Ophélie

Part 26

When we pull up to the house my mouth pops open, this house is huge. I know the houses and villas in Monaco are incredibly lavish and big but this, I can't describe it, there's no way my healthy credit score could ever afford a house like this. Charles pays me decently, but not multi million euro home decently.

"Charles, c'est énorme." I whisper to him as he takes my hand and leads me to where a lady is standing smiling brightly at us. (Charles, c'est énorme. = Charles, it's huge.)

We reach the woman and she introduces herself as Anna, shaking our hands. She leads us into the house. As we're walking in I look around, the garden is beautiful.

"So this beautiful villa is south-west facing, it has a swimming pool, a pool house, a spa, a sauna and a garage that takes about ten cars. We have a lovely sea-view terrace here, and there is an independent studio attached to the house. We also have a guest house at the bottom of the property, which I will take you to see." Anna smiles at us.

I nod, holding Charles' hand tightly.

"The villa has five bedrooms, a spacious living room, a very big kitchen with a walk-in pantry, a guest bathroom and a cellar." She leads us around the house as she speaks. "On the second floor here we have a second living room with a fireplace and the master bedroom with its en-suite bathroom and dressing room. The four other bedrooms all have an en-suite bathroom and built-in closets. And then here we have the laundry room. There are air conditioners in every room, the doors are all reinforced. There is plenty of storage in this villa, and there is an alarm system with indoor and outdoor video surveillance. And here we are back in the entryway." Anna smiles at us.

I stare at Charles in disbelief.

He smiles politely at Anna. "Do you mind if we walk through alone?"

"Of course, go ahead. I'll be down here." she waves us off.

Charles takes my hand and leads me up the stairs.

When we reach the landing I look at him. "This is insane."

"It's perfect." he smiles at me, placing a kiss on my head. "Come, I'll show you."

He takes my hand and leads me to each room, starting with the master bedroom. "This is where you and I will spend our time when we are off season, and when we don't have guests, the kids will climb into bed with us here. And we'll take showers together in that massive shower." He leads me to the next room. "Our first baby's nursery. Imagine, pink or blue, a crib, a rocking chair." he smiles at me. "And this next one can be the first born's bedroom. Imagine a teenager blasting music out of here. All of these can be kid's rooms, and a playroom or a study for when they are older."

I smile at him. "You've really thought about this."

He nods. "This is how I want our life to be, mon amour. I want to give you everything." He pulls me into the kitchen. "This is where we'll cook for our family. Where the kids will tell you about their day at school while you make them lunch. Where we'll make food for our family dinners on Sunday nights. And we can put a piano in the living room for us to play, and to teach the kids how to play."

I follow him into the studio attached to the house. "This will be your space.Where you can create and express yourself, I know how much you miss it." Then he points at the guest house. "And that's for if Arthur gets lonely, or Lily decides she never wants to leave us alone. Or maybe Carlos and Isa can stay with us when they're in Monaco."

I stand there taking it all in, looking at the villa that could be our home. I smile, wrapping my arms around myself.

"What do you say Ophy-fille? Do you think we could start a family in this house?" he whispers, wrapping his arms around my waist and resting his head on my shoulder.