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He took both my hands in his and I saw he was nervous, actually trembling slightly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis land belonged to our parents,\u201d he said. \u201cTo all of them.\u201d I looked at Orion who nodded, his\u00a0<\/p>\n
expression serious.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThey bought it together before the accident,\u201d Orion said. \u201cHad plans to build here, to create\u00a0<\/p>\n
something for both our families.\u201d My throat tightened.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Memories tried to surface but I pushed them down, this wasn\u2019t the time to feel sad.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter they died the land just sat here,\u201d Tristan said. Neither of us could face doing anything with it,\u00a0<\/p>\n
it hurt too much.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cUntil now,\u201d I said quietly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cUntil now,\u201d Tristan confirmed. \u201cI started building this house six months ago.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
My eyes widened. \u201cSix months? But we weren\u2019t even together six months ago.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo we weren\u2019t,\u201d he agreed. \u201cBut I already started developing massive crush on you\u201d I laughed\u00a0<\/p>\n
between sobs.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI was just too slow that I needed Sarah\u2019s little push. He took my hands with his.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI want you to know that, I\u2019m not doing this because you\u2019re pregnant,\u201d he said firmly and I realized\u00a0<\/p>\n
he\u2019d read my mind because that exact thought had been forming.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m doing this because I love you and I want to build a life with you, I\u2019ve wanted that for months\u00a0<\/p>\n
now, the pregnancy just made everything more urgent.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He led me through the construction, showing me room after room, the spacious living room with its\u00a0<\/p>\n
stone fireplace, the huge kitchen with an island and walk in pantry that I\u2019d always dreamed of\u00a0<\/p>\n
having, the dining room that could easily fit a table for twelve or more.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Upstairs there were five bedrooms including a massive master suite with a bathroom that had both a\u00a0<\/p>\n
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soaking tub and a separate shower plus two sinks.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis room,\u201d he said opening a door to a smaller bedroom with windows facing east. \u201cI thought this could be the nursery, it\u2019s right next to the master so we\u2019d hear the baby at night and the morning light is perfect for mornings.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I walked into the room and could immediately imagine it, a crib against that wall, a rocking chair by the window where I could feed the baby, toys scattered on the floor as our child grew.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s an office downstairs for you,\u201d he continued. And one for me, a playroom for the kids, a finished basement that we can use for whatever we want, storage or a game room or whatever.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTristan this is too much,\u201d I said, overwhelmed by the size and scope of it all.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s exactly what we need, what our family needs, I want space for us to grow, for more children if we\u2019re blessed with them, for family gatherings and holidays.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He led me back outside where Orion and Sarah were waiting with the kids, Lily was running around the yard squealing with joy at all the space while Liam walked after her trying to keep up.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s more,\u201d Tristan said and we walked around to the back of the house.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The backyard was enormous with a patio area already laid out, space for a garden, room for kids to run and play safely, but what made me stop in my tracks was seeing another structure in the distance at the far end of the property, another house being built though smaller than the one we\u2019d just toured.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s that?\u201d I asked pointing to it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tristan looked at Orion and my brother stepped forward with Sarah beside him, she looked just as\u00a0<\/p>\n
confused as I felt which meant she hadn\u2019t known about this either.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s going to be our house,\u201d Orion said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I turned to stare at him. \u201cYour house? You\u2019re building a house here too?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOur parents wanted both families here together,\u201d Orion explained, his voice thick with emotion. \u201cThey bought this land with the plan that we\u2019d all live here, that you and I and Tristan would grow up together as family not just friends, that our children would grow up together.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cThey wanted to create something lasting,\u201d Tristan added. \u201cA place where family could always come\u00a0<\/p>\n
together, where no one would be alone.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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