I Wish...

Chapter 10

After an hour of talking about simple things with James, we made it to my new home. James pulled into the driveway and parked the car in front of the two-car garage. It was a beautiful two-story house. The outside of the house was grey with white accents. There was a white porch with a roof over it that went across the entire front of the house. I immediately fell in love with it and knew that I would be spending time there reading as it rained. The walkway was made out of grey cement and lead to the front porch, starting at the driveway. There were all kinds of dying flowers and bushes placed in front of the porch and wrapped around the side, probably going all the way to the back. I guess Tessa liked gardening unless they had a landscaper. It probably looked beautiful in the summer. James got out of the car and walked around the front, opening the door for me.

"Before we start unpacking, I'd like to give you a tour and show you your room." I simply nodded and followed him up the walkway and the steps of the porch to the front door.

As James reached to open the door it was pulled open by Tessa instead. She looked more excited than I had ever seen her. She had a bright smile on her face and it was only then that I realized she wanted to adopt me as well. Before it had only seemed like it was James that wanted to adopt another kid. She warmly welcomed us home and invited me in.

I was immediately in awe of the house. The door led us into a small mudroom completely covered in wood. Wooden walls, wooden flooring, even a wooden bench. There was a fancy coat rack and a door that probably led into a closet.

Following James and Tessa further into the house, the mudroom opened up into a giant living room that was beautifully decorated in various tan colors and different decorations.

To the right was the kitchen. It was separated into a different room but there was a hole cut into the wall creating a bar like area completed with stools. They quickly lead me into the kitchen to show me more of it. It was also very beautifully decorated, and I was getting the feeling that the whole house would be. However, the kitchen was black with silver appliances.

Taking me back out into the living room they lead me across to the other side which had a bathroom for the downstairs. Lastly, there was the master bedroom which belonged to James and Tessa. I followed them upstairs and was met with a long hallway with doors lining it. The first door was opened to reveal an office.

"This is our office," James explained. "I run my own accounting business and Tessa is an author." Wow, not only was he really nice, he was smart too. I'd never met an author before either. I'd have to read some of her books

They continued to show me the rooms, most of which belonged to the kids they previously adopted. They kept them the same in case they ever wanted to visit or needed to move back for some reason. There was also the upstairs bathroom. Once we reached the last door, I knew that it would be mine, unless they expected me to sleep on the couch.

"And this is your room," James explained as he opened the door. Immediately my jaw dropped. The room was painted yellow with the faint smell of fresh paint lingering in the air.

"You...you painted it yellow? For me?" James shrugged like it was no big deal, but to me it was.

"Yeah," he shrugged, "Tessa and I took a few hours and painted it together. We wanted you to feel at home." I glanced around the room and fell in love. It simply couldn't be better. I would never have thought something like this could be mine. I turned around to face them with a real smile on my face.

"You guys really didn't have to do this for me... but thank you." They both nodded and left me to look around, going to start bringing up boxes.

Not only were the walls yellow but so were a couple of other things. The bed had a white frame, but the pillows and blankets were yellow. I walked over to it, running my hand along the side. It was sooooo soft. Next to the bed was a small white table with a lamp and a clock. There was a rather large dresser that was white as well and on top of it was a yellow vase filled with different colored flowers. The wall that was opposite of the door and bed had several windows that looked out onto the street. One of the windows even had one of those seats. I've always wanted one of those. Between two of the windows, directly in front of the bed, there was even a flat-screen TV hanging on the wall.