"What?" Gerald stared at her accusingly.
Sarah just continued to laugh right at him. "That little old lady must have been a
first for you huh?"
Nice to know you appeal to the elderly too." And she kept on laughing again.
"You should know right? I'm irresistible." Gerald pointed out.
Sarah fell silent and turned beet red. Gerald coughed at the awkwardness.
"I'm sorry. I guess I went a little too far." He said.
"Same here," Sarah claimed, "I didn't mean anything by that joke you know."
"Let's just put it behind us. Truce?" Gerald said offering his hand. Sarah took
his hand and shook it in confidence. Gerald however used it to pull her toward
him. He placed a soft kiss on her mouth which made her gasp in surprise and
pull away.
"Don't do that again, please." Sarah said a little sternly. Before Gerald could
respond, their car came to a halt. They had finally arrived at the property
Gerald was interested in. Sarah was quick to note that it was only a few
blocks away from her own home. Gerald had called a real estate agent
friend of his earlier that day and arranged a tour. Said agent, named Paul,
was waiting for them at the lobby. They took the elevator to the 7th floor of
the building to a spacious entryway. It was like someone tacked a mansion
to the building, however illogical that sounded. Paul listed off the number
of rooms which was around six, the professional kitchen, the huge drawing
room that Gerald could convert into a music studio, among other things. Paul
had really wanted to show him this particular flat since it belonged to a
Hollywood movie star from a few decades ago.
After they were done, Paul accompanied Sarah and Gerald to the suburbs
to look at country houses. They were larger than ordinary. The one they
visited reminded Sarah of the Sound of Music from the outside. Inside
however they were greeted by a sweeping hallway, high ceilings and
grand banisters. This was a place where you could hold balls or raving
parties in Gerald's case.
There was a steady breeze drifting about the house which kept it cool.
The rooms were already furnished in plush Victorian style. There was
even a music room with a grand piano that had great acoustics. Gerald
loved it. Sarah on the other hand noticed the children's playground in the
back along with a treehouse, a beautiful gazebo covered in lilies and
the pool made to look like a pond.
Sarah loved the romantic feel of the place. In the meantime, Paul listed off
various other conveniences like the few minutes' drive and the helipad
the previous owners decided to install. It was getting late in the afternoon
