Orphaned at the age of 5, Aria Drakos is taken in by her parent's friends Charlie and Renee Swan. Shortly after, Renee leaves with their 4-year-old daughter Bella, leaving you with Charlie. But that is fine with you, since you not really 5 years old...
We just graduated two days ago, and Ivar said he was taking me away for a romantic weekend, just the two of us and Shinobi. He won't tell me where, but apparently everyone else knows. I'm intrigued, and knowing him it will be a lot of fun.
"You got everything you need for the weekend?" Charlie asks me as I'm packing some dog food.
"Yeah, I think this is the last of it." I tell him while holding up the bag of food.
"Just... have a of fun. Take pictures and stuff." He says gruffly and walks away to sit in his chair and watch baseball, not letting me see his face at his mysterious statement.
"Ready to go love? All packed?" Ivar says while walking in the house a moment later.
"Alice packed for me, so who knows." I sigh in exasperation. The pixie was over this morning packing for me while I was on a run, and she refused to let me repack the bag before she took off with it.
"Jasper helped, so I'm sure it's fine." He says reassuringly.
"That makes me feel better, actually. That boy has good taste." I brighten up at that, thinking about Jasper's usual country chic looks he wears.
"Come on love, come on Shinobi!" He calls out for me and the dog, who bolts out and jumps into the already open door of the Charger, assuming his standard position of head out the window.
"Bye Charlie! Bye Bella!" I call out to them, both giving me a small wave and going back to their activities. Bella was reading on the couch, choosing to hang out with her dad today, which I find to be really sweet.
We get in the car to leave and Ivar hands me a folder with some papers in it. I turn a curious eyebrow raised to him.
"Open it." He says with a smug look, and I do and see a listing for a house. "I hope you don't mind, but this house came on the market yesterday for rent, and I called and signed a lease on it this morning. It's 10 minutes away from campus, but backs into a nearby nature reserve. It's four bedrooms, so enough room for us and Jasper and anyone who visits.
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