"Demetri! Don't just stand there or you'll get lost in the crowd and we'll never find you." He snapped out of his trance-like state and found the source of the voice. He turned to meet Emaline's eyes staring at him with a questioning look on her face.
"Sorry, guess I'm just a little jet-lagged."
"Well that would make sense if we had been on a jet" She turned back to look at her parents and snickered.
His father looked at them both and said, "Both of you come along, we have to find our car. Besides your mother is eager to see the house."
"Oh I bet it's beautiful! By the way your father described it; it has to be." She looked like a child that just got their favorite present on Christmas morning.
Demetri and Emaline looked at their father, "Yes Sir."
An hour later they pulled into the driveway of a rather beautiful house. Much like their other homes it was large, spacious and rather expensive. They all walked inside and noticed that the movers had delivered and placed everything in the rooms they were assigned. Both parents looked around and nodded in approval. Off to the left was the grand staircase that spiraled up to the second floor, to the right was the living and straight ahead was the hall that lead off to the kitchen and dining room. Bethany went to check out what would be her main domain, the kitchen.
"Demetri, you're room is upstairs to the right." He nodded and marched up the stairs to unpack.
"Emaline, you're room is upstairs as well but to the left."
"I hope it has a huge closet! Oh, where's the bathroom? I refused to use the one on the plane or in the airport."
Derek shook his head and smirked, knowing his daughter didn't like public restrooms because all the germs. He couldn't really blame her.
"Both Demetri and yourself have private bathrooms. The guest bathroom is to the right of the living room as well as upstairs straight down the hall. Go get settled. We will discuss school and other matters at dinner."
With that said Emaline took off to explore her room and unpack.
When Demetrius walked into his room he noticed two things right away: there was no bed and he had his own bathroom.
"Well this is just great. Good news is I can take a shower without worrying someone will walk in. Bad news is I'll be sleeping on the damn floor."
He proceeded to look around the room then walked over to the closet and opened it. "At least I have enough room to put all my shit away." He spent the next few hours putting all his clothes away, setting up his entertainment center, placing various things around the room and bathroom. He had just finished when he heard his mother say dinner was ready.
Bethany was setting the last of the food onto the table when he walked into the dining room. Before he walked across the room to sit he glanced around. In the middle of the room was a large cherry wood table with a champagne colored table cloth and matching chairs. To the left was a matching china cabinet, straight ahead were the doors that lead to the patio and to the right was a hall that lead to the kitchen. Hanging from the ceiling was an elegant chandalier that had tiny lights strategically placed to cause shimmering beams to fill the room. To say he was impressed would be an understatement. He'd never seen a room look so amazingly put together without being overdone. Deciding he would wait until later to look around more he walked over to a chair and sat down. Taking note that Emaline was the only one that wasn't at the table he excused himself in order to see what was keeping her.
"I know! I'm soooo excited for school to start...well how should I know what the guys look like here...I'm just hoping they're at least decent looking and know how to treat a girl...yea, yea, well I gotta go. I'll talk to you later."
Emaline hung up her phone, set it on the dresser and headed for her door. That's when she saw a slightly curious Demetri leaning against the doorframe with crossed arms and an arched eyebrow.
"It was Amy."
"And?"
"Oh you know, the typical boy-crazy questions."
"Uh huh. Anyway, dinner is ready."
"Well I guess now we can find out what schools we'll be going to."
They raced to the dining room and knowing Emaline would be a sore loser, Demetrius 'tripped'. After they both were seated the 'family conversation' began.
Derek was the first to speak since the others were busy chewing. "I hope both of you like your rooms and deem them suitable."
"I noticed I have my own bathroom but I don't have a bed so where exactly am I sleeping?"
"You mean your bed isn't with your other things?"
"I just said I don't have a bed. How much clearer can I make it?"
"Well then I guess you'll just have to sleep on the couch or on the floor until we can find your's or you buy a new one."
"I'm done here."
He stood up and made his way up the stairs to his bedless room.