Chapter 3 #3
There was also a full basement that doubled as a media room, where she could think of all kinds of things to do with it other than what they were using it for.
Like a kid’s room that would keep them happy and maintained.
Not that she planned on tossing them down there and not ever being with them.
She had grown up with her own space in the house and thought that any child would love that as well. She knew that she had.
“Well, what do you think about this house?” Wylie said he wasn’t sure it wasn’t too perfect.
“I understand. I’m not supposed to tell you this, but they don’t have any offers on the house.
The rooms are too big for what most people want.
The reason that I thought you’d like it was because I know you have a large family. ”
“Yes, there is that.” She pointed out that the furnace was new and that the roof had only been put on about four years ago. “How hard is it to heat in the winter? I mean, with a fireplace that big, will it be necessary to have it going all the time?”
“You must not have noticed that it’s gas.
They had it converted to gas about five years ago to save on having to chop wood.
And no, it’s not hard to heat or to cool off in the summer months.
There is a separate furnace and air conditioner for the second floor.
And the master has its own heating. The bathroom has been upgraded with some of the things you mentioned.
There are heated floors in the bathrooms, all of them, and there is a towel warmer in the master. ”
“I didn’t see any of that on the paperwork.
” She said that she’d tried to tell them that they needed to add it, but they thought it should sell for what they see.
“I guess their loss is our gain. When do you have to have a decision? I’m hoping that we can have at least tonight before we have to have an answer. ”
“Take your time. As I said, they don’t have any offers on the house, and it’s been on the market for four years now.
They keep making improvements in hopes of selling it.
As I said, it’s been on the market for a good long time.
” They decided to have dinner and talk about it.
“I’d only offer what you think it’s worth.
You know what you want in a house, and this one pretty much ticks off your list fully.
But you know what you want, and that’s the biggest factor in this home. ”
“We’ll get back to you soon. I’m going to make a list of the pros and cons about it and go from there.
But like you said, it does hit our lists fairly well.
” They were out in the car when they started talking about the house.
“I love too that it has a pool and pool house. It wasn’t on the list, but I can see where it will be nice for when the family comes over.
I know that Kinsey has one too, but it’s not as big as the one that we would have. ”
“I know that I said that I didn’t want to cook, but that one makes me want to whip out a cookbook and go at it.
” He laughed with her. “I do love the big rooms. I didn’t think I would at first, but then I thought of how big your family was and thought that it might be too small if they were all to come over at once.
I love the living room for sports on television. Do you like sports?”
“Football. Soccer. Baseball. You name it, and I love it. I even love watching football in London. It’s so different than ours.
” She told him that she’d watch just about anything as well.
“Good, another thing that we have in common. I love that we can have so much in common and be friends as well. I think we’re going to have a long and happy life together. ”
“I hope so too. I love you.” He kissed her as soon as he started the car, and they were on their way to dinner.
The two of them would point out things that they liked about the house and the few things that they didn’t.
The only thing that neither of them cared for was the front door.
It should be a double door instead of just the single one that it was.
“But it’s fixable if we want to do that.
The only thing that would be difficult to fix, if possible at all, is how far it is from your family.
It’s a good twenty-minute drive from the closest one to our house. ”
“So? They’ll come no matter where we live, I think.
” She thought that was true and told him so.
“So what kind of offer do we make on it? She said to go low, and I agree with her. I’m thinking that we should drop about twenty percent off the asking price and go from there.
It sounds like they’re willing to sell the place, and I’m willing to pay what we need within reason to own it.
I think it’ll be a good home for us and the family if you want to have one. ”
“Yes, I want to have several children with you. I don’t know how many right now, but I’d love to have them soon.” He kissed her again when they were at the stoplight. “I love that you do that. Show me how much you love me by the little things that you do.”
“Because I love you.” They drove into Columbus for dinner and had made plans to stop off at a couple of furniture stores to have a look around.
They wouldn’t buy anything right now; they didn’t have a house to move into yet, but they could get some ideas on what they wanted.
Wylie decided that having money to spend was wonderful in that they could get the whole house fitted out without any trouble.
He wasn’t going to go broke about it, but he was looking forward to having their own things around them as they moved in.
“We’ll need a larger than normal bed. I don’t know that a king will be big enough for the two of us when we make love.
And we’re going to need something larger than a double for sure.
I doubt that would work for any of my brothers, even without their other halves with them in it.
It’s just too narrow and not nearly long enough for any of us. ”
“I never thought of that when I invited you over.” They ended up at another seafood restaurant and this time had some dessert that they shared. “I’m exhausted.”
“I am as well. Now that I have my belly full, I feel like I need to go to bed and nap for about three days.” She laughed and said she felt the same way.
“We’ll leave shopping for another day, after they accept our bid on the house.
Then we will be able to measure and get what was needed for the house instead of just guessing. ”
“I think that instead of having chairs and a single couch in the living room, we should go with all couches. That way, everyone can have a seat, and they won’t feel as overcrowded.
” He said he loved that idea. “Also, we need to make sure that we can extend our dining room table enough to make sure that we have enough room in the place. I’d hate for your family to be crowded in there when we’re trying to eat. ”
He told her to make notes on that. As they were headed home after dinner, they discussed putting a bid on the house.
Since they both liked it and had seen it now, they decided to go with the twenty percent less offer.
All they could do was counteroffer, and they could decide whether they could do that.
It was fun buying a house that he had put some thought into, and he told her that.
As they were pulling into the driveway, she was nearly asleep.
Since it was early yet, he called the realtor and told them what they wanted.
She said she would take them the offer tonight, and they might hear from them in the morning.
Glad that part was over with, he decided that he was going to sleep good tonight and was glad that they were at the condominium he was renting.
It was much nicer than her house, and the bed was big enough.