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Jake was checking out the back yard of a lovely 2 bed home. Katie was upstairs looking at the bedrooms. They had already been round it together twice and he could tell she loved it. The realtor had gone back to his car so they could have some time alone in the house.
He couldn't help but picture himself and Quentin playing soccer and baseball in the big back yard. He smiled to himself and spun round as soon as he heard Katie approach.
"Babe we could literally buy this place. No more renting. This could be it" he said enthusiastically.
She nodded, "We could...money wise we could"
"So we are a little further out for the Police Station and the school. But that's the sacrifice i would be willing to make for this place. What do you think?" he asked her.
She purse her lips together, "Its really beautiful"
But Jake knew. He always knew with her, "Whats wrong? First walk round i swear i heard you mumble something about what colour you would paint the bathroom" he let out a little chuckle remembering it, but it didn't seem to change her mood.
She looked down and played with her hands, "It came to me upstairs and i cant believe i didn't think of it before" she moved closer to him, her hands rested on his waist, "it doesn't matter if the Police haven't visited the neighbourhood yet. Its totally irrelevant. As soon as we went on that school trip to the hospital...the school knows we are in there...or were" she shook her head, "either way, Quentin cant go back to school and i cant go back to work"
Jake closed his eyes. He couldn't believe he hadn't thought of it either. They had been so caught up in the possibility of helping the people left in the Cordon and finding their own home that it hadn't hit him.
He sighed and ran his hand down her cheek, "Your right. Neither of us can go back to work right now and Quentin cant go to school" he looked at her and she nodded sadly. He knew how much her job meant to her and Quentin's education.
"What do we do?" she asked quietly.
He thought for a moment and raised his eyes at the beautiful home they were standing in, he wrapped his arm round her and nodded towards the kitchen table, "You know what i see looking over there?"
She gently shrugged, obviously feeling defeated. But he planned on completely changing that.
He carried on, "I see Me, you and Quentin. Every night, having our family dinners together. Game nights" she smiled sweetly up at him. He grabbed her hand and pulled her through the archway to the living room, "right here i see all of us together watching tv and fighting over the remote" she obviously could tell what he was doing as she let out a giggle. He then pulled her to a room by the front door, "and in here i see you tutoring Quentin until you can both go back to school"
Katie raised her eyebrows with caution, "Jake"
He raised his hands, "Here me out" she stayed silent so he carried on, "we could do this Katie. We are far enough out that no one from the precinct or the school will see us. But when we finally can go back, its 30 minutes tops. Quentin wont be without his education because you can home school him. And you wont be without your teaching because you will have him to teach"
She looked around the room again, "This room would look stunning with bookcases along here" she said moving her hand along the wall. She was seeing what he saw.
"Exactly. Anything you want. The best thing about this. Both the Force and the School think we are in there so are still paying us" he said with a smile.
Katie shook her head, "It will only be a matter of time with that Jake. It always is-"
"-then we make the most of it!" Jake proclaimed, "i used to waste my money on booze and rent...i don't have either of those anymore. Baby we have enough to buy this place as our own. We talked last night about our finances. I will put the deposit down on it and we go from there"
Katie opened her mouth to say something and then stopped, she moved over to the window and looked out admiring the view, a few seconds passed before she spoke, "Quentin will love it here"
He hesitated, "Is that a yes then?"
Katie looked over her shoulder at him, "You really know how to persuade a girl Jake Riley"
