Author's Note: Hope you enjoy this chapter, they're moving forward in their plans for world domi- sorry. Cohabitation.
That following Sunday, Santana and Blaine went out looking for a new home for the four of them… soon to be seven of them. But the entire time, they argued over which houses were the best for their family. Not to mention the Realtor they were using thought that they were married. Blaine was ready to let her think what she wanted to, but Santana had to bring Snix out and tell the woman exactly who they were each married to. It caused the poor woman to be incredibly confused until Blaine explained what happened…the public version of events anyway.
"I still say that the first house we looked at today was the best of the day. It had 5 bedrooms, which is what we all agreed that we needed." Blaine tried arguing with her. "It's got 3 ½ baths, it's in an excellent neighborhood, and the school systems are superb. What more could we ask for?"
"How about a mortgage that won't send us into the poor house?" She argued back, and Blaine just sighed.
"I already told you, the mortgage is not a problem." He sighed, rubbing his temples.
"We're not buying a house where you and Kurt pay the entire mortgage. That's not happening."
"Good. Because I'm not suggesting it." He said amused. "I know you'd never let that happen, but no mortgage for a house that we're going to buy is going to send any of us to the poor house. Kurt and I don't want to pay the entire thing, but if it comes between us losing the house, and you guys having to file for bankruptcy? We're paying it." He said firmly, but Santana shook her head still.
"No. We're going into this equally if we're doing it." She said adamantly and Blaine sighed.
"Fine, then maybe we should check out some foreclosed properties." He suggested. "We might not have to spend so much on them, and we could probably still find some in a decent area…" Santana shrugged.
"Whatever…but I'm not looking anywhere anymore today. I need to go home and rest. Damn these twins are killing me. Why did I think it would be a good idea to spend all day walking around Queens with you looking for houses?"
"Because you want this feud between the four of us to be over just as much as I do?" He asked, knowing just how much it was affecting Brittany's mood as it was Kurt's.
"Yea, sure. But we need to go back home, cause I can't stay on my feet any longer." She complained, her 21 week pregnant belly definitely showing with the twins she was carrying. Her feet had begun swelling up when she was on them for too long, and the 15-20 minute rides in cars to get to each new house to look at wasn't enough to rest them.
"Fine, fine. We'll go home. I'm sure Kurt's wondering if we've found our dream house by now…sad to say we won't have any good news." He sighed and they got into the car the realtor had been driving them around in and a few minutes later they were on their way back home. But at one point, as they were driving along the streets of New Jersey on their way home, Blaine saw something out of the corner of his eye and shouted, "Stop the car!" He woke up Santana who was nodding off on his shoulder and she jerked awake.
"What the hell, Blaine? Don't you know that you don't wake a pregnant lady?" She grumbled, but he didn't hear her. He had his eyes trained on a house that from the outside looked remarkable. On the outside there was a sign that said bopen house/b outside and Blaine's eyes had those same little hearts that appeared whenever he saw a row of bow ties at a department store.
Santana however, saw what he was looking at and groaned. "Blaine c'mon no. No more houses today. I can't look at another house today."
"C'mon Santana. Just one more. What if this is ithe/i house for us?" He asked, and something in the tone of his voice told Santana that she wasn't going to get home anytime soon. She groaned and let her arms fly up in the air.
"Fine, but if the doctor puts me on bed rest because I'm doing too much, you're the one who's going to be waiting on me hand and foot." She ordered, and instinctively Blaine knew that wasn't going to happen from visiting one more house, but he didn't care. He wanted to take a look inside the two story home, with a covered porch in front. He wanted to see what was on the inside of this home with the two car garage, and six sets of windows just in front. He wanted to see what the allure was of the white panel pattern and why the realtor who was sitting in the front of the car had just told him that this house had been on the market for over a year now, and if they liked it, they could probably work the seller down a bit in price.
Once he got inside though, everything fell into place.
"Kurt! Brittany! Where are you guys we've got some fabulous news!" Blaine called out as he and Santana walked through the door to their apartment about an hour and a half later. Santana and Blaine had spent the majority of the past hour looking through the house that looked too good to be true. It was a multi-family home; that if they had some construction done on it, could turn into the house of their dreams. Not only were there five bedrooms, but two of them were Master Bedrooms, so the two couples wouldn't have to argue over who got the attached bathroom. The other three rooms were big enough that their children could grow up comfortable with their own rooms, or together if they wanted them to share. There was one room that was equal distance away from both Master Bedrooms that would work as the perfect nursery. There was also a work room in the basement for them to turn into an office, so Kurt and Blaine could work from home occasionally. The kitchen had all new appliances, with a six burner gas stove, which Blaine knew Kurt would love since he enjoyed cooking so much, and had hated the four burner electric stove that they had never replaced when they moved into their apartment. There was a washer and dryer on the second floor, so no one would have to walk up and down 3 flights of stairs to do the laundry that three kids were bound to need; and every room had a fresh coat of paint on the walls.
"Did you find a house?" Kurt asked, coming out of the kitchen having started making dinner for the four of them. Blaine and Santana nodded.
"Kurt, you need to see this house. It's an orgasm for your eyes!" Santana told him, who rolled his eyes.
"What's it like?" He asked as Brittany came into the room as well, sitting on one of the kitchen chairs, the same as Santana then did. Blaine and Santana then regaled the both of them of the layout and look of the house for the next hour. Telling them about every little nook and cranny that they could remember.
"It's a little on the pricey side, but it's also been on the market for a year…so we can put in a smaller bid, and hope the owner takes it because he just wants to get rid of it." Blaine said enthusiastically. "We'll have no problem getting a mortgage for it. The four of us could easily afford it." He grinned. "And we haven't even told you the best physical attribute to the house." Blaine looked over at Santana who beamed.
"There's an elevator. So when Britt and I are pudging out to the brim, and it's almost impossible for us to climb stairs…we won't have to!" She said happily.
"Not to mention when your Dad and Carole come to visit. After Carole's hip replacement two years ago, this is something that'll really help her." He said happily. "Not to mention my mom, who can't go up more than 5 steps without her back acting up." He tried getting his husband excited about this.
"C'mon guys, this is an amazing house!"
"How much is it?" Kurt asked carefully.
"$735,000?" Blaine winced, and everyone in the room groaned, even Santana who had already known what it was. "But wait. The Realtor said we could probably get it for around $685,000 if we're lucky." He then began listing out everything else they figured out about the house, price wise. "We all have excellent credit ratings, and you know the bank will give us a decent interest rate… so we could probably get a mortgage where we each have to pay just under $2,510 a month. Which can be expensive, but you know that you and I don't have to worry." He reassured him. "And Santana and Brittany can afford it. Plus with the four of us living together, we won't have to worry about double the expenses and everything, it will all be combined. One water bill, one electricity bill, one gas bill, one internet bill… we can do it."
"I don't know." Kurt sighed and then turned to Brittany who hadn't said anything yet, even though she was the one who had started this whole idea of them all living together. "What about you Brittany, what do you think?"
She sniffed and shook her head. "We can't afford it." She said softly. "I just got fired today." She whimpered.
If you want to see what the outside of the house they're looking at is... Go to my profile.. there will be a picture posted right at the top! :)
