Page 21 of Forever my Love

ChapterSeven

She knew it was a lot to take in. The look on Reece’s face said it all. She was relieved to have told him. She’d wanted to tell someone, to get it off her chest, and he was the person that she was the closest to, the person she wanted to get closer with. She’d decided to tell him a few days before after having a long talk with her sister.

She decided to leave a more detailed conversation until later.

“Show me around.” She motioned. “We can talk later.”

He nodded, then picked up her bag.

His house was shaped like a big U. They had parked at a detached garage, then had walked up three cement stairs to a patio area where two large glass doors sat.

In the entryway there was a table with bright yellow flowers sitting on it and a painting of a yellow sunflower hanging on the wall above it.

She followed Reece to the left and stepped into a massive living room space. Soft cream sofas and chairs sat across from a stone fireplace that had white and cream bookcases on either side of it.

There was a half wall separating the front door from the living room area. The space looked cozier than anything she’d ever seen before.

“Wow,” she said softly.

“The bedrooms are upstairs. There is a guest room downstairs, but I think you’ll be warmer and more comfortable upstairs.” He motioned to a set of wood stairs that sat between the living room and the entryway. “We’ll head up there first, then I’ll show you around,” he suggested. She nodded, then followed him up the L-shaped stairs.

There were two hallways, one leading to the right, which he took, and another across from a large open space that looked down to the living room below.

“My bedroom is across there on the left.” He motioned as he opened a door. “This is your room.” He stepped in and set her suitcase down just inside the door. “The bathroom is through there.” He motioned to a doorway. “Closet.” He motioned to another door. “There’s a balcony. On a clear day you can see Pride Harbor.”

The queen-sized bed had a fancy black iron headboard and a white quilt that was so pretty she was afraid to touch it. Pillows in a variety of shades of blue sat on the bed along with a dark blue throw blanket.

The nightstands were cream colored, matching the walls. A blue and cream rug sat under the bed.

“This is amazing.” She walked over to look into the bathroom and gasped.

White tiles went up each wall to just below her shoulders. The rest of the walls were painted a soft yellow. The bathroom had an older style but somehow looked brand new. There were mirrors above the classic dual sinks.

It was nicer than any bathroom she’d ever seen.

The shower was done in the same white tiles, but there was a vertical line of ocean-blue tiles streaking down to the floor. A wall of glass separated the shower from the rest of the bathroom.

There was a three-quarter wall separating the toilet from the shower area.

“You told me you were still working on fixing this place up.” She narrowed her eyes at him.

He chuckled. “Yes, it’s why I didn’t put you in the bedroom downstairs. Plus, there’s…” He shook his head. “I’ll show you.” He motioned and she followed him out of the room.

They walked down the hallway and took the hallway to his room.

When she stepped into his room, she was again shocked at the beauty of the space.

There was a fireplace opposite his bed with small bookcases on each side. The walls were a sky blue with white paneling on the lower half. An entire wall of windows sat opposite the doorway.

“I get the same view here as your room.” He motioned to the windows in the bedroom. “Then there is this space in here.” He opened the door to his closet. A small rack of clothes hung in the middle of the room and there was an old dresser.

“I have no idea what to do in here. The space is massive. Bigger than anything I would ever need.” He sighed as she walked in. It was almost two stories high and bigger than the living room at the cabin.

The walls were a dark brown color and had been patched up in several places.

“For now, it’s the last thing on my list.” He leaned against the doorway. “There are several rooms like this one that I have yet to get to.”

She nodded. “What about your bathroom?”