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She nods with a big smile. “Yes!”
I kiss her more passionately this time, letting everything I am soak into her.
“So, what do you think?” Dan asks, walking into the room.
I set Alissa on her feet and turn around to face him. “We’ll take it.”
He smiles and motions toward the living room. “Great, let’s go take care of some paperwork.”
We follow him into the living room and take a seat on the bright, red couch. He hands over a file folder. “This is your standard agreement. It states that you’ll pay a five thousand-dollar down payment, and then four-fifty a month until the house is paid off. Will you be able to swing that?”
I nod. “Absolutely, but one small problem.”
“What’s that?” Dan asks.
“I’m not eighteen, so how can I sign a contract?”
He thinks it over for a minute. “As far as I’m concerned, your money is the same as everyone else’s. I don’t care how old you are, as long as you make the payments. I’ve known you since you were a kid, I think I can trust ya.”
“Thanks, Dan. You have no idea how badly we need this.” I take the pen and sign the contract. “Let’s just hope my dad doesn’t kill me.” I laugh while scribbling my name across the line.
He waves me off. “I think we both know your dad’s bark is worse than his bite. He’ll come around. In fact, I think your dad was about your age when he and your mother ran off and got married.”
I slide the papers across to him. “Really? I didn’t know that. He doesn’t talk about her much. She passed away when I was so young. I don’t remember a lot.”
He picks up the papers, tapping them on the table to align them. “Yeah, your dad was a lucky son-of-a-bitch. He stole her right out from under me.” He smiles like he’s remembering a fond memory.
“And you guys stayed friends?”
It’s weird thinking of Dan and my mom together. He’s the one that taught me to read music and play guitar. Him and my dad have always been close. I’d never have guessed my mom came between them.
“We weren’t at first. I met your mom when we were seventeen. I took her out on a date. I picked her up and took her out to dinner. Then we went to the pool hall that used to be here in town. We ran into your dad there, and it was like love at first sight for those two.” His eyes glaze over like he’s watching the memory instead of telling it. “At the time, it pissed me off the way he was looking at my date. Looking back now, I can see that was the moment he fell in love with your mom.”
I smile from hearing the memory. I wish my dad talked about her more. He’s never told me how they met.
“Well, anyway. I better get going.” He stands and walks toward the door.
“Thank you, Dan,” I say handing over the check for the down payment.
He takes it, folds it, and slides it into his shirt pocket. “Good luck, Dane.” He strolls out, closing the door behind him.
I turn around and grab Alissa up in a hug, spinning her around. “Welcome home,” I tell her before landing a kiss.
She giggles. “I can’t believe it.”
“Me either.” I set her on her feet. “And we even get a couch.” I plop down on the blood red couch and prop my feet up on the old wooden coffee table.
“It is a nice couch,” she says, moving to sit by me. She cuddles up to my side and looks around the empty house. “We have a lot of work to do.”
“That we do. We better get started if we’re going to stay here tonight.”
“Tonight?”
“Absolutely. I’ll run home and pack up our clothes. We can camp out here in the living room floor in front of the fireplace. We’ll worry about furniture later.”
I figure she’ll be bummed out about having no furniture or food in our new house, but she looks happy and content.
“Come on, I’ll drop you off at your truck, and you can pick up some supplies while I pack our bags.” I hold out my hand, and she takes it.
