CHAPTER SIXTY-TWO

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By the time we come back downstairs we've decided that all the bathrooms through the whole house will be done in black and white tiles and we'll continue that into the kitchen and storage room, Jax mutters about seeing if he can get sinks that match the ones we've already got and when I write it down I can't help but laugh at the manly tough biker picking out bathroom fittings.

We'd decided that the study would be done in a light grey, the corner room getting huge amounts of sun from the twin windows. Abel's room took a bit of discussion, but eventually we'd decided that it would be white, but that if we could talk her into it we'd like to get Al to come paint something on one of the walls, and keep the white going through the bathrooms both upstairs and downstairs.

The other bedrooms upstairs end up being labelled as being spares, the corner bedroom we decide to do in buttery yellow colours and use it as the main spare room, but the other two rooms ended up in an almost fight in the hallway, before logic had grabbed us and we'd decided to pick a paint colour for each room. The room that had been two is earmarked to be painted green by Jax and the other I decide to paint purple, provided I can find a purple I like. We'd decided to do a paint match as close to the opposite colour carpet for the walls on the landing and entrance way, dark grey for upstairs and light grey for downstairs.

Sticking with the idea of dark grey carpet right through the bottom floor, other than the kitchen and bathroom we decide to tile the room I want to use as a gym, and the one by the kitchen which I want used for storage. The front room, I pass over to Jax with a shrug "I have no idea. What do you think?"

Jax grins and looks around the brightly lit room "Man cave."

I roll my eyes "You know, Donna and Al suggested the same thing, I'll leave it up to you what you do in here then. It'll be plastered with half naked women, Harleys and tools?"

Jax nods "Sure will. Maybe dark blue walls?"

I shrug "Up to you, I'll try not to come in here if I don't have to; man cave excludes me as I lack the parts to be a man."

Jax laughs and kisses my forehead "And I am grateful for that, but you will always be welcome in here."

We decide that both of us like the idea of painting the dining room the same coffee colour as we're going to put in the master bedroom. While I'm noting down our colour picks Jax pokes his finger on my notebook, tapping the blank part beside 'Jax room'.

"Put that as being that coffee colour too. Not that I'll admit I picked it, or that it's coffee. It'll be 'some brown that you had put on the walls' if anyone asks."

I roll my eyes but add the note beside it before walking through into the living room. We decide to paint the huge room white, the room is going to end up the central room that we'll use most of the time, other than the kitchen, and white means we can hang whatever we want.

When we finally head towards the front door we've been walking around the house for well over 2 hours, and apart from the one little spat about upstairs room colours it's been a very relaxed time.

I grin as Jax locks the front door, when he turns around he narrows his eyes "I don't like that look. Why don't I like that look?"

I shrug "Maybe cause you've already figured it out. It's my 'I just realised I have a whole house to furnish, let's go shopping' look."

Jax shakes his head furiously "No! Not happening. Paint colours I'll help with, furniture I'll assemble if it needs it but there is no way you can get me shopping for girly shit."

I slide my arms around Jax's middle and pout up at him "But I need your help picking out a bed for our room, after all it'll get a lot of use. And I need help with 2 lounge suites, a dining suite, there are 3 spare bedrooms to furnish, and electronics, and your man cave of course. I won't make you help with the 'girly shit' like the linen and crockery and stuff."

Jax sighs "Do you really need my help?"

I shake my head once, my mood deflating a little "I don't need it, no. But I want it. It's our house Jax, can't you see how important it is to me that we both like everything in it."

"Darlin' I get that, I really do. I'll come with you if you want. How bout we start when we're in San Francisco on Wednesday? We could take Ope and Donna with us."

I nod enthusiastically "Thank you baby. We can take my truck, and I'm sure that we can get shit delivered."

Jax shakes his head "I want to take the bikes, that way you can't buy too much."

I poke my tongue out at him "Okay, but you should know that D, Al and I are already planning another weekend shopping trip for next month."

"Not LA again?" Jax asks, his eyebrows rising.

"No, back to San Francisco." I smile brightly "I can picture it become a bi-yearly trip for us girls."

Jax squeezes me tight to his chest "Babe, whatever makes you happy. I'll talk to Ope tomorrow, but we should be able to get to the paint and carpet places Tuesday morning if you want?"

I nod "The sooner we get the paint done the sooner the carpet can be laid, and when the carpet is done we can start moving in." I can't help the huge smile on my face. "What time are we meant to be meeting Al and Hap?"

"I told Al 10, were you not listening?" Jax shakes his head at me, sliding the house keys into his pocket.

I shake my head, "Nope. Sorry."

Jax smacks me on the ass as we walk down the steps "You are very lucky I love you. Not many people would put up with the inattentiveness."

I spin on my heel by his bike, raising an eyebrow before laughing at the smug look on Jax's face. He lifts his hand and cups my face, his thumb pulling lightly at my bottom lip "I'm lucky you love me, I know Sarah. I could my blessings every day that I have both you and Abel."

I lean up and kiss him on the mouth softly, my eyes slightly misty when I pull away "I know Jax, I count mine too. Can we go see Abel?"

Jax nods "Course we can."

A little while later we pull out of my drive, past the new gates which are waiting to be installed once the digger has gone and onto the road, while Jax is concentrating on the road and traffic I let my mind wander a little to the next issue I know I'll face. Telling him I've decided I do want a second car is going to be easy, telling him that it's a cross country drive to bring it home, not so much, but the hardest part will probably be telling him that it comes with an enormous price tag.

I shake my head, causing him to look over his shoulder "You alright?"

I nod against his back "Just thinking." I call back over the noise of the wind blowing around us.