Roses Diary [S.M]

Home sweet home

"This apartment is to die for, Rose." I should have told my parents that we were going to arrive tomorrow instead of today. I should have know that there was no way that they were going to stay away for that long.

"Apartment? It is a freaking penthouse." Lily, my sister yells as she looks around with her mouth wide open. By now I would have thought she was used to my way of living. "You spoiled bitch." A devious smirk take over her face as her eyes land on me.

"Lily, language." I cannot help but to smile as my dad appears from behind my mother and sister. "Hi sweetheart."- he give me a hug like only my dad can give me. "Do you feel alright? You look really flushed."

"Welcome home baby." Shawn whispers into my ear. Home. We finally have a place in the city that I grew up in. I might do not seem like a big deal because I already own a house but to have a place here, at least for a while, that I can call home is a big step. Never in a million years I thought that I would earn enough to be able to pay for a place like this here in Amsterdam. If you would have told me 5 years ago, as I passed this building while riding my bicycle, that I would be able to pay for a penthouse like this, I would have laughed at you. There was no way but look where I am now today. It is all just so crazy.

"I can't believe it we are here. Who would have thought that only a year ago?." That I am able to live in this apartment is one thing but with Shawn, after everything that had happened between us is just crazy. Back in the days, when we first started dating, Shawn and I talked about getting a place together here in Amsterdam but that dream seemed so far away at some point.

"I promised you back then, that I would get us an apartment here to be together."- he says as he moves his hands to my baby bump and caress it gently. "And now we are going to raise a family here."

"Here?."- I mutter as I look over my shoulder at him. "You mean in LA? We only have rented this place for a month." Well, as far as I know. Wait... no he didn't.

The smirk that takes over his face is enough for a confrontation. "What did you do, Mendes?."

He shrugs his shoulders innocently. "I did not do anything... yet."

"Yet?." Why do I not know about his little plans? I eye him suspiciously.

"Don't give me that look, young lady."- he teases. "I only agreed with the owner that if we like it here, we will buy this place when the rental period is over."

"Buy?."- holy shit. "How much is this place?."

"Um 3.1 million or something. Not that much."

"Not that much?!."- okay, in comparison to our LA house it is nothing but still.. holy shit. "Since when is 3.1 million not that much? It is not even that big." Do not get me wrong, I love this place but is it 3.1 million worth? I don't know. Okay, let me rephrase that. It is worth 3.1 million however, I am still getting used to the fact our home in LA cost over 17 million.

I step away, out of Shawn his arms and look around. After a 360 spin, my eyes fall on my husband as he leans against a wall with his arms crossed.

"That ring you have on your finger cost 1.5 million and I do not hear you complain about that either."

"What?."- I lift my left hand up and stare at my wedding band with my engagement ring placed above. "My engagement ring?."

He simply nods his head.

"But... what... how?." Yes, I am in shock. 1.5 million for a ring? Are you fucking kidding me?