Page 60 of Love Delayed
I smiled at her. “I believe that too. Now let’s dry up and get my niece or nephew some good food,” I suggested. We both went over to the vanity. We dried tears and before we walked out, I stopped her. “You are going to be a good mom, Zar, because you took care of me, and you were a great big sister. I am truly happy for you guys, and I don’t want you to ever feel no type of way about sharing this pregnancy with me because I want to support you and be here for you for whatever you need.”
She pulled me into a hug. “Thanks, sis. Now, please, let’s get back to this table. I’m ready to eat,” she joked. We laughed and then headed back to the table.
We enjoyed a great meal and managed to keep our PDA in control because we certainly didn’t want Zaria to blow chunks if she witnessed us kiss each other again. We had a good night, and as soon as we got into the car, I asked, “So what do you think happened to Eliana? I mean, she went away so quietly, with no resistance.”
“Your guess is as good as mine, and I don’t even think about it. I am just glad she moved on without a fight. I was scared at first that I’d have you’re, my baby daddy drama for months until we could do the DNA, but I’m happy she had some sense and moved on quietly.
I squeezed his hand in mine and just rode home with questions dancing in my head that I knew he couldn’t answer. When we got in, we headed straight for the bedroom and freed ourselves of our clothes, and we made love repeatedly that night.
My phone rang, snapping me back to the moment I was in before thinking back on our double date that we’ve never had again after that night. “Hello,” I sang.
“Hey baby, don’t forget about the appointment we have with Annika to see the house.”
“Well, she called and said her husband, Jaxon, would be meeting us.”
“Is she okay, the last time we had a showing she wasn’t feeling well.”
“Well, she is pregnant, so she is going through a lot of nausea, so we got Jaxson today,” I confirmed.
“That’s cool, you just be on time,” he added.
“I’m already there,” I joked.
“Yeah, okay, love you, and I’ll see you soon.”
I hung up, wrapped up the meat that I had marinated for dinner, and went to bundle up. I walked through the lobby with the usual greetings, and I knew I’d miss that when we moved. I hit a little traffic, but I managed to make it right on time. When I pulled up, the curb appeal was so gorgeous, and it was exactly what I’d been waiting to see. Marcus was set on a tri-level home that I absolutely didn’t want. I wanted a ranch-style/split level/with a basement and a big backyard. Marcus had a huge family, and we wanted to host things at our place. We need a large space to do it, and at thirty-five hundred livable square feet, I felt that this was going to be a great house.
“Hey, baby,” Marcus said after he opened my door and helped me out of my vehicle. He gave me a kiss.
“Hey, babe, look at this house. I already love it, and I’m so excited to get inside,” I said, bursting. I was so excited.
“I knew you’d like it. Not my style, but let’s go and look inside.” As we approached the door, Jaxson opened the door and greeted us.
“Welcome, guys, come on in. Annika sends her love and wishes she could be here for you today, Zamora, because she found this one just for you. Now, the best thing about this place is it is not on the market yet, and if you guys love it, we have to act fast because it is gorgeous and will not take long to sell. It’s price right and you are going to love the upgrades and modern touches,” he said, and we moved further into space. “The owner request that we remove our shoes,” he said, and I was okay with that. The dark wood floors were beautiful, and I was already in love with the foyer. I oooohhhhh and aaaaahhhhhh at everything as we saw an office to the left with French doors and beautiful built-in shelves. I was anxious to see the kitchen where all the cooking magic would happen, but we went down the hall to the right to the guest bedrooms and bathrooms first. Spacious with a junior suite with an en suite and two more that had a jack and jill bathroom with all new finishes had me ready to make an offer. We saw a couple of hall closets for more storage and then finally we made it to my sanctuary, the kitchen.
It was huge, with an island larger than I had ever seen before in my entire life. I was blown away and I looked at Marcus and he knew that I had found my dream kitchen. Of all the houses that we had looked at, in his Bongalo and Craftsmen style, not one kitchen held a candle to that one. I touched the six-burner gas stove, and I promised I wanted to move in that very same day.
“Marcus, please, I’ll never have a kitchen like this, do you see this?” I asked pointing out the pot filler. We had seen over a dozen houses, and this was it.
“I do, but let’s just see the rest,” he encouraged, and I tried to contain my excitement, but it was close to impossible. He opened the door to show us the patio and backyard outside the kitchen and finally we saw something that impressed Marcus, the outside kitchen. We didn’t go all the way out, because it was showing and we didn’t have on shoes, but we had a clear view of how large it was and finally Marcus got a little excited too.
On to the primary suite, we both looked at each other and again he smiled and nodded.
“Okay, Jaxson, now you are getting my attention. The size of this room and the tray ceilings are nice.”
“Well come on into the bathroom,” he said, and we followed. Another huge, updated space that we didn’t have to touch.
“Okay, let’s head downstairs,” Jaxson said, and we followed close. “Another bedroom and bath with a shower only, but still a three-piece bedroom.”
“Maybe a gym could be here?” Marcus said.
“No need, Marcus, I got you,” he said, taking us to another room that the owners had already set up as a gym.
“You got to be kidding me,” Marcus said now just as excited. “This house is sick and I’m starting to see why you wanted a ranch baby,” he said and then we saw the rest of the open finished space. A pool table, bar, flat screens and all the makings of a fun and entertaining space and I looked to my future husband.
“Marcus, this is the best house we’ve seen, and it needs zero changes, and I can imagine all the dishes I could whip up in that kitchen. It’s enough room to host your family, I mean baby, I feel that this one is the one. I love it, Marcus.”
“I’ll give you two a few minutes to explore and talk,” Jaxson said and left us in the basement.