Page 103 of Second Chance with Seth
“Which is a lot of money. How would we finance it?”
“We’d get a mortgage, like most people, and to help with the cost of that, we could rent this place out.” He puts his phone down. “Obviously, if we were fixing up the house in Beech Street, we’d have to stay on here until it was done, but after that we could find a tenant. It wouldn’t be hard. There aren’t that many two-bedroom places to rent around here.”
“I’m assuming you checked that?”
“Of course,” he says, chuckling.
“What about the place in Maple Street, though? It doesn’t have a home office for you, and I know none of the properties down there have enough space to extend.”
“No, but we wouldn’t need to.”
“Why not?”
“Because that house is affordable, so we could keep this place, and I could work from here.”
“You’ve really thought this through, haven’t you?”
He smiles. “I’ve thought of nothing but you and River since I left here on Tuesday morning.”
I lean in and kiss him. “I’ve thought of nothing but you, too… only all I’ve done is miss you, and dream about you coming home, while you’ve given me so much to think about.”
“It’s good to know I filled your dreams,” he says, grinning.
“Of course you did, but…”
“It’s okay. You don’t have to decide about any of this straight away. There’s no need to panic.”
“But you said you’ve got work to do… those projects for Aiden.”
“I know, and I’m sure I can set up something here and work on my laptop for the time being.”
“That doesn’t sound ideal.”
“What are you saying?” He sits up slightly, pulling me with him, and holds me in his arms. “It’s perfect.”
“It is?”
“Of course it is. We’ll be together, and there’s nothing more perfect than that.”
Chapter Twenty
Seth
I dip my head and kiss her, smiling to myself when she kisses me back.
Sure, I could have made that easier. I could have explained from the start that I wasn’t giving up work completely, just changing how I do it, so I could accommodate her and River, and help more. But I wanted her to understand how much thought I’d put into it… that I wasn’t taking any of this lightly, and that I meant every word I said.
And maybe I wanted to have a little fun with her too.
Because she worries too much
And there’s really no need.
I’ve thought this through, from every angle I can think of, and I know it’s going to work.
Especially now she’s said she loves me.
I was so relieved when she finally said it… and to know that she meant it, too.
