I don't own these characters I am just borrowing them. The song for this chapter is Whoa by Paramore.
We received a call one day from our loving parents that a friend of theirs was selling his Victorian house in what was known in Nob Hill. They were flying down to come with us to go see if it was the perfect place for our baby. We set up a meeting with Mr. Xavier to see what he told us was a jewel and would be perfect for us.
We all drove up and Alice was so calm which was abnormal for her. She simply looked at me while opening the door and nodded yes. How could she have known that this was the place? She told me months before that she had a dream of what was coming. I would never bet against her I learned the hard way, damn the Victoria's secret shopping spree she made me go on.
We all got out and looked at the beautiful fenced in yard. There were so many roses and herbs and hedges and well it made my head spin. The house was a full Victorian in all its splendor. The colors were soft muted blues, yellows and greens. All the gingerbread was just breath taking that I could not speak I just smiled. The huge porch with the swing and the planter boxes full of fragrant flowers and herbs just like the garden. The windows were topped with stained glass and the round turret went all the way up to what looked like the attic.
"Good afternoon Brandons. These must be your lovely daughters! Lets get on with the tour I can already see they are taken with my beautiful girl" ok Mr. Xavier was a flamboyant man and from what I could tell he was probably gay. I looked at Alice and she looked at me stifling a giggle. I am sure she was thinking what I was thinking. At this point it did not matter I wanted this house. I wanted this more than anything I could have ever wanted in my life.
"This is the parlor though we use it as a formal living room. All the wood and fire place is original as all the light fixtures in the whole house. We re-wired the whole house for surround sound, satellite TV and internet. The wood floors are original too but we had them resurfaced as they were in horrid shape. On the other side is another parlor but we use that as the dinning room"
All I could think was breath Bella breath Bella. The place was magnificent and beautiful and I could barely hold back my enthusiasm. I looked over at Alice and she was bouncing on her heels. This was a good thing. We were on the same brain wave and I knew she loved it just as I did. He answered all our parents questions until mother asked about the kitchen. She knew that is what meant the most to me and I would never ask myself at this point. I was still trying to keep breathing and she knew it as she looked at me with a smirk.
"The kitchen…..my favorite place in the house other than the back which you will see in a moment." he opened a beautiful carved door and all I saw was the heaven that awaited me. I nearly fainted right there at the site of it.
" Ah I see you are a connoisseur of fine dining. Let me tell you about our little pet. The appliances are original to the house but have been all refurbished and work on gas. We also added two convection ovens and the huge cook top. The tiles for the counters and back splash come from Italy from what research we have done. The marble is the best and is also original and perfectly cooled for baking. There is also a huge pantry that can hold whatever your heart desires with a full walk in freezer and fridge." he pointed to this and that and talked.
All I heard was garbled water in my ears as I touched everything I could. I was in heaven. The best ovens money could buy. The baking I could do with those made me dizzy. The cook top had twelve burners and a hot water tap on the wall. This what the best damned kitchen I could ever hope for and my mind was full of ideas of what was to come. I nearly passed out when I saw the pantry. Oh my I could fall in love with the walk in freezer and fridge alone. I saw my loving sister and parents walk outside with the flamboyant little man. I hated to follow them as I was nearly at orgasm at the pantry alone.
The backyard was a heaven all in its own. It was an oasis in the middle of Portland. The lawn was green and the flower gardens were just like the ones in the front but more softer. The gazebo was huge and he told us that his partner had it made for him for valentines day. AHA!! I was right damn my intuition. The thing that caught my eye was another building. It was just as beautiful as the house but much smaller and less grandeur.
Alice hopped over " ohmygoodnessicantbreathilovethisplacetomuch!!" I put my hands on her shoulders to hold her still and smiled at her. I knew that we had found our place but I wanted to know more about it. "Bella the small building has a garage underneath it but the top two floors are living space. We can do business in the house and live in the carriage house!" she dragged me up the small porch and up the stairs and our jaws dropped. The main floor was an open room with wooden beams and a huge fire place. The second floor had two huge bedrooms with bay windows. Each had their own magnificent bathrooms and according to Alice closets she could fall in love with. I on the other hand one question that needed to be answered.