Two's Company, Three's Love

Meeting the family

They texted back and forth a few hours after they left the bar. She was laughing pretty hard at some of the things they told her. Tim sent her a link to their YouTube channel, so she spent half the night watching their videos. She had a few questions but didn't want to ask via text. She was turning into a fan of their band and thought maybe her aunt would like their band as well.

The next few days were a bit hectic. Grace was making plans for the short trip to Dallas as well as getting things set up to pay her niece's tuition at the University of Florida at Miami. Zane also took Ama around to get some different bedroom furniture. They had an extra bedroom that they were going to move all the furniture she was using into it. Zane had a friend who owned an antique shop that he contacted when Amarelle described her fantasy bedroom.

A dark cherry wood four-poster bed with the canopy. Silk for the canopy in a gold color. Victorian style furniture in dark cherry wood. Gold velvet curtains with the walls a deep red color in a damask pattern. Over stuffed, comfortable and plush seating with black velvet in a damask pattern. Wrought iron chandelier with flickering candlelight (specialty light bulbs). Zane asked his friend to help him find things that Amarelle might like.

Zane's friend, Christian, had already picked out pieces he thought the young woman would like. Upon seeing everything, she gasped and teared up. Zane smiled as she looked things over. There was the most amazing canopy four-poster bed that she had immediately fallen in love with. There was an armoire and dresser that matched almost perfectly even though they weren't from the same bedroom set.

"You like it?" Christian asked

"Oh my gosh this is..... this is what I've always envisioned for my bedroom." She gushed with a smile

"I know where you can get the right bulbs for the chandelier to make it look like there were candles in it. I'll get my guys to get this stuff to your house by the end of the day if you want it." Christian smiled

"Yes, we want it." Zane stated

"Oh, thank you! Thank you! Thank you, Uncle Zane!" Amarelle exclaimed, throwing herself into his arms making both men laugh

"It's our pleasure, sweetie." Zane replied hugging her back, "Painters should already be at the house to get your room painted."

She had never felt so happy as they left Christian's shop. Her parents always scoffed at her for how she wanted to decorate her bedroom back home. It was a long few days to say the least. When all was said and done, Ama couldn't only giggle as she stood in the doorway to her bedroom. Grace was laughing softly at how happy her niece was at her newly re-decorated room.

"You see how happy she is at having a room decorated the way she wants it and not how her parents want it?" Grace whispered to Zane making him nod, "This is why I love the two of you so much. You've both really just made her whole week."

"Actually, I think this is just the icing on the cake. Those two young men she met at the bar made her week, I think." Zane chuckled, wrapping his arm around his girlfriend's waist

"Sweetie, it's our pleasure. She's our niece, too, ya know." Mav stated before ushering the other two away from the bedroom

Their guests would be arriving mid-morning the following day. Zane was excited to introduce his friend's band to his girlfriend and housemate. Amarelle was helping get things set up in the backyard and for grilling. She'd already slipped into her bathing suit and had some shorts on over the bottoms. Grace had booked them flights for Monday to Dallas where they'd staying a few days to make sure Amarelle could get everything taken care of before coming home.

Grace was making sure there were plenty of beach towels washed and dried while Amarelle was making a pitcher of sweet tea. The door bell rang but Maverick and Zane were both in the backyard already setting out tiki torches. Amarelle yelled to her aunt that she'd get the door. She was barefoot, wearing just her bikini and shorts, so she didn't really make much noise walking to the door.