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It certainly is The whole left and back wall are solid s, overlooking the city and mountains in the distance

I head to theand nod “Yeah, the view is aree

“Bedrooet our attention

Thea and I follow her down the hall and see another bathroouestroom, and master bedroom

“What do you think?” Anna asks us, leading us back through to the front door

I shrug and look at Thea, waiting for her to speak first

“It’s nice,” Thea hedges, and Anna beams “But cold It doesn’t feel like a home”

Anna’s soes into sales h Your home”

She shrugs and looks at me “This doesn’t feel like our home to me, does it to you?”

I shake my head “No, it doesn’t”

Anna’s shoulders slu s”

We see three more places after that, each one worse than the last

We part ith Anna and it’s easy to see she’s feeling a bit frazzled that we haven’t liked anything But they were all too modern and not us

Thea and I start down the street, back tohere I parked my truck, but I spot an ice cream shop and pull her inside

She smiles widely “Ooh, ice cream”