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“Are you ready to see the rest of the house?” Jonathon asked

I smiled “I can’t wait”

He helped me up and took my hand to lead rass with a swing set The stairs curved around and led to the landing that over looked the front door The door iht held a hall bathroouest bedrooreens and yellows Jonathon led uest bedroom and towards the master Next to the master was another bedroom but it was completely empty Jonathon opened the door to the master bedroom with a flourish and motioned me inside

I gasped “Oh, Jonathon”

He looked at me bashfully

The ceiling was lofted and covered in old barn wood Large wood bea a little so it didn’t feel too tall A branch like chandelier hung froray that stopped at about head height and was then tri The rest of the walls above that was an off-white color There was a large fireplace triethat overlooked the ocean had a built in bench outfitted in a light blue fabric and adorned with e and done in a tufted aln in white and blue-gray The end tables looked like antiques and there were two antique chairs on the opposite wall from the bench seat where aoverlooked the front yard I could see into the e bathtub similar to the one in the hotel we stayed at in Paris

“It’s so beautiful,” I breathed “You are a”

“I’m so happy you like it,” he came up behind me and put his arms around me

I leaned against hi I didn’t knoanted But-” I turned towards him “You still haven’t told me where we are”

“Yes, I did We’re home”

“I know that But where? Where is here?”

He gulped

“Jonathon?” I asked raising my eyebrows as I looked at him Dread settled in my stomach “Where are we?”

“Santa Barbara, California”

“Jonathon,” I gasped grabbingSanta Barbara here I had grown up It was the place where everything had first started to fall apart for me The pain of my parents’ divorce and my dad’s death opened up like a fresh wound I kneas silly, because without their divorce I may never have inable He wasI needed hiry?