"So what type of house are we looking for?" The agent, Kayla, that Alex's parents had recommended asked.
"What ever she wants." Olivia said heartfelt.
"That's sweet" Kayla answered "But don't you want a say in the house too?"
"What I want is to see a smile on my wife's face" Olivia said as she glanced at Alex "Now the house of her choice will put it there."
"If you ask me in my experience it's not the house that makes a person happy but the family in it."
"So true" Alex almost whispered as she reached for Olivia's hand.
Olivia took her wife's hand and squeezed it. Since resigning her job as ADA Alex had been on an emotional roller coaster. Olivia had been doing her best to keep her even keel which was becoming harder and harder with her demanding job hours. Making sure she had eye contact with Alex she gave her a small smile and a wink. That seemed to work because Alex's face lit up.
"Although I can tell by looking at you two that, that shouldn't be a problem. Oh to be a newlywed again." Kayla said wistful.
Alex and Olivia couldn't help the laughter that erupted from them.
"You two are legally married correct?" Kayla asked.
"Yes we are" Alex answered once she was able to compose herself "But we are far from newlyweds. We have been married for five years together for ten.""Wow. I wished my husband still looked at me the way she's looking at you."
"I don't see why he shouldn't you are absolutely beautiful." Olivia said with her cocky look on her face.
Kayla looked between the two women and was unable to find her voice. She had a feeling that any minute there was going to be a fight to end all in front of her.
"Kayla ignore her please." Alex said as she playful smacked Olivia "She tends to be a flirt from time to time."
"I was not flirting I was stating a fact."
"Whatever stud." Alex said as she turned her attention back to Kayla "Have you found in houses that meet the requirements I sent over."
"As a matter of fact I have and if you are ready I am ready to show them to you."
"Perfect" Olivia answered as she stood and helped Alex to her feet "Let's get started."
Five hours later an exhausted Olivia took the same seat she had earlier. She had no clue there was so many available house available in the area that would meet Alex's demands. She also couldn't get over the shock of hearing the prices of some of the houses. One cost close to a million. Granted it had its own security system and electronic gate around it. That and its own movie theater and game hall in the basement. Olivia would be lying if she said she hadn't fallen in love with that but there was no way she could afford that.
"I'm going to leave you two alone so you can discuss which house you liked and you can come and get me when your ready." Kayla said as she shut the door behind her leaving the two alone.
"Besides the one that had the dream basement in it which one did you like?" Alex asked turning to face Olivia.
"I don't know honey most of them our out of my league." Olivia said with disappointment in her eyes.
"First of all they are not." Alex said ready to squash this argument from the get go "WE have plenty of money. Second of all it's a delayed wedding present from my parents."
"Honey I don't want expect your family to put a roof over our heads."
"I know that and they know that." Alex whispered as she positioned herself in Olivia's lap "But this is something they want to do for us. I never asked them to. Apparently we had an appointment with Kayla scheduled the week after we were to come back from our honeymoon but your shooting side tracked that. Since we settled in so nicely to my apartment they chose not to say anything until we were ready for a house. When I asked them to refer a good realtor they told me what they had planned."
"They really like me don't they."
"Try love you but not as much as I do."
"Which house do you like the most ?" Olivia asked as she ran her hands through Alex's hair finding herself unable to keep her hands off her.
"Cherry Lane."
"Really why?"
"Its big enough for us to have a large family and close enough to where it wont take you long to get to work. Not to mention the kitchen is almost completely modernized and did you see that bath tub. I could get lost in that tub. That second building we could turn into a gym for you and an office if you like."
"I have to admit I liked the pool but being in New York why have an outdoor pool? There's no need to convert the second building. There was a room big enough downstairs for me to turn into an office for me."
"Its simple honey I will have it converted to an indoor pool for you. That way you can swim anytime you want. Any room you want for your office is fine with me."
"Blondie you don't have to do that."
"If I recall you did say I could decorate and redo the house as I pleased correct?"
"I did but you don't have to do something that drastic" Olivia said as she pressed a kiss to Alex's temple knowing it was useless to argue with her "Let Kayla know that we have decided."
About three hours later Olivia and Alex walked into the café holding the keys to their brand new house. Olivia was amazed at how long it took to get the house even though the Cabot's were paying cash for it. What shocked her even more was when she asked Alex when did she need to request off to move and was told the house needed to be remodeled before they could move. She was beginning to wonder if she couldn't survive the house remodel and move how was she ever going to survive a pregnancy.