doing, Mia. I’ve been dreaming about it, and sketching out ideas. I haven’t even bought it, yet I’m putting all this energy into it. I’ve found my future, and it’s all because of you.”
“Sasha… that isn’t true. If Jack hadn’t cheated on me, we would never have met.”
“That’s right, but you’re the one who rescued me from him. You could have divorced Jack and been done with it. I wouldn’t have known he was ever married. You got in the middle of it, maybe with different intentions originally, but look how it’s changed me. I was a self-indulgent, spoiled brat when we met. I’m so grateful now. I love you, and this town. I love the girls and Aaron. I’m happy now. I have friends, and that says a lot for me. Who would have ever thought my life would do such a turn around. I’m so blessed.” Sasha’s eyes teared up, and she hugged Mia. “We’re like sisters, right?”
“Yes, Sasha, we’re like sisters.”
Chapter Fifteen
After looking at several more properties that week, Sasha hadn’t changed her mind about the Victorian. She wanted to do the responsible thing and compare properties, but nothing could come close to the house on Sunrise Avenue. She liked that street name. It sounded happy and optimistic. A thought entered Sasha’s mind as she spoke the name Sunrise Avenue out loud. I’ll have a balcony built off the second floor master bedroom. It faces east, so I can watch the sun rise every morning. That in itself was an epiphany to Sasha. The house was destined to be hers.
Sasha asked Mia to join her at Redmond Brother’s Realty Thursday morning. There was no reason to drag it out any longer. She would submit an offer today. She’d start with a low first offer, and go from there. At ten o’clock, Sasha and Mia sat in Josh’s office, ready to present the initial offer. Sasha told Josh the number she had in mind and reached for the contract he was holding.
“Are you serious right now, Sasha? I can’t present such a low offer to the owners. It’s an insult.” Josh snickered and snatched the contract back before it was in her hand.
The last six weeks changed Sasha considerably. She had grown into a confident woman and wasn’t about to stand for Josh’s attitude. She resembled a mother bear protecting her cub. That house was going to be hers, come hell or high water.
“Do I need to remind you, Mr. Redmond, who you work for?” Sasha stood and leaned across his desk. The niceties blew out the window. She reverted back to formalities. Josh would end up on the burn pile in a heartbeat if he didn’t watch himself. He had to submit the offer if he ever hoped to have Sasha speak to him again.
“Fine, but you’re going to alienate yourself from them.”
“Just friggin do it, Josh! I’ll be waiting to hear from you tomorrow. Now give me that contract to sign. Make sure you tell the owners there aren’t any contingencies to worry about. It’s going to be a cash transaction in two weeks. That in itself should pique their interest. Now where do I sign?”
***
Eighteen people were on Vic’s guest list for Saturday. Other than her usual best friends, a few people from Morey’s and Scott from Bottoms Up were attending too. Six cousins from the Bronx planned to come, but the person Vic was most excited to show off, was her brother Mario. They hadn’t seen each other in four years. He just moved back to New York after running a successful ski school and sports equipment shop in Telluride, Colorado for the last few years. Mario’s business began as a ski school initially, but quickly expanded to sell everything related to skiing. Two years ago, he bought the space next to his store and enlarged it to include summer sporting equipment. It did so well, Mario decided to open another ski school and store in Hunter, New York. Hunter was a great choice, being in the northern Catskill Mountain region with plenty of summer and winter activities to participate in. It was also less than
“Sasha… that isn’t true. If Jack hadn’t cheated on me, we would never have met.”
“That’s right, but you’re the one who rescued me from him. You could have divorced Jack and been done with it. I wouldn’t have known he was ever married. You got in the middle of it, maybe with different intentions originally, but look how it’s changed me. I was a self-indulgent, spoiled brat when we met. I’m so grateful now. I love you, and this town. I love the girls and Aaron. I’m happy now. I have friends, and that says a lot for me. Who would have ever thought my life would do such a turn around. I’m so blessed.” Sasha’s eyes teared up, and she hugged Mia. “We’re like sisters, right?”
“Yes, Sasha, we’re like sisters.”
Chapter Fifteen
After looking at several more properties that week, Sasha hadn’t changed her mind about the Victorian. She wanted to do the responsible thing and compare properties, but nothing could come close to the house on Sunrise Avenue. She liked that street name. It sounded happy and optimistic. A thought entered Sasha’s mind as she spoke the name Sunrise Avenue out loud. I’ll have a balcony built off the second floor master bedroom. It faces east, so I can watch the sun rise every morning. That in itself was an epiphany to Sasha. The house was destined to be hers.
Sasha asked Mia to join her at Redmond Brother’s Realty Thursday morning. There was no reason to drag it out any longer. She would submit an offer today. She’d start with a low first offer, and go from there. At ten o’clock, Sasha and Mia sat in Josh’s office, ready to present the initial offer. Sasha told Josh the number she had in mind and reached for the contract he was holding.
“Are you serious right now, Sasha? I can’t present such a low offer to the owners. It’s an insult.” Josh snickered and snatched the contract back before it was in her hand.
The last six weeks changed Sasha considerably. She had grown into a confident woman and wasn’t about to stand for Josh’s attitude. She resembled a mother bear protecting her cub. That house was going to be hers, come hell or high water.
“Do I need to remind you, Mr. Redmond, who you work for?” Sasha stood and leaned across his desk. The niceties blew out the window. She reverted back to formalities. Josh would end up on the burn pile in a heartbeat if he didn’t watch himself. He had to submit the offer if he ever hoped to have Sasha speak to him again.
“Fine, but you’re going to alienate yourself from them.”
“Just friggin do it, Josh! I’ll be waiting to hear from you tomorrow. Now give me that contract to sign. Make sure you tell the owners there aren’t any contingencies to worry about. It’s going to be a cash transaction in two weeks. That in itself should pique their interest. Now where do I sign?”
***
Eighteen people were on Vic’s guest list for Saturday. Other than her usual best friends, a few people from Morey’s and Scott from Bottoms Up were attending too. Six cousins from the Bronx planned to come, but the person Vic was most excited to show off, was her brother Mario. They hadn’t seen each other in four years. He just moved back to New York after running a successful ski school and sports equipment shop in Telluride, Colorado for the last few years. Mario’s business began as a ski school initially, but quickly expanded to sell everything related to skiing. Two years ago, he bought the space next to his store and enlarged it to include summer sporting equipment. It did so well, Mario decided to open another ski school and store in Hunter, New York. Hunter was a great choice, being in the northern Catskill Mountain region with plenty of summer and winter activities to participate in. It was also less than
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