Chapter 9 #2
Ophelia: OKAY I need to get back to work now! ??
Rosalind: Suuuuuure you do.
[Private Chat: Nicolas]
Feb 17 — 6:13 PM
Nicolas: I miss you.
Ophelia: Miss you too! Is your meeting running late?
Nicolas: Yes…
Nicolas: We should go on a date again.
Ophelia: Thinking about Valentine’s Day?
Nicolas: Valentine’s night.
Ophelia: If you work well I’ll wear it again tonight!
Nicolas: [Cat frantically typing GIF]
Ophelia: ??
Ophelia: Love you!
Nicolas: I love you.
[Private Chat: Nicolas]
Feb 24 — 4:22 PM
Ophelia: Off to my appointment with my bank! Wish me luck!
Nicolas: Good luck, though you won’t need it. We already worked out the figures. I’m sure it’ll be fine.
Ophelia: I know, I know, but I’m still nervous!
Ophelia: See you at home!
Nicolas: See you at home. I love you.
Ophelia: Love you!
— March—
[Private Chat: Emi]
March 3 — 11:12 PM
Emi: [Baby picture]
Ophelia: Omg he’s so cute!! And that outfit!! ??
Emi: I know! His grandma is spoiling him rotten.
Emi: How are you guys??
Ophelia: We’re good! Sorry we’ve been extra busy!
Emi: Yeah, Antoine said his “twinsie spider-sense” is tingling. He suspects Nicolas is up to something. ??
Ophelia: We aaare, but we can’t share yet!
Emi: NOW I’m curious!
[Private Chat: Nicolas]
March 8 — 9:01 AM
Nicolas: How are you feeling?
Ophelia: A bit better!
Ophelia: I’m so sorry I got sick right before our appointment…
Ophelia: You should have gone without me!
Nicolas: Of course not. And it’s fine, the agency said we can reschedule.
Ophelia: Yeah but he also said that house had a lot of visits… and we REALLY liked the pictures… ??
Nicolas: We’ll reschedule. There are plenty of other houses, sweetheart. And we have time. Your health comes first.
Nicolas: As soon as you feel better, we’ll do more visits.
Ophelia: Love you!
Nicolas: I love you, sweetheart.
[Group Chat: Valentine Sisterhood]
March 10 — 11:20 AM
Courtney: Ophie, you better yet hun?
Ophelia: Getting there!
Ophelia: I’ve been working from home, so I’m bundled up with the kitties!
Rosalind: [Hug GIF]
Parveen: I’m still worried, you sounded TERRIBLE when I called!
Parveen: I hope you enjoyed the soup!
Ophelia: I did! I was so happy Nicolas made your dal!
Courtney: You gonna marry him yet or…?
Parveen: COURT!! ??
Rosalind: I’m with Court. Nicolas is 100% hubby material. Just saying!
Ophelia: We’re still looking for a house first! We’re resuming the viewings as soon as I’m better!
Courtney: Aaaand then…? ??
[Private Chat: Nicolas]
March 15 — 8:12 AM
Nicolas: I finished the cake for breakfast. It was amazing.
Ophelia: Glad you loved it!
Nicolas: Don’t forget to hydrate and take your medicine.
Ophelia: I will!
[Group Chat: Valentine Sisterhood]
March 19 — 11:20 AM
Ophelia: [House pictures]
Ophelia: We made an offer!! Wish us luck!! ??
Rosalind: OMG I LOVE IT. Fingers crossed!!
Courtney: Same!!
Parveen: Manifesting this for you guys! ??
[Private Chat: Nicolas]
March 21 — 3:12 PM
Nicolas: Sweetheart… they called. They went with someone else.
Ophelia: Oh no…
Nicolas: I’m sorry. Don’t worry, we’ll find another one.
Ophelia: I know.
[Group Chat: Valentine Sisterhood]
March 28 — 7:48 PM
Rosalind: GUESS what we found under the couch??
Rosalind: [Picture of Lilah’s missing doll]
Parveen: FINALLY!!
Parveen: Simon SWORE he looked under the couch. ??
Courtney: Since when do we trust men to find things…?
Ophelia: ??
[Group Chat: Hansel2 & Wifeys]
March 29 — 7:46 PM
Emi: [Picture of Baby Kenzo in a cat onesie]
Emi: Thank you for the outfit, Auntie & Uncle!!
Ophelia: He’s so CUTE ??
Nicolas: Adorable.
Antoine: THAT’S MY BOYYYYY ??????
— April—
[Group Chat: Valentine Sisterhood]
April 13 — 7:49 PM
Ophelia: [House pictures]
Ophelia: We visited this one today… and we made an offer!! ??
Parveen: Ophie, it’s BEAUTIFUL!
Courtney: Stunning!! Way better than the last one!!
Rosalind: That kitchen was BUILT for you ?
Ophelia: It’s a tiny bit over budget, but I’m up for a promotion so… we’ll see!
Parveen: A PROMOTION?!?!
Courtney: GIRL you can’t just drop that casually.
Rosalind: We need a celebration IMMEDIATELY!!
Parveen: Ophie, are you still sick with allergies though? ??
Ophelia: Nope, all better now!
Ophelia: But… let’s wait to celebrate until I know for sure, please!
Courtney: Fair.
Parveen: Manifesting this for you! ???
Rosalind: Same!! ????
[Private Chat: Nicolas]
April 16 — 5:32 PM
Nicolas: Let’s have dinner out tonight.
Nicolas: What do you feel like? Sushi? Thai?
Ophelia: Why? Did they call back?? Is it bad news? ??
Nicolas: No.
Nicolas: But you’ve been nervous all week and you need a distraction.
Nicolas: And we need to celebrate your promotion. ??
Ophelia: WHAT?!?! ??????
Nicolas: So… sushi or Thai?
[Private Chat: Emi]
April 19 — 7:21 PM
Emi: Any news? ??
Ophelia: No, it’s taking a while…
Ophelia: BUT we’re reevaluating our budget thanks to my promotion, so there’s that!
Emi: Yesss!! Still crossing fingers for you two! ??
[Private Chat: Nicolas]
April 21 — 3:12 PM
Ophelia: [Picture of her with the cats]
Ophelia: We miss you!!
Nicolas: Missing you too.
Ophelia: Enjoy your business trip!
Nicolas: Do you want a souvenir?
Nicolas: You already have the Vancouver snowglobe.
Ophelia: I wouldn’t say no to some maple cookies please! ??
Ophelia: Love you!
Nicolas: Got it. I love you.
[Group Chat: Valentine Sisterhood]
April 25 — 10:38 PM
Rosalind: [A couple selfie]
Ophelia: Omg… is it official then??
Rosalind: Yep! ??
Courtney: Congrats sweetie.
Parveen: You two are adorable!! ?
Parveen: When can we meet her??
Courtney: Parv pls. They’ve been dating for five minutes.
Ophelia: I wanna meet her too!!
Parveen: We should have a barbecue, the weather’s been nice!
Courtney: OK fine, but NOT at the parents’ place.
Ophelia: How do you guys feel about coming to Boston?
Ophelia: Nicolas’ building has a communal barbecue!
Courtney: SOLD.
Rosalind: Works for me!
Ophelia: Good! Nicolas and I have been meaning to talk to you guys too, so perfect timing!
Courtney: Is it about the house?
Rosalind: I thought that one didn’t happen??
Ophelia: Yes and no!
Ophelia: It’s about the house and the holidays… but I’ll explain when I see you!
Ophelia: When are you all free?
— May—
[Private Chat: Nicolas]
May 4 — 5:14 PM
Ophelia: Honey, I got an email about a partnership for my blog??
Ophelia: Can I forward it to you? I dunno if it’s legit!
Nicolas: Of course. Send it.
Ophelia: Thank you! They mention my blog, but I’ve never gotten a partnership offer before!!
[Group Chat: Valentine Sisterhood]
May 12 — 11:58 PM
Rosalind: THANK YOU for having us, Ophie! It was amazing! ??
Courtney: Ditto. Just got home.
Courtney: And I’m so excited about you guys hosting Christmas. Finally a change!
Rosalind: YES! Now we just need to help you find the right house!
Parveen: We’re home too!! And I agree, wonderful idea!! ?
Ophelia: Thank you, guys… I’m so excited you’re all for it!
Courtney: Of course we are. It cuts our travel time in half and keeps us from cramming 3 kids into one bedroom!
Parveen: We’re gonna be praying twice as hard now for you to find your place, haha!
Rosalind: [Praying GIF]
[Private Chat: Nicolas]
May 16 — 11:22 PM
Ophelia: Honey, the people from the house we visited a few weeks ago (the one with the pink bathroom) just called back!!
Ophelia: The buyers couldn’t get the funds, so they’re asking if we’re still interested!!
Nicolas: What do you think?
Ophelia: I don’t know… we liked it, but there were things we weren’t sure about…
Nicolas: How about we visit it again?
Nicolas: It needs work, but we could ask your brother for his opinion.
Ophelia: I like that!
Ophelia: I’ll text them back to set up another visit and see if Simon can join us!
Nicolas: Good. ??
[Group Chat: Hansel2 & Wifeys]
May 24 — 8:22 PM
Emi: Hey guys! This is your official invite to your nephew’s 6-month party! ????
Antoine: AKA we need an excuse to have a social life.
Ophelia: Haha we’ll take it!
Nicolas: I’ll arrange my schedule.
Antoine: How’s the house hunting going? Found one yet??
Ophelia: It’s… complicated. We said no to one, actually.
Emi: Oh no, what happened??
Antoine: You found issues?
Ophelia: No, more like we knew about the issues already, and my brother confirmed it would need a lot of work…
Ophelia: Nicolas and I debated it a bit, but in the end, we agreed it was better to let it go.
Emi: Ahh, I see. I hope the next one will be the right one!
Antoine: Crossing fingers for you guys! ??
Ophelia: Thanks!
[Private Chat: Nicolas]
May 25 — 9:28 AM
Ophelia: Hi honey! Hope you’re having a good day!
Ophelia: I saw you have a break after this… Latte date? ?
Nicolas: I’d love that.
Ophelia: Love you!
Nicolas: I love you too.
— June—
[Group Chat: Valentine Sisterhood]
June 4 — 11:58 AM
Courtney: I just read your interview, Ophie. You’re amazing, babes.
Courtney: Also Kenny is back up for adoption.
Rosalind: If you want a babysitter, I’m available! I need money for our trip!
Courtney: Sent you a text.
Ophelia: Thank you!!
Ophelia: I also just got my first free products to review, it’s a whole set of baking pans! I’m so excited!! ????
Parveen: Of course! You have so much talent!!?
Courtney: And you have cats. People love cats.
Parveen: You should write a book! With your recipes!
Rosalind: OMG YES ? With pics of the kitties!!
Ophelia: Some of my followers said the same thing, maybe I’ll look into it!!
Courtney: Do it.
[Private Chat: Nicolas]
June 19 — 2:28 PM
Nicolas: [Link to house on sale]
Ophelia: Omg, this one is gorgeous!! Is it in our budget??
Nicolas: The owner is a friend of Maman. She mentioned we’re looking, so he’s open to negotiation.
Nicolas: It’s a little outside the radius we originally picked, but still close to Boston by car.
Nicolas: There’s almost no yard, but there’s a park nearby and an extra half-room we could turn into a study.