for two cars and a big back yard. The fence goes all the way around, too. They built a fire pit in the back yard. That will be really awesome."
Sylvie and Polly stood in the front room as Jason led Andrew and Rebecca on a tour, through the main level and into the upstairs.
"I know this is probably too big for just the three of us," Sylvie said. "There are four bedrooms upstairs and even a room for a study or bedroom down here."
"It's perfect," Polly said. "The floors are beautiful and all of this wood work is gorgeous."
"Come on in to the kitchen. They left the appliances because they're mostly built in." Sylvie took the lead and Polly followed through what was probably the dining room into a spacious kitchen centered around a large island. Windows looked out into the back yard, a pleasant space with a few trees and a raised garden space.
"They really loved this home," Polly said.
"I know. And I think I could love it for a lot of years." Sylvie twirled on her toes. "I'm going to finally have a house all my own!"
They heard the rumbling of feet running down the stairs and Andrew and Rebecca came flying into the kitchen. "This is awesome!" Andrew exclaimed. "Jason showed me which room was yours and he said I could pick any of the other rooms. He let me pick first!"
"Which one did you choose?" Sylvie asked.
"I want the one that looks out on the back yard. There's a big tree right there and I think it would be cool to write stories in front of that window."
Jason had come into the kitchen and gave Polly a wry grin, then shook his head.
"Is that okay with you, Jason?" Sylvie asked, crossing the room to put her arm around his shoulder.
He shrugged. "It's fine. He'll be here longer than me, so he should have the room he wants. And besides, I think I'd like to be able to look out on the street. See what's going on."
"You're a good kid," Polly said. "Andrew, do you want to see what the back yard looks like?"
"I already saw it from my room. It's fine," he responded. "When do we get to move in, mom?"
"Well, it will take time for the paperwork, but sometime in the next month. You two are going to need to start packing your room."
"Yeah! Padme will be ready to go to her new house and we'll have a yard all ready for her."
"Padme?" Sylvie asked.
"The puppy. You know."
"Puppy?" She looked at Polly.
"I told you about them. Andrew decided that one is his. Do I need to fix that decision?"
"I'm taking two," Eliseo said, his chest shaking with laughter.
"Are you going to house train her before she moves in?" Sylvie asked her son.
"We can really have her? Really?"
Sylvie smiled and said to Polly. "I thought you were joking."
"Nope." Polly gave her friend an evil smirk. "It's as if it were meant to be."
"Then it looks like we'll have one more warm body to move into this house," she said.
Andrew and Rebecca ran out of the room and back up the stairs.
"It's a good thing I already planned to let him have a dog or I'd have your head, Polly Giller," Sylvie said, scowling.
"I didn't promise him anything. He made this up all by himself. You're the one who caved."
"Come on, Jason," Eliseo said, putting his hand on Jason's back. "We'd best get back to work and let these two discuss this in private."
"Aww, that's no fun," Jason said, chuckling, but he left with Eliseo.
"If you don't want the puppy, I can fix this," Polly said.
"No, I'm teasing you. I had promised Andrew and Jason that we would. And we might as well help you with all of your crazy rescues now that we have a home of our own."
Polly hugged her friend. "This is an amazing house. I can't wait to see what you do with it. Can you believe it? A degree, a career and now a house. What's next?"
"I think that's enough for now. I'd like to raise my boys in peace for a while. No extra people, no extra stress."
"Extra people are what make it fun."
"That's why you are such a great friend. You really believe that."
"Of course I do. And we wouldn't want Bellingwood to get
Sylvie and Polly stood in the front room as Jason led Andrew and Rebecca on a tour, through the main level and into the upstairs.
"I know this is probably too big for just the three of us," Sylvie said. "There are four bedrooms upstairs and even a room for a study or bedroom down here."
"It's perfect," Polly said. "The floors are beautiful and all of this wood work is gorgeous."
"Come on in to the kitchen. They left the appliances because they're mostly built in." Sylvie took the lead and Polly followed through what was probably the dining room into a spacious kitchen centered around a large island. Windows looked out into the back yard, a pleasant space with a few trees and a raised garden space.
"They really loved this home," Polly said.
"I know. And I think I could love it for a lot of years." Sylvie twirled on her toes. "I'm going to finally have a house all my own!"
They heard the rumbling of feet running down the stairs and Andrew and Rebecca came flying into the kitchen. "This is awesome!" Andrew exclaimed. "Jason showed me which room was yours and he said I could pick any of the other rooms. He let me pick first!"
"Which one did you choose?" Sylvie asked.
"I want the one that looks out on the back yard. There's a big tree right there and I think it would be cool to write stories in front of that window."
Jason had come into the kitchen and gave Polly a wry grin, then shook his head.
"Is that okay with you, Jason?" Sylvie asked, crossing the room to put her arm around his shoulder.
He shrugged. "It's fine. He'll be here longer than me, so he should have the room he wants. And besides, I think I'd like to be able to look out on the street. See what's going on."
"You're a good kid," Polly said. "Andrew, do you want to see what the back yard looks like?"
"I already saw it from my room. It's fine," he responded. "When do we get to move in, mom?"
"Well, it will take time for the paperwork, but sometime in the next month. You two are going to need to start packing your room."
"Yeah! Padme will be ready to go to her new house and we'll have a yard all ready for her."
"Padme?" Sylvie asked.
"The puppy. You know."
"Puppy?" She looked at Polly.
"I told you about them. Andrew decided that one is his. Do I need to fix that decision?"
"I'm taking two," Eliseo said, his chest shaking with laughter.
"Are you going to house train her before she moves in?" Sylvie asked her son.
"We can really have her? Really?"
Sylvie smiled and said to Polly. "I thought you were joking."
"Nope." Polly gave her friend an evil smirk. "It's as if it were meant to be."
"Then it looks like we'll have one more warm body to move into this house," she said.
Andrew and Rebecca ran out of the room and back up the stairs.
"It's a good thing I already planned to let him have a dog or I'd have your head, Polly Giller," Sylvie said, scowling.
"I didn't promise him anything. He made this up all by himself. You're the one who caved."
"Come on, Jason," Eliseo said, putting his hand on Jason's back. "We'd best get back to work and let these two discuss this in private."
"Aww, that's no fun," Jason said, chuckling, but he left with Eliseo.
"If you don't want the puppy, I can fix this," Polly said.
"No, I'm teasing you. I had promised Andrew and Jason that we would. And we might as well help you with all of your crazy rescues now that we have a home of our own."
Polly hugged her friend. "This is an amazing house. I can't wait to see what you do with it. Can you believe it? A degree, a career and now a house. What's next?"
"I think that's enough for now. I'd like to raise my boys in peace for a while. No extra people, no extra stress."
"Extra people are what make it fun."
"That's why you are such a great friend. You really believe that."
"Of course I do. And we wouldn't want Bellingwood to get
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