Another chapter by AngieBaby:
Ch. 2
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Monica and Andrew approached Mrs. Reilly's front door and they both paused.
Monica glanced at Andrew and he took a deep breath and said,
"Here we go." And rang the doorbell. They waited on the front stoop for close
to a minute before a woman with graying hair answered the door. She was tall
and had the most stunning blue eyes, like sparkling sapphires. Her skin was
wrinkly with age, but she had a beautiful smile.
"Hello. My name is Andrew, and this is my friend Monica." Andrew said
politely, extending his right hand. Mrs. Reilly took it graciously and
nodded.
"Welcome." She said in a soft accent that matched Monica's perfectly. She
motioned for them to follow her into the house and led them into a large
living room. The room was decorated in an animal print design, with zebra
stripes, and snow tiger spots. "Please sit." She beckoned towards the sofa.
Monica sat down in the middle of the couch and Andrew sat right up close next
to her.
"We thank you very much for opening your home to us. It's lovely." Monica
chirped. Mrs. Reilly nodded with a smile and said,
"Oh it's my pleasure. This place is so big, I need some company. I don't know
what I'd do if I had to live here all by my self all the time. But I need to
lay out some ground rules. First, no drugs. Second, no smoking and no wild
parties. Other than that, you make yourselves right at home." Mrs. Reilly
said cheerily.
"Oh you don't have to worry about any of that stuff with us. Right Angel
Girl?" Monica nodded seriously. Mrs. Reilly glanced at Andrew with a slightly
confused look on her face, but didn't say anything. She pushed the thought
from her mind and said,
"Are you hungry or thirsty, or anything of that sort?" Monica laughed.
"I am a wee bit thirsty. May I have some water please?" She asked politely.
"Now, this is your home too. You don't ask for water or any other beverage.
Same with food. If your hungry, eat. Just help yourselves. The fridge is
always stocked." Mrs. Reilly said with a laugh. "Oh, and you can call me
Estelle. None of this 'Mrs. Rielly' business." Monica giggled along with
Andrew.
"Have your water and then you two might want to get settled." Estelle said.
Andrew nodded and replied,
"That would be very nice, thanks." Estelle nodded.
"I'll be right back." She said and left the kitchen. Monica turned to Andrew.
"She's nice. She won't be that hard to live with." She joked. Andrew laughed
with her and set his glass down. He grabbed Monica's hand and said,
"This is going to be different. Being human. It might be scary at some times,
because we aren't used to it. But you have me and I have you. We should
always remember that. We're in this together Angel Girl." He squeezed her
hand gently and she nodded with a smile.
"I know. I'm glad it's you. It'll make it easier to be human with someone I
already love so much." She said and wrapped her arms around his waist in a
tight hug. He hugged her back and rested his chin on the crown of her head.
She pulled away a few moments later as Estelle came back into the kitchen, a
bright smile on her face.
"Well, you two should probably get unpacked and settled into your rooms." She
motioned for them to follow her and she led them up the wooden spiral
staircase, that was centered in the entrance to the huge house. They lugged
their suitcases up the stairs and onto an open loft landing, that overlooked
the living room. Estelle turned into a wide hallway and walked all the way
down to the end. There were two doors directly in front of the three of them.
Estelle opened both the doors and said,
"The one on the left is yours Andrew, and Monica, you're on the right. Get
settled and then come back downstairs. I'll make some dinner and we can watch
a movie, or talk before we should all go to bed. It's been quite a long day
for myself, and I'm sure it has been for you." She winked and left,
descending down the hall and down the stairs. Monica went into her room and
gasped. It was so beautiful, it almost took her breath away. The bed was
carved out of chestnut colored wood and was in the shape of a sleigh. The
comforter was a deep emerald green, her favorite color, and it matched the
curtains and rug that was by the door. There were so many pillows on the bed,
that there was barely enough room for her to lay her suitcases on top. There
was a double closet and a dresser that matched the color of the bed. There
was one empty book case pushed up against the wall opposite the bed and a
desk with a computer, small tv, and a radio.
She emptied her belongings from her suitcase one by one until everything was
put away in it's proper place. She smiled, pleased with herself that she had
gotten everything put away. She walked towards the door of her room, paused
and looked back. The way the light filtered through the window was just
gorgeous. It hit the bed and dresser and made them glow like gleaming rubies.
She sighed, then continued out of her room. She approached Andrew's door and
knocked softly. She heard him say to come in and she opened the door slowly
and slipped in the room. Andrew's room was decorated much like the living
room. The bed spread was tiger striped with a bed skirt of black. The rug
that lay at the foot of his bed on the floor was also printed with tiger
stripes. The bed was made of iron and shaped like a canopy. The four posts
had little designs printed in them and there were little drapes hanging on
the corners of the posts, stretching across the room and attached onto
another of the posts. There was also a double closet, dresser, and desk with
computer, tv, and radio. Andrew looked up from folding one of his shirts and
smile at Monica as she stood and watched him.
"I'm almost done. Hey, would you do me a favor and put this in the top drawer
of the dresser for me please, Sweetie?" He asked with a sugary-sweet smile.
She giggled and nodded.
"Of course I will, Andy." She replied and took the neatly folded shirt from
her best friend and set it nicely in the drawer.
"Thanks." He said. "Alright, I'm done. Let's go." He said and held out his
arm. "Shall we?" She linked her arm to his and they headed out the door and
down the hallway towards the stairs.
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Ch. 2
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Monica and Andrew approached Mrs. Reilly's front door and they both paused.
Monica glanced at Andrew and he took a deep breath and said,
"Here we go." And rang the doorbell. They waited on the front stoop for close
to a minute before a woman with graying hair answered the door. She was tall
and had the most stunning blue eyes, like sparkling sapphires. Her skin was
wrinkly with age, but she had a beautiful smile.
"Hello. My name is Andrew, and this is my friend Monica." Andrew said
politely, extending his right hand. Mrs. Reilly took it graciously and
nodded.
"Welcome." She said in a soft accent that matched Monica's perfectly. She
motioned for them to follow her into the house and led them into a large
living room. The room was decorated in an animal print design, with zebra
stripes, and snow tiger spots. "Please sit." She beckoned towards the sofa.
Monica sat down in the middle of the couch and Andrew sat right up close next
to her.
"We thank you very much for opening your home to us. It's lovely." Monica
chirped. Mrs. Reilly nodded with a smile and said,
"Oh it's my pleasure. This place is so big, I need some company. I don't know
what I'd do if I had to live here all by my self all the time. But I need to
lay out some ground rules. First, no drugs. Second, no smoking and no wild
parties. Other than that, you make yourselves right at home." Mrs. Reilly
said cheerily.
"Oh you don't have to worry about any of that stuff with us. Right Angel
Girl?" Monica nodded seriously. Mrs. Reilly glanced at Andrew with a slightly
confused look on her face, but didn't say anything. She pushed the thought
from her mind and said,
"Are you hungry or thirsty, or anything of that sort?" Monica laughed.
"I am a wee bit thirsty. May I have some water please?" She asked politely.
"Now, this is your home too. You don't ask for water or any other beverage.
Same with food. If your hungry, eat. Just help yourselves. The fridge is
always stocked." Mrs. Reilly said with a laugh. "Oh, and you can call me
Estelle. None of this 'Mrs. Rielly' business." Monica giggled along with
Andrew.
"Have your water and then you two might want to get settled." Estelle said.
Andrew nodded and replied,
"That would be very nice, thanks." Estelle nodded.
"I'll be right back." She said and left the kitchen. Monica turned to Andrew.
"She's nice. She won't be that hard to live with." She joked. Andrew laughed
with her and set his glass down. He grabbed Monica's hand and said,
"This is going to be different. Being human. It might be scary at some times,
because we aren't used to it. But you have me and I have you. We should
always remember that. We're in this together Angel Girl." He squeezed her
hand gently and she nodded with a smile.
"I know. I'm glad it's you. It'll make it easier to be human with someone I
already love so much." She said and wrapped her arms around his waist in a
tight hug. He hugged her back and rested his chin on the crown of her head.
She pulled away a few moments later as Estelle came back into the kitchen, a
bright smile on her face.
"Well, you two should probably get unpacked and settled into your rooms." She
motioned for them to follow her and she led them up the wooden spiral
staircase, that was centered in the entrance to the huge house. They lugged
their suitcases up the stairs and onto an open loft landing, that overlooked
the living room. Estelle turned into a wide hallway and walked all the way
down to the end. There were two doors directly in front of the three of them.
Estelle opened both the doors and said,
"The one on the left is yours Andrew, and Monica, you're on the right. Get
settled and then come back downstairs. I'll make some dinner and we can watch
a movie, or talk before we should all go to bed. It's been quite a long day
for myself, and I'm sure it has been for you." She winked and left,
descending down the hall and down the stairs. Monica went into her room and
gasped. It was so beautiful, it almost took her breath away. The bed was
carved out of chestnut colored wood and was in the shape of a sleigh. The
comforter was a deep emerald green, her favorite color, and it matched the
curtains and rug that was by the door. There were so many pillows on the bed,
that there was barely enough room for her to lay her suitcases on top. There
was a double closet and a dresser that matched the color of the bed. There
was one empty book case pushed up against the wall opposite the bed and a
desk with a computer, small tv, and a radio.
She emptied her belongings from her suitcase one by one until everything was
put away in it's proper place. She smiled, pleased with herself that she had
gotten everything put away. She walked towards the door of her room, paused
and looked back. The way the light filtered through the window was just
gorgeous. It hit the bed and dresser and made them glow like gleaming rubies.
She sighed, then continued out of her room. She approached Andrew's door and
knocked softly. She heard him say to come in and she opened the door slowly
and slipped in the room. Andrew's room was decorated much like the living
room. The bed spread was tiger striped with a bed skirt of black. The rug
that lay at the foot of his bed on the floor was also printed with tiger
stripes. The bed was made of iron and shaped like a canopy. The four posts
had little designs printed in them and there were little drapes hanging on
the corners of the posts, stretching across the room and attached onto
another of the posts. There was also a double closet, dresser, and desk with
computer, tv, and radio. Andrew looked up from folding one of his shirts and
smile at Monica as she stood and watched him.
"I'm almost done. Hey, would you do me a favor and put this in the top drawer
of the dresser for me please, Sweetie?" He asked with a sugary-sweet smile.
She giggled and nodded.
"Of course I will, Andy." She replied and took the neatly folded shirt from
her best friend and set it nicely in the drawer.
"Thanks." He said. "Alright, I'm done. Let's go." He said and held out his
arm. "Shall we?" She linked her arm to his and they headed out the door and
down the hallway towards the stairs.
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