“Well, there are a few things to finish. But it’s livable currently, the plumbing and electric are back on now.” Levi said.
“Awesome! I’m so excited.” I smiled from ear to ear.
“You should be. It’s your house.”
“And it’s all because of you guys.” I smiled and embraced them both.
Levi just laughed and shook his head.
“Don’t mention it, Adley. Look, you can come by later after we finish some stuff up.” Tate’s eyes were practically twinkling. He was so happy for me. It was an odd feeling.
“Okay. You have to leave?” I looked at them both sadly. They smiled and nodded, as if they were happy I would miss them and didn’t want them to go.
“You’ll see us soon, hun. Come by around three,” Levi said.
“Okay.”
They kissed me goodbye and I stared after them like they had just walked away with my heart. I sighed at the blissful feeling and distracted myself until it was time to leave. I didn’t fill out any more applications but I looked over the old ones. There was nothing more from the one that asked for a follow up. I was disappointed, but I wasn’t going to let it bring me down. I had a lot to be happy about, so I knew I had to focus on that.
But instead of following up on the job that had shown interest in me, I called the one place I really wanted to work, Amelia’s.
“Hello, thanks for calling Amelia’s. This is Amelia speaking.” An older female voice answered.
I got the boss on the phone, perfect. “Hi Amelia, I’m Adley. I sent a cover letter over recently. I was wondering if you need any help at the bakery. I know this is forward but I really need a job, and your cupcakes are the best in the area.”
She laughed, “Funny you should call Adley, we have someone leaving next month on maternity leave. She works the front and we’re interviewing next week. You’ll have to help me around the kitchen a bit as part of the interview process.”
“Amazing, I would love to come help.”
“Okay, how’s next Tuesday? 6am? We’ll do bread and pies.”
“Excellent, I’ll be there, thank you!
After I hung up, I danced around the room for a bit. Then I wondered why I was even still in this hotel. My house was ready!
I got up and started packing. I had damn near moved in so it actually took a little while to pack everything up the right way. I wanted it to be easy to unpack, but I knew it would take me days to even do it. I wanted to do things right in the house.
Decorate, and really put my personality into it. I had never done that before and I wanted to embrace this house the right way. I hoped they were serious about following me anywhere. It would be like a dream, living with them in my grandmother’s house. I realized they would have to move out and everything but…ugh, I was getting ahead of myself.
By the time I packed up and checked out it was time to go anyway. The hotel stay didn’t take as much out of my pocketbook as I’d thought, so I was happy about that. I headed over to the house with the new keys and a wide smile on my face.
When I pulled in it looked so different. The porch was painted a crisp white color and the front door was a pale pink. I loved pink, how did they even know that? I got out of the car and took everything in.
The bushes and flowers were freshly planted and I knew a lot of money went into the landscaping. The porch had two wicker chairs on it, and the stone steps were freshly power-washed too. The house had been painted over an ash gray color that was perfect with the pale pink door and the white porch. The columns were painted white as well. The framing was pretty much perfect for the house, and I loved it.
I used the key and walked inside and I almost cried. The Juliet balcony was still covered with tarp, and the floors hadn’t been cleaned but it was still perfect. I heard noises upstairs but I looked around first. The living room was so beautiful, even with the furniture still covered. The floors looked brand new and the fireplace was so regal and perfect. All the original fixtures were still there, too.
When I got to the kitchen I actually cried. There was a vase of flowers, a bouquet so big I couldn’t even see beyond it. They were peonies and baby’s breath and they were so beautiful, I barely even read the card.
For our perfect garden of happiness. Welcome to your new home.
I nearly wept because it meant so much to me. Levi and Tate cared so much about me, it was hard to
even process and believe. I heard their footsteps before I turned and saw them both.
“What’s wrong?” Levi’s face fell.
“Nothing. I’m just happy. These are so beautiful.” I hugged Levi. His arms grabbed me tight and squeezed so hard I had to laugh. It felt good to be pressed against his hard body. He had a slight sheen of sweat and I could smell his masculine musk hinting under his cologne.