"So...you like it?"
Roseanne stared at what once was her modest suite. Even though Vivianne had kept her updated on the progress and had shown her pictures of the remodel, she still wasn't prepared for the change. The full-size kitchen had everything she wanted.
"Well?" Vivianne asked again.
Roseanne turned to her. "It's...huge." She smiled. "But I love it. You did a great job."
Vivianne's face lit up. "Thanks." She grabbed her hand. "Let me show you the bedroom. Oh, but first, your office. You're going to love it."
Roseanne stopped in the doorway of her new office. The back wall was all windows, facing west. The view of the mountains was breathtaking. She glanced over at Vivianne. "How do you expect me to get any work done?"
"I take it you like the view?"
She walked fully into the room, pausing to run her hand across the smooth surface of the desk before moving closer to the windows. Snow still clung to the upper peaks, but the mountains were splashed with sunshine this time of day. The aspens had budded out, their yellowish-green a nice contrast with the darker colors of the spruce, fir and pine trees on the mountainside. Spring was right outside her windows, making her anxious to get out there.
She turned around. "When will it be ready?"
"We can move the rest of your furniture this week," she said. "There are just a few odds and ends to do. Ceiling fan in the bedroom, for instance." She motioned down the hall. "Come take a look."
The bedroom was much larger than her old one, and it, too, faced west. She walked inside, trying to picture where the bed would go.
"It's bigger than you wanted, I know," Vivianne said. "But if we made the bathroom any bigger, it would be obscene, especially with the Jacuzzi tub—which is fabulous, by the way."
She walked toward the master bathroom. "What about a larger closet?"
Vivianne looked at her skeptically. "It's already huge. And I've seen your wardrobe. You won't fill half of it."
That much was true, she admitted. And without having a corporate office to go into every day, she doubted her business suits would get much wear. As she went into the bathroom, her eyes widened.
"Oh, my God! It is obscene," she said.
Vivianne brushed past her. "TV in the mirror. I love that part." She turned a circle, motioning in both directions. "Kind of a hers and hers design," she said. "Two toilets, two separate vanities."
Roseanne raised her eyebrows. "Was that really necessary?"
"Just planning for the future," Vivianne said with a wink. "Because we had the room, I made the walk-in shower bigger than you requested," she said, motioning to the shower. "You can fit six people in there easily."
"Great. That'll come in handy for all those orgies I'll have," she said dryly.
Vivianne ignored her as she walked over to the corner and the Jacuzzi tub. "I know the window is not that big, but it's all the wall space I could spare."
The tub had been an afterthought. She was mainly a shower person, always had been. But ever since the spa day with Lisa, she'd looked at Jacuzzi tubs differently. She stared at it now, picturing herself using it, relaxing after a long day—a glass of wine, a view of the mountains. She looked at the opposite end, imagining Lisa joining her. She turned away quickly. More than four months had passed since the wedding. Why would she think it would be Lisa she'd share a bath with?
