Chapter 13: The Gypsies Settle Down
"What?"
"Varekai. You know your Earth Alpha history right?"
"Yeah….why?"
"In the Romany language of the gypsies, varekai means 'wherever.' And my home is wherever you are…plus it sounds cool." She shrugged.
"Varekai huh?…S'ok with me."
She attacked him in another fierce hug making him laugh again.
"Alright, you philosopher, if you want to get any shopping done today I gotta get back down there and pay the man."
She grabbed his hand and practically dragged him down the stairs. He was now the one that was grinning from ear to ear, hope she's this enthusiastic about everything, he thought mischievously.
Thanks to modern advancements, buying a home no longer takes forever. Just a simple handheld computer unit, a credit chip, transfer of funds, and wah-lah, the place is yours.
Of course, it helped that the place they chose was already vacant. Not like that made much of a difference in buying the joint, just the fact they didn't have to wait while the previous residents moved out.
Jack almost fainted when she realized how much this place was costing them, but Riddick didn't bat an eye as he signed his alias on the computerized contract…Brandon R. Richards. He had always thought that the name was too risky. Just switching around his given names, but Jack had picked it, so he kept it over the years.
The realtor thanked him graciously…oh yeah, he was getting a GOOD commission of this one…and gave them the com-signal for the moving company. After he left Riddick walked into the library, called the company to set up the delivery of their belongings and went back to Jack, still standing in the large entry hall.
"Babe, you ok?"
"Yeah, it's just…overwhelming. If someone had told me that 6 years after that crash I'd be in a relationship with Richard B. Riddick, buying a fucking mansion, and starting a family…I would have hit them."
"Yeah, I know what you mean. Look, the moving company is on it's way, so how 'bout we go shopping now."
"Hell yea!"