I have been dying to put this up since Sunday. Anyways I'm glad the site's back up again. Here's chapter 7. I hope you like it. :)
And as always thanks to surburbs. And finally I dont own CR
playlist: Delhi- 6 soundtrack
Jason looked thoughtfully at the large, two-storied house in front of him. So far this one had been the best he had seen. It was painted white and it had pretty blue windows and a large garden to go with
it as well. And inside it was spacious and airy. It would be perfect for a family of three. He hoped Tess would like it. Okay he actually hoped that Tess wouldn't break his bones for making such a big decision without her. But he needed to do this. For him this cemented the fact that he was planning to be with Tess for the long haul - through all the good and the bad. He just hoped Tess would see it that way.
He nodded at the man standing next to him.
"I'll take it!"
"Good choice if I say so myself, Mr. Black. Ideal for a family," the man said smiling at him.
"Yes…it's perfect for a family," Jason said looking at the house once more with a dreamy smile. He could see Tess standing on the front porch calling out to a little child while he stood with his arm around her.
It was perfect.
The house, the image in his head, everything.
It was all perfect.
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"Hey Tess, I'll be at the house in another ten minutes. Be ready. I have something to show you!" Jason said as he spoke into his cell phone.
"No Tess, it's called a surprise for a reason. Anyway I've got to go. Love you. Bye."
Jason hung up the phone and took a deep breath. He hoped that Tess would love this. Ah well there was no point mulling over it needlessly. He would know when she saw the house. And until then he would simply have to be patient.
By the time he reached Tess's place she was already waiting for him outside. When he saw her sitting outside filing her nails he couldn't help but smile. Every time he saw her she seemed to glow. He honked and she looked up. Seeing it was him, she got up and walked to the car.
"So you have a surprise for me huh?" she said as she sat in the front seat and adjusted the seatbelt.
"Yes I do. And no you cannot know what it is," Jason said grinning as he reversed the car and began going down the road.
"Damn…You know me too well" Tess said with a smile.
They drove in companionable silence, every now and then exchanging smiles. It was moments like these that made Jason feel like he was the luckiest man in the world, and he hoped that he would still have that feeling at the end of the day.
He pulled up outside the new house, and Tess gave him a quizzical glance.
"Are we meeting someone Jason?" she asked as she undid the seatbelt.
"Sort of…I guess you could call it that." Jason said carefully as he switched off the ignition and got out of the car. He opened the gate and went inside before stopping next to a profusely flowering shrubbery. Tess came up in the rear and stood next to him.
"So who's this person?" Tess asked warily. She didn't want a repeat performance of her run-in with Shane.
"It's not a person Tess…it's a thing" Jason said a little nervously.
"A thing?" now Tess looked plain confused
"Yes…a thing…" Jason said.
"Okay…what thing?" Tess said with a little annoyance beginning to seep into her voice. What exactly was Jason doing?
"Okay…the thing is the house," Jason said quickly.
"We came to meet a house?" Tess asked sounding exasperated.
"Yes Tess, we came to meet a house. The house where I want us to live. The house where I want my child to grow up, and the house where I can see us happily living with our child." Jason said quietly.
He quickly turned to look at Tess to see her reaction. Did she hate it or love it?
"You brought a house for us Jason?" Tess asked softly as she wrapped her fingers around his hand.
"Yeah, I did. Are you angry with me?" Jason asked her equally softly.
"No Jason. I'm touched that you did something so amazing. Though I should be used to it by now." Tess said smiling widely as she squeezed Jason's hand.
"Really?" Jason asked sounding thrilled to bits.
"Really, Jason. The fact that you brought a house makes me feel like a pre-pubescent teen who has just met her favorite boy-band. And also I think you just earned the title of best boyfriend in the world" Tess said grinning.
"I am truly touched. But how about changing that boyfriend bit to fiancé?" Jason asked nervously as he fingered a velvet box inside his trouser pocket.
"Are you asking what I think you're asking me?" Tess asked with a raised eyebrow and an amused grin.
"If you are thinking that I'm asking you to marry me, then I guess we are on the same page?" Jason as said as he brought Tess in front of him, grinning because for once everything was going just right.
"Well, I guess the answer is yes seeing as you already knocked me up and bought me a house." Tess said with a wicked smile. Though this was so entirely unexpected, she didn't want to change any bit of this perfect day.
"Oh no…you figured out my evil plan. Guess there's nothing else to do now but this," Jason said as he took out the ring out of his pocket and slipped it onto the ring finger on Tess' left hand.
Tess paused for a moment to inspect the merrily twinkling ruby on her finger. It was simple yet starkly beautiful. She threw her arms around Jason and peppered his face with kisses.
"I love you Jason"
"I love you too Tess…" Jason said as he caught her in his arms. It seemed like all of his earlier worrying had been pointless.
"And now that we've got that out of the way, can we got and get something to eat? My stomach is telling me it wants waffles with lots of ice-cream and syrup." Tess said as she gave him one final peck on his cheek.
"Anything for my fiancée! I love saying that. Fiancée…" Jason said as he set Tess down carefully.
"I like hearing it, but we need to hurry because I have a hungry tummy waiting." Tess said as she pouted and folded her arms across her chest.
"I didn't forget; let's go" Jason said as he smiled and took Tess's hand in his, leading her down the walkway and into the car.
They left the house behind, empty for now but to be soon filled with memories that would last a lifetime.
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