

"I think Avi and I can handle the rest." Tim chuckles. "But thanks a million for helping. We couldn't have done it without you."

"You can pay us back by inviting us over for a cook-out." Chance smiles.

"You got it." Tim smiles as he hugs both of his friends. "And very soon."

After Adam and Chance leave, Tim and Avi begin working on putting the bed together. Kirstie grabs some boxes and begins emptying out some of the drawers from the dresser. Esther went down to the kitchen to fix supper.

"Done." Tim says as he and Avi drop the mattress onto the bed.

"Done" Kirstie says as she finishes removing her stuff and transfers Avi's clothes from his old dresser to the big dresser.

"Supper is done!" Esther calls up causing the three in the loft to laugh.

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