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“It could,” she said. “I think it’d be perfect.”
He smiled back at her. “Okay, then.”
They both turned to look as the realtor’s car pulled up beside them. He rolled his window down, and Marcos did the same. “Hey, sorry I’m late.”
“You’re not,” said Marcos. “We were early.”
“Okay. I’ll pull up to the gate first and enter the code, and then you can follow me through. The caretaker’s here, but other than that, we have the run of the place for as long as you need.”
Molly smiled at Marcos as he brought the car to a halt on the circular driveway in front of the grand entrance. “I’m excited to look around.”
“I am too. Though I think I’m more interested in the vines, and you’re interested in the house.”
She laughed. “Only to see what it’s like, and to see what the possibilities are.”
“Come on. We’ll look at the house first.”
Ken greeted them both with a smile. Molly knew him well; having grown up and lived all her life here, she knew most of the locals, especially since she owned one of the most popular eateries in town.
“It’s good to see you, Molly. How’s your dad keeping?”
“He’s doing well, thanks. He’s loving Arizona.”
“I’m glad to hear it. Give him my best when you speak to him.”
“Thanks.”
Ken led them up the steps to the front door. “I’m going to let you in and leave you to it. I’ll be out on the back terrace when you’re done, or if you have any questions.”
“Thanks.” Marcos took Molly’s hand as they went inside.
She looked up at his face, wondering if this would feel more like home to him than her place did. She hoped not. To her, it was like a big fancy hotel. It was beautiful—gorgeous to look at. It had everything you could want or need to live well, but it didn’t feel like a home.
They went through into the great room, and she had to catch her breath. The view was amazing.
Marcos smiled at her. “Wow. I didn’t expect that.”
She shook her head. “Me neither. It’s stunning.”
He nodded and went through to the kitchen.
She caught his hand when they got there. “Do you want to live here?”
He frowned. “Do you?”
She made a face, not wanting to influence his answer.
She could tell he was choosing his words carefully when he spoke again. “If you want to, then, of course, we can move here.”
“But what about for you? Would this make you happy? Take me out of the picture.”
He smiled and put a hand on her shoulder. “No. It wouldn’t. If you were out of the picture, nothing could make me happy. I don’t want a picture that doesn’t have you in it. It hasn’t been long, but I’ve grown to love living in your house with you. It feels like home to me.”
She smiled. “You’re not just saying that?”
“No. I wouldn’t. My interest in this place is in the land. I like the house. It’s beautiful, but it doesn’t suit us and who we are right now.”
“No. You’re right. We’re young, we’re just getting started on our life together. Maybe one day, when we have a house full of kids, we’ll want more space, and we’ll want to come and live here. I don’t know that I’ll ever want to give up my place completely, but we can keep it and maybe one day one of our kids will want to live there.”
