"What house do you think we should buy?" Joelle asked Callen as they were having dinner.

"Both houses looked nice. The house in La Palma might be in a better location. It's at the end of a dead-end street. The house in Van Nuys is on the corner. I don't know how busy those streets around it are but they should be busier than the dead-end street. Plus we don't have a driveway there. The lot and house size are about the same. The house in Van Nuys has one bedroom more but I think I like the house in La Palma more. According to the realtor site the closest school is better than the closest school in Van Nuys. What do you think?"

"Yeah I think I like the house in La Palma too. It's a nice house and we have a bigger yard with some grass. The yard of the house in Van Nuys isn't that big and with the gate around the seating area, I just don't like the yard in that house. Plus the street in La Palma is quieter. And I think the house in La Palma looks better, according to the site, it's just recently renovated. We don't need to do much work on that house. Just maybe paint the nursery again. I think we have more work in the house in Van Nuys. I think we should go for the house in La Palma."

"Yeah I think so too and we already asked the realtor, we can move in not this Monday but the next Monday which is prefect. The house is a little bit more expensive but we can afford it."

"Yeah, so that house it is then?"

"Yes. It is. I'll call the realtor and I'll ask him if he can help us sell this house as well."

"Sure that's fine."

After dinner Callen picked up the phone and called the realtor. He would let the other people know that their house had been sold and tomorrow an appraiser would stop by to determine the price of their house.

"So that is done. The realtor would call us when the contract was ready so we can sign it."

"Alright that's fine."

"I'm really happy that we have a house together now."

"Yeah me too and we don't need to do so much so it's ready to move in."

"Yeah it is. When we get the key we'll get it ready and then on the weekend I will ask the team to come help move us."

"That's fine. Just don't do too much yourself, you're still recovery from the surgery you had."

"I know honey. I'll take it easy."

"Okay good."

"Just as long as you take it easy too. You can do too much either, no heavy lifting."

"I know, I promise."

"Okay good."

The next day Callen called Sam.

"Hey G," Sam picked up the phone.

"Hey Sam, guess what? Joelle and I bought a house."

"Really? That's nice. Where?"

"La Palma, Brian Lane to be exact. It's a beautiful house and it has a nice big yard with pool."

"That's great. Do you need some help to move?"

"Yeah, that's why I called. We're getting the key not this Monday but the next Monday. We thought about moving the big in that weekend. Can you come and help?"

"Yeah sure, I'll be there and I'm sure the rest of the team will be there too."

"Great, thanks Sam."

"No problem. I'm really happy for you and Joelle. How are you two doing?"

"We're doing just fine. Joelle had another doctor's appointment and everything looked good. The baby is growing nice and big."

"That's good. And with everything that happened?"

"We're fine Sam. We talked about it and we're good. I'm just glad everything turned out okay."

"Yeah me too. Congrats on the new house and I'll see you later."

"Thanks, yeah see you later."

"Be sure you take it easy G, you're recovery."

"I will Sam, I promise."

"Okay good. Bye."

"Bye."

..

Next weekend Callen and Joelle went to the store. They bought some new wallpaper for the nursery and some more light green paint. They went to Walmart to buy some new things for the house. They didn't need much since they still had a lot of furniture at home. Callen only had bought those about a year ago.

They bought a Cosco outdoor Jamaica 4-piece resin wicker patio conversation set in brown with light blue cushion. The set had a two-seater, two arm chairs and a table. They also bought a Better homes and gardens Saxil Bay faux resin wood 7-piece dining set, a table with six chairs, a six wrought iron chair pad from the same brand, the chair pads were light blue with seashells on them, a Yescom 9ft wooden outdoor blue patio umbrella with a stand, two blue pillows for in the outdoor sofa, a Jack Post natural finish porch bench swing, a wooden wheelbarrow to put flowers in, a better homes and gardens ironwork printed aqua with white window curtain for in the living room and for in their bedroom a darkening mocha curtain panel, a palm trees by the sea, set of two wall art for on the wall in the living room between the front door and the window, a trademark art dream bouquet canvas art by Shelia Golden in the size 18x18 and from the same series the vibrant bouquet in the same size for on the wall left of the front door, an iconic canvas set of four wall art with the Eiffel tower, Colosseum, the dome of the Sistine chapel and the tower of Pisa in black and white and sorta post stamp look for the wall on the landing of the stairs, a Convenience concepts boulevard console table black with two shelves for against the long wall left of the front door and a half round planter basket for one the garage wall near the door, for on the edge of the wall of the garden near the pool a log with three turtles on them and LED light shells, an Alpine deer with fawn statue and a zingz and thingz curious squirrel garden statue, a sandicast small size white tiger cub sculpture for on the windowsill outside on the front, a lazy days of summer black bear with raccoons LED solar lantern welcome sign, an Evergreen enterprises inc. 11" metal butterfly finial set of two and three Robert Allen 4.5" yellow planter. They paid for everything. The patio conversation set, the dining set, patio umbrella, porch swing, console table and curtains were going to be delivered to their house not this Thursday but the next Thursday. The other stuff they could take home already.

That Monday an appraiser came by their house. Callen showed him around and he took notes. The realtor would contact them later to officially put the house for sale. Tuesday they could go by the realtor's office to sign the papers of the new house and they would get the keys on Monday. Both Callen and Joelle were really looking forward to move into their new home. It would just be perfect. During the week they already packed up some stuff already. They would get the key on Monday and then during the week they would get the house ready and move some small stuff over and then in the weekend the team was coming by to help them move the big stuff.

"Hey G," Joelle spoke as they were having dinner. "With everything that happened we haven't really talked about our wedding yet."

"No we haven't. When would you like to get married, before or after the baby is born?"

"I think after. If we do it before it's only a short time to get everything done so I think it's better to do it after."

"Sure that's fine with me."

"And then wait until at least our little boy is a few months old."

"The baby will be here late September, early October so what about April or May, our little boy will be around seven months then."

"Yeah, I think that's perfect. A nice spring wedding."

"Now we just need to find a perfect location."

"Well I sorta have one already, if it's available and you like it. I always dreamed of getting married there, a friend of mine got married there and it was so beautiful. I'll show you the location after dinner."

"Sure that's fine."

Once they were done cleaning up after dinner Joelle grabbed her laptop and showed Callen the wedding venue.

"Oh, it's beautiful. I think this would be perfect for our wedding," Callen stated.

"Yeah I think so too. Shall I give them a call to see if they are available around April/May?"

"Yeah sure."

Joelle grabbed the phone and dialed the number that was on the website. There was an opening on the twenty-sixth of April and then nothing till June so Callen and Joelle decided on April twenty-six for their wedding.

"I can't believe we've set a date," Callen remarked once Joelle had hung up the phone.

"I know me neither, but I'm really happy about it."

"Me too. Just think about it, we'll be getting married then with our little boy there."

"Yeah it'll be perfect."

"Yes it will."

Callen leaned closer to Joelle and kissed her. Callen pulled her onto his lap with her legs on one side as he continued to kiss her.

"I love you Grisha," Joelle whispered against his lips.

"I love you too Joelle."

Callen wanted to pick her up and take her to the bedroom but he knew it wouldn't be good for his wounds.

"Want to join me in the bedroom?" Callen asked in a cheeky tone.

"You sure you're up for that?"

"Yeah, I'll be fine. We'll take it easy."

"Well in that case." Joelle stood up and extended her hand. "Join me in the bedroom."

"Gladly."

All kissing they walked to the bedroom. Callen carefully lowered Joelle onto the bed and got in next to her. They lay kissing for a while as their clothes were removed. Callen started pleasuring Joelle with his hand. Her pregnancy hormones were in full overdrive already. Callen didn't have to do much. Joelle pushed Callen onto his back and made sure he was ready for her before sinking down on him. Callen helped Joelle move up and down. It felt so good to make love. Joelle got orgasm after orgasm, it was just so good what Callen was doing. She was about to get her sixth orgasm of the night when Callen joined her. Exhausted she collapsed down next to Callen on the bed.

"Wow," Joelle uttered.

"Yeah wow is right. That was really good."

They dressed in their pajamas went to sleep.

That Monday they got the key to their new house, they went in the afternoon after Joelle was finished with work. Their old house was already sold too. The day they had put it up for sale someone already wanted to come visit it and they bought it too. They were glad that their old house was sold as well.

After picking up the key from the realtor's office they went to their new house, with some boxes already. They drove down to La Palma via de 105 and then onto the 605 before taking the exit towards Artesia Freeway. They followed the east lane. They followed this road till exit twenty. They took a right and then left onto Walker street and then a left onto Conifer drive and then a left onto Brian Lane. The house was at the end of this street. In the driveway was enough room for two cars. Behind the driveway was a garage. On the left was a gate leading to the backyard. On the right was an piece of grass with a big tree on it. Between the driveway and the grass was the pathway leading to the front door. Callen parked his car in the driveway before getting out. They walked up to the house. The doorway was covered. They had the wall of the garage on the left and on the right were some bushes and behind that a patio in front of the front window with a windowsill in front of the window. They came into a step with tiles. To the right was the living area down the steps. At the end of the steps was the dining area and kitchen. Halfway down the steps were the stairs with a landing in between the two stairs. The living room had a fireplace in it. Underneath the stairs was an open space. The roof was already a bit upwards in the living room. The living room roof was high leading up to the second floor. In the back part of the house the roof was lower. Straight of the front door, at the back of the house was the dining area and the kitchen. Just before the steps ended was a door leading to the garage. Down the steps on the left, behind the garage, was a sort of living area too. The previous owners used that as a TV corner. Here was another door leading to the garage and sliding doors leading to the back yard. The kitchen was behind the living room. It was a spacious kitchen in a bit of a U-shape with some cabinets also against the wall to the living room. The cabinets were light wood with a white with gray specks countertop. The kitchen had a dishwasher, microwave, a stove with oven underneath and a fridge with freezer. Behind the dining area were sliding doors leading to the covered patio. The kitchen had a window into the backyard. From the point of view behind the house the backyard had a covered patio on the left side of the house, on the left side was a piece of grass with some plants and trees around it and on the right side was the spacious pool with against the back of the yard some plants and trees. On the right side of the house was a small piece with small stones in it and the rest was paved. They would put a fence on the right side of the patio so they baby couldn't go to the pool area. The backside of the yard had a stoned fence and the rest of the yard had high bushes. Inside and upstairs to the right of the stairs was a bedroom. In the corners, one overlooking the stairs and the other overlooking the living room where blinds which could be opened as doors. Each bedroom had its own bathroom. This bedroom was square with a window on the side of the house. The bathroom had a vanity, a toilet and a combo tub/shower. On the left side of the stairs, party above the garage was another bedroom. It was a rectangle shape with a square piece at the back of the room. The bathroom had a vanity, toilet and combo tub/shower. The master bedroom was at the back of the house. It was nice and spacious with two build-in closets with sliding door with mirrors. To the left of the closet was the bathroom. It had a vanity on the right side and behind that a toilet. In the left far corner was a spacious shower. On the left side of the bathroom was a part of the bedroom as well. Every room had ceiling spots lights. Callen and Joelle would take the master bedroom and they would use the bedroom partly above the garage as the nursery. The house had air conditioning, vaulted ceiling, double-pane windows and a security system. They would leave the rest of the house as it was and only just redid the room for the nursery. They really both liked they house and they could picture them living here. They pulled the stuff they had taken with them inside. Joelle went to clean the kitchen as Callen went upstairs to start on the nursery. He put some plastic on the floor so the carpet wouldn't get dirty. He got the paint ready and started painting. He only did one wall today. Once Joelle was done in the kitchen they went back to their old house.

The rest of the week, after Joelle was off from work they went to the new house to get it ready. When the weekend came the house was ready to move in. On Saturday the entire team was at the house early to help Callen and Joelle move. Callen had rented a van to transport the big stuff in. Callen and Joelle loaded some boxes and some light stuff into the car. They left all the heavy lifting to the others. Once Callen's and Joelle's car were both loaded full and the van as well they left for the new house. By coincidence Joelle was in front of Callen when they drove over the crossing once their light had turned green. Callen noticed a car speeding towards the intersection from the right side.