The Boy I Knew

Home?

I wake up to PJ nudging my shoulder. I had of course woken up off and on during the 6 hour flight. I just happened to be asleep when we landed in LA. PJ nudges me, and I can hear other people talking and stirring around the plane.

"Mill, wake up. We're here." He says softly as he nudges me. I open my eyes and lift my head up, looking around the plane to see people walking down the isle and out of the plane.
"Hey, there she is!" PJ says excitedly, smiling at me as he gets up and puts his backpack over his shoulders. I stretch a little, stand up, and stretch some more.
"Ready to go conquer LAX and get the fuck outta here?" PJ asks as we walk out of the plane and into LAX.

"I guess...." I shrug, still groggy. PJ chuckles.

"Aw, someone's still sleepy from her nappy nap." He teases. I roll my eyes and shove him in the shoulder, trying to hide my smile.
"Just stay with me and we'll get out of this crazy place quick and easy" PJ says, grabbing my hand. The closest place to a big city I've ever been was Nashville when I went to college. But I can already tell, Nashville compared to this place is nothing. As we walk to get our luggage, the airport is buzzing with busy people. We stand by the luggage thing and wait for our bags to come out.

"Oh here's you!" PJ says, jumping forward and grabbing my suitcase off of the belt. He sets it on the floor next to me, and now we wait for his. It takes a few more seconds before PJ's suitcase comes out. He grabs it and sets it down.

"Ready?" He asks me. I nod and we start walking towards the exit. Soon, we leave through the doors. PJ stops for a second and looks around until we see a man standing next to a cab holding a sign that says PJ's name on it.
"Oh there's our cab" PJ says, leading me towards the car. We put our suitcases in the trunk and get in. PJ rattles off an address, and off we go. I'm excited to see what PJ's house looks like. I imagine it's got to be pretty nice. It takes us about 15 minutes before we pull up to a huge, beautiful, modern looking house with a gate in front of it. I glance at PJ, then stare back out the window at the tall house. The cab comes to a stop on the side of the street. PJ pays the driver and we get out, and grab our suitcases. As PJ hands me my suitcase, I can't stop staring at the house as I grab it.

"Holy shit" I say under my breath.

"What?" PJ asks. I'm kind of embarrassed, that wasn't meant for him to hear.

"Oh, um....Nothing." I say, rolling my eyes from embarrassment as I follow PJ up to the gate. He puts a code in and walks through, holding the big iron gate open for me. We walk through a small front yard area, following a stone sidewalk surrounded by lush, beautiful, green grass. The front yard has a couple large trees in it, keeping the area shady. We make it to the front door, and PJ takes out his keys to unlock it. We walk into what seems like a little mud room/sunroom area. It's got some big windows to let the sun in.

"Welcome to my humble abode" PJ says, motioning around as we walk up a couple little steps, and into a wide open living room area. It has a big white sectional and coffee table towards the middle, an entertainment center with shelves that covers a majority of a wall, and a giant tv mounted on the wall in front of the couch. This didn't look like much of a boring, "humble abode" to me. It was beautiful.

"PJ it's....It's beautiful!" I say, admiring the rest of the house. We walk through a doorway and into a little dining room with a table and chairs, which then opens up to the kitchen. It was an open concept with beautiful gray marble counter tops and all stainless steel appliances.

"Eh, yeah. I mean, it's a downgrade from the house I had before, but I really like it." PJ says, shrugging his shoulders. A DOWNGRADE FROM HIS LAST HOME???? Just one room of this thing is an upgrade from every place I've ever lived in my whole entire life!! The kitchen leads into a small laundry room. There are also patio doors leading to an outdoor sitting area and a spacious backyard with a giant pool and hot tub.

"Here, we can drop our bags off upstairs." PJ suggests, motioning for me to follow him upstairs. Theres a bathroom in the hallway right before the stairs. We go back into the living room and go upstairs to a whole different portion of the house. There's a huge room with another couch, some chairs, and some other random pieces of furniture. There's a railing along part of the room that starts at the stairs. From here you can overlook the living room. The room also has some big windows and some patio doors leading to a balcony overlooking the backyard. There are a couple doors attached to this living area.

"This is my bedroom...." He says opening the door. We walk in and set our suitcases down. It's a huge master bedroom with a master bath.
"There's just two bedrooms so....I hope you're okay with crashing with me...." PJ says nervously. All I can do is laugh.

"Of course I'm okay with that." I answer. PJ sighs in relief.

"Oh thank god!" He says, pecking me on the cheek. "Alright, let's finish the rest of the tour." PJ says going back into the open room.
"This is kind of another living room area." He says, then continues on to a door down the way from his bedroom.
"This is Madison's room." He says pointing to the door.
"And then, my favorite part of the whole house...." He says with a smile, leading me up even more stairs. At the top of the stairs there's another door, secluded from the rest of the house. PJ opens the door, and it's another open floor. It has a couple couches, a TV, a stereo, a pool table, and a fully stocked bar.
"This, is the Speakeasy." He says, motioning around with open arms.
"This is where we all go to hang out most of the time when we have parties here. It's secluded from the rest of the house, so it's a good little hangout. What happens in the Speakeasy, stays in the Speakeasy....With that being said...." He says, walking to the door and grabbing something off of the door handle.
"Tie on the door, means something private is going on in here. Respect the tie no matter what!" He says with a smirk, smacking me in the chest with the velvet tie. What the heck goes on around here?? I laugh and roll my eyes.
"Our parties get pretty crazy around here....But of course if I'M the one using the tie, you're in there with me." He adds, winking at me. My face turns red and I laugh. As if he needed to clarify that??
"Hey, it'll come in handy. Trust me...." PJ says, grabbing me with both hands firmly on my ass, and pulling me into him. He gives me a passionate kiss, and when it breaks, he stares into my eyes.
"Thanks for coming and giving me a chance. You won't regret it." He says, kissing me again. I smile, and all I can do is stare into his eyes. I think I'm gonna like it here....

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Sorry for all the house talk guys, I just wanted you to have a somewhat clear picture in your head of the layout of the house. Kind of a boring chapter with a little spice at the end!!