We waited in a companionable silence until the courier arrived and then went trough and signed the contract. And sent them in to be filled luckily the artists had signed a form to give Andy power to sign on their behalf so the forms were complete and the deal was sound.

————Tina———–

I did not know it but I was telling the story at the exact same time as my wife and it was Rachel who listened to my tale with the same sympathetic ear as Her wife. She too accepted what had happened and praised our family after we had been so close to falling apart all those years ago.

As we finished talking Andy came out of the house supporting a very uncomfortable looking Bette.

“Hey if you all have time would you like to come and see the new house, I mean it needs some work but we would love for you all to see it.”

We all jumped at the black haired beauties offer and everyone got dressed. I drove the Saab Andy took Jenny In the porche she was driving Rachel took some in the mustang Kit had her car and Shane had her truck. Somehow we all managed to squeeze in.

As we all pulled up it was obvious that Andy had been working over time on the last part of her master plan. The house had been refinished in the two days since she had shown it to Rachel and they had decided to stay. The fronting had been repaired and painted the windows fixed and the driveway and garage cleared.

Inside the walls had been stripped down and repainted and the floors sanded and varnished downstairs and carpeted in the upstairs rooms. There was furniture, which I later learned had been shipped from New York or bought if they needed new. Andy’s art collection adorned the walls throughout and the kitchen had been fully fitted out to live up to Rachel’s expectations. Out the back the yard had been cleared and landscaped and the pool retiled and filled with loungers all down one side.

In two days after getting the go ahead from Rachel that they would stay she had transformed the place it was no longer a house but a home. I felt so happy for them but was sad that they would live with us for such a short time.

The house was beautiful Andy had a good eye. It had four bedrooms and two bathrooms on the upper floor. On the lower level was the kitchen a huge lounge room a dining area and two smaller rooms, which had been turned into offices for the two women. The colours on the lower level were soft and neutral but each of the upper rooms was bold and full of bright colour.

We stayed for a while the kids playing and us talking before we made our excuses and left. They had no idea we were there really they were lost in each other and we all recognised that they needed some time alone.

They invited us all for a house warming Sunday night and asked if they could take Angie and Katie out for the day tomorrow if we didn’t mind then they would already be here for the party. With that we left with a very good idea what they two women would spend the rest of the day and, probably the night as well, doing.

———-Rachel———-

As they all left I turned and fell into my wife’s arms thanking her for all she had done.

“But Rach didn’t you notice the best part? There are blinds and curtains in all the rooms so I do believe we have some uninterrupted, locks on the door, no police, no cameras private time and a house this cool need to be christened.”

I felt myself go weak at the knees at the way her voice had become deeper and more husky and the way that she looked at me as though I was the most amazing thing ever created. I felt my body react before she even took my hand and asked me which room I wished to begin with.