Will was bouncing on the bed, still about six inches tall, when there was a determined knock at the door.  Bernard sighed.  “I know that knock.  Back in a bit.”

The door opened on Kara’s imposing presence.  “Still turning my little sister into toys?” she asked, as she strode past Bernard.

“Don’t start on me again.  You know she loves it.  Come to think of it, you liked part of your time on the display shelf... back for another go-round?”

Kara shook her head.  “Traci said I could borrow the sheet for the weekend.  Peter has this plan to hold our shrinker in a jig so we can shrink together, and to get really small we have to be part doll...”

Bernard chuckled.  “I see.  Sure, it’s over there on the couch.  Have fun!”

As Kara was folding up the sheet she asked over her shoulder, “Think Traci will be free for lunch tomorrow?”

Bernard shrugged.  “Without the sheet?  Call it 50-50.”

Kara smirked.  “Like that, is it?  Fair enough, I’ll catch her next weekend instead.  I’ll probably still be dust sized around lunchtime tomorrow anyway.”

Bernard shook his head.  “I don’t see the appeal.”

Kara looked him over appraisingly.  “You also didn’t see the appeal of getting all muscly, but here you are...  Hope she has fun!”

“Oh, she will...” said Bernard to the closing door.  “Whew.  That went well.”  He turned and walked back to the bedroom.

Will was standing on the edge of the bed, staring up at Bernard with huge, worried eyes.  “What did you just do?”

Bernard crouched in front of Will so he could hear her better.  “Sorry?”

“Sorry won’t cut it.  I’m stuck!  She’s not coming back and she has the sheet and I’m stuck as a mouse-girl and everyone else is worse off and...”  Will ran out of breath.

Before she could continue her diatribe, Bernard scooped her up to hold her against his chest.  Will was trembling like the mouse-girl she claimed to be.  “Sshh, shh.  It’s not so bad.  I’m here.  Kara will bring the sheet back tomorrow if I ask.  You’re not even stuck tiny, just tap the gem.”

Suddenly a still-weeping and now full-size Will was in Bernard’s arm, and the weight overbalanced him onto the bed.  He did his best to comfort the naked woman beside him in the bed, and one thing led to another...

*** *** ***

Will sighed softly.  “Thanks.  I needed that.”

“Good thing I had some normal condoms,” chuckled Bernard.

Will sat up abruptly.  “Condoms!  What about the others, without the sheet...”

“They’ll be fine.  Maybe we’ll be lucky and they’ll change back on their own.  I could tuck them in a jar if you’d rather not deal with Sandy quite yet.”