"are we there yet?" Olivia whined from the backseat. "almost" Beck said to her as she sat in the backseat with an annoyed look on her face. We were house hunting because I was sick of living in apartments. It was too crowded and we had two kids we could not live in a box the rest of our lives.
"Wait stop I think this is it" I nudged Beck. He hit the break then I looked down at the address I had written down. "412 Ocean Avenue, yep this is it" I said looking up from the paper then we pulled up to the house where the realtor lady was waiting with an annoying fake smile on her face.
I sighed in annoyance then got out of the car and unbuckled Olivia. Paul is 9 and is going through the stage where he thinks he is all grown up so he refuses to let me help him with anything. Even getting out of the car. Olivia on the other hand even though she has a nasty temper for 5 year old, don't know where she gets that from, she is the baby of the family.
"Welcome Mr. and Mrs. Oliver" The realtor greeted us with a smile. "I am Mrs. White" She beamed. Beck shook her hand then we proceeded into the house.
"Wow" We all said when we walked in. "Its huge" Paul said looking around. "Do you care to see the bedroom?" Mrs. White asked.
"Yea sure" Beck said then we walked up the creaky steps which lead to three huge bedrooms.
"I call this one" Paul said pushing Olivia out of his way. "Stop we didn't even get the house yet dufus!" Olivia yelled then chased after him.
"Knock it off!" I yelled then walked over to the huge bay window.
"Look there is a boat house too" I pointed out. Beck walked up behind me and put his arm and my waist.
"Wow this is perfect" He whispered in my ear. "I hate to admit that it is" I said turning to face him.
"Would you like to see the yard?" Mrs. White asked with her smile still beaming.
"Can you give us just one second" Beck politely asked then Mrs. White walked downstairs.
"Okay look I know moving to New York is a stretch from California and its been hard living here in our tiny apartment these past months and I know you hate it here but this house can change everything" Beck assured me. I could tell her really wanted this to happen and I admit I've given him a hard time these past months about us having to move here because of his work but he might be right. This house could change everything.
"I agree this could change everything, but you have to be home more and you have to promise everything will be less stressful again" I bargained. Beck kissed me sweetly then smiled.
"I promise" He squeezed my hand. I smiled and wrapped my legs and arms around him.
"So is this the house?" Mrs. White asked as she peeked up the stairs.
"Yes I think this is the house" Beck smiled and looked at me for assurance.
"yes this is the house" I smiled back and gave him another kiss. I couldn't believe I was agreeing to this but what the hell its worth a shot and as long as I have Beck and the kids I will be fine.
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"So what's the catch?" beck asked Mrs. White as we all walked back to the car.
"What do you mean Mr. Oliver" She asked.
"Well you offer us this amazing house for so cheap. There must be a catch" Beck pointed out. Mrs. White shifted her eyes nervously then cleared her throat.
"Well this house does come with history" She started off. Beck stared at her waiting for her to continue.
"The family who lived here before you the Defeo's. Well something tragic happened, a murder but that was years ago and the town has gotten over it so there is nothing to worry about" Mrs. White explained nervously.
"A murder?" Beck looked horrified. "A murder? That's awesome" I said. Beck flashed me a stern look then faced Mrs. White again.
"What kind of murder?" Beck asked.
"Well the father, Mr. Defeo, claimed to hear voices that told him to kill him entire family. He was never completely right in the head in the first place, but don't worry he is locked away and the town is completely safe" Mrs. White obviously tried to play the story off to be not as bad as it actually was. Beck still looked horrified by the whole thing. I rolled my eyes and wrapped my arm around his.
"Come on babe it happened years ago, plus it's pretty cool it gives our house character" I admitted. Beck rolled his eyes and kissed my forehead.
"You're sick you know that" He laughed then turned to Mrs. White again. "We will still take the house" Beck said. Mrs. White nodded happily then we all got into our car and drove to our soon to be old apartment.
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"It's moving day it's moving day it's moving day!" Olivia chanted. "Shut up spaz" Paul snapped.
"butt head" Olivia hissed then they both began hitting each other.
"Knock it off before you both end up sleeping outside tonight!" I yelled. They both became silent.
"Are we there yet?" Olivia groaned. "yes we are babe there it is" Beck said and pointed to our huge new house.
"wow! I call the bedroom with the big window" Olivia exclaimed.
"Yea right freak" Paul taunted then as soon as Beck parked the car Paul and Olivia ran to the door.
"all they do is fight" I sighed. "I wonder where they get that from" Beck looked at me and laughed.
"Shutup" I playfully punched him then we got out of the car and walked up to the front door.
"Go crazy" Beck said as he unlocked the door then Paul and Olivia pushed each other as they ran up the steps to claim their rooms.
Beck lifted my chin and planted his lips on to mine. "this is going to be great I promise" Beck assured me then gave me one more quick peck.
"Now lets start unpacking" Beck said then headed up the steps.
"fun" I said sarcastically. "I'll start with the kitchen" I called up the steps then walked into the kitchen and grabbed a box on the ground and placed it on the counter.
"I am assuming these are plates" I said to myself as I opened the box and I was right. I pulled them out one by one and started putting them in the cabinets.
"dammit" I said and placed the plate on my hand on the counter. I accidently closed the cabinet on my finger and it started to bleed a little. I cleaned up my finger then turned to grab the plate I set on the counter but it was gone.
I looked around the kitchen to see if maybe I layed it somewhere else, but no it was no where. I looked around the kitchen puzzled. What the hell could have happened to it?
I told myself that I was just crazy and I probably put it in the cabinet or whatever then I continued to unpack the plates.
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"Today was successful" Beck said as he climbed next to me in bed.
"Yea it actually was, we got a lot unpacked, we didn't fight, we got the kids to bed early" I pointed out. We were doing pretty good for 29 year old.
"well since we did so well today I feel like we should reward ourselves" Beck gave me a devilish smile.
"Oh really?" I smiled back then rolled on top of him and crashed my lips into his. He ran his hands up my shirt and eventually slipped it off as I slid his off as well. Then he began to kiss my collarbone and neck and I unbuttoned his boxers and threw them off the bed. Beck rolled himself on top of me and slowly began to grind against me as our heart beats sped up and our breathing became heavier.
I clutched the side of the bed and was completely blissed out until we heard a loud bang come from downstairs. We both froze.
"What was that?" I asked panting.
"I don't know" Beck said then climbed out of bed and slid on his boxers.
"Wait where are you going?" I asked.
"I'm going to go check it out" Beck said and opened the bedroom door.
"No wait I'll come with you" I said then climbed out of bed and grabbed beck's long plaid shirt and pulled back on my underwear.
"shh" Beck placed his finger on his lips then we both began to tip toe down the hall.
"Are the kids still asleep?" Beck whispered. "Yea" I said looking into their rooms.
"Okay lets go" He said in a low voice then we began to tip toe down the steps. The steps creaked as we walked which gave me an eerie feeling once we reached the bottom of the pitch black house.
"I can't see anything" I whispered. Beck flipped the light on but it didn't work. "That's weird" Beck stared at the switch curiously.
"Now what are we going to do?" I asked and I started to panic.
"Relax" Beck said in a calm tone then pulled a flashlight out of the drawer by the steps. He turned it on then flashed it down the long dark hallway that lead toward the front of the house. I wrapped my arms around his arm as we silently walked down the hall.
"What do you think the sound was?" I asked. "I don't know" He replied then I swallowed hard. Beck flashed the light on the front door which was locked and we both let out a sigh of relief then we continued to look around.
"Maybe something fell or there's a mouse or something in the house" Beck suggested.
"Maybe" I agreed but still held on to Beck's arm. We both jumped when we heard knocking at the door.
"who the hell could that be this late?" Beck said puzzled then walked over to the door.
"Be careful" I whispered as I waited with the flashlight. Beck unlocked the front door then opened it but there was no one there.
"That's odd" Beck said then closed and locked the door again. "Maybe it was the wind" Beck shrugged.
"The wind? The wind does not knock!" I panicked.
"Shh Jade relax this house is around a lot of forest it could've been an animal" Beck pointed out. I sighed and stared at the front door.
"I guess so" I mumbled but kept my eye on the door. For some reason this whole situation gave me an uneasy feeling.
"Let's just go back to bed" Beck took my hand and lead me upstairs.
We both walked back to our bedroom and climbed into bed.
"Goodnight" Beck leaned over and kissed me.
"goodnight" I replied then rolled over on my side. I heard Beck fall asleep in a matter of minutes, but I could not fall asleep as easily. The sound of the knocking on the door haunted my mind of all the possibilities it could be. I felt uncomfortable, uneasy, and even spooked.