by BWWM Club
“Sure,” she said as he walked towards the front door.
“So, I have to say that I really love the brick finish. It makes me feel like I’m back home in London,” Steven admitted looking around.
“I’m glad you like it. But I am sure you will like everything about this house,” Julie replied confidently as they entered.
“I hope so,” he replied.
“So, it is a three bedroom, four bath, two story house complete with hardwood floors. I should point out that everything in the house is one hundred percent original, nothing has been replaced and it is still in great condition,” Julie described as Steven walked around the gigantic living room. She had to admit, the house was perfect.
“The lighting is amazing in here,” he gasped as he looked around.
“Yeah, that’s one of the perks of the property,” she said chuckling. “Come this way, you haven’t seen the master bedroom yet.” She walked out of the living room and up the stairs. When they walked into the master bedroom, even she wanted to move in. It was so big that Julie thought that she could comfortably fit four king sized beds and still have plenty of room. “Mr. Davenport if you don’t take this house, I will,” she quipped.
“What?” he asked looking at her.
“Well, it would probably take me years to pay it off, but this room is most definitely worth it,” she said, looking out of the huge window that overlooked the driveway below.
“You would buy an entire house just for one room?” He chortled.
“Oh yeah,” she said nodding. “If this was my room, I would never leave.” Steven looked at her and smiled.
“So far I am impressed but I still have to see what the kitchen looks like,” he told Julie, still looking at her. She raised an eyebrow and felt her cheeks flush.
“You cook?” she asked surprised.
“Every decent Davenport cooks. Some families have law or medicine as their legacy, but ours is in our culinary abilities,” Steven divulged as they walked out of the bedroom. Before they went downstairs, they looked at the other two bedrooms. Steven commented that the two other bedrooms were just going to be guest rooms. If his guests didn’t like them then they should probably have stayed at their own houses. Julie was smiling as she led him downstairs to the kitchen. When they got there, she suddenly felt as if she was looking at Chef Ramsey because he was busy talking about the counter tops, the storage cabinets…everything that a professional chef would be obsessed with.
“I would hate to ever have to cook for you. I rarely cook, except when I make stew, or chili…or pot roast. Those I can kill at,” she boasted.
“You would kill?” Steven asked, looking at her.
“That’s American for how great I am,” Julie answered..
“And do you ever bake?” he asked.
“Sure. I make great blueberry muffins.”
“Maybe I should give you a few recipes from my country. Spotted dick would be a good start,” he said. Julie looked at him in shock..
“Spotted what?” she asked, surprised and horrified at the same time.
“Spotted dick…It’s not what you think. It’s just a pudding made with currants and served with custard. Trust me, you Americans haven’t tasted great dessert till you have some of that,” he explained.
“Yeah, you might consider changing the name though,” Julie suggested as she watched him walking around the kitchen. Steven laughed at Julie's comment.
“I love this and I want it,” he confirmed.
“But you haven’t seen the pool yet,” Julie told him.
“That’s just a plus, I’m sure,” he replied confidently as he followed her out. The pool was more than perfect. It had a cave-like setting, complete with a rocky waterfall and a mid-pool bar, a bachelor’s dream. “If I didn’t want it before, I most definitely want it now.”
Steven walked towards the pool.
“I take it you are a party animal?” she guessed.
“Not really, but I have a big family back at home and I would need something to keep them occupied when they are here. This is perfect,” Steven told Julie will a smile.
“Well, the property is also in a great school district, I must add,” Julie said as she looked around. Steven turned to look at her and smiled.
“I’m afraid that wouldn’t be much of a selling point as far as I’m concerned.”
“Oh, I’m sorry. I just assumed…” Julie felt her cheeks flushing as her words trailed off. “I just assumed that a man as fine as you would already be tied down with a couple of kids on the way, that’s all,” she thought as she looked at him. “I shouldn’t have said that,” she stammered, feeling a little bit embarrassed.
“Don’t you worry about it,” he said as he looked at her.
“So, Mr. Davenport, do we have a deal?” .
“Definitely, Miss Parker,” Steven said as he turned his attention to her. “So how far will this set me back?” he asked. Julie looked at him with a grin on her face. For a man of his stature, she was sure that a couple hundred thousand wouldn’t be much.
“Not that much. Two hundred and twenty five thousand,” she revealed looking at him.
“I’ll have my office process the paperwork today,” he told her as they walked back into the house. Julie couldn't hide her amusement. Normally, people would try to bargain and get a better price, but clearly this man was worth a whole lot more than she initially thought.
“Great,” she said as they walked towards the front door.
“I didn’t notice a car when I came in. Would you like a ride back to town?” he asked as they walked out. Julie looked at him and nodded. He walked round the car and opened the door for her. Julie was a bit taken aback by his gesture. This never happened with some of the men she met. The car looked as great on the inside as it did on the outside. She slowly ran her fingers on the rich brown leather as Steven walked to the driver’s side of the car. When he got in, she buckled up and a smile played on her lips as she thought of the commission she was going to be getting. “So, Miss Parker,” Steven started as he pulled out of the driveway.
“Julie,” she said looking at him.
“Alright, Julie. How long have you been at Larson Properties Inc.?”
“A while, almost three years now,” she said. “What about you, Mr. Davenport. What do you do?” she asked.
“I'm like you, I deal in properties,” he explained. “And it’s just Steven. Mr. Davenport is my father.”
“You are a realtor?” Julie asked looking at him surprised.
“Well, yes. Why do you sound surprised?”
“My boss told me I was showing a house to a property mogul, but I didn’t really think she was serious,” Julie admitted.
“Really, it’s just a glorified title for a realtor,” he confessed.
“Do you have any tips for me. I mean, I would like to drive a car like this just by selling houses,” she joked.
“Maybe you should stick around then,” Steven said.
“Oh you better believe I will,” Julie chortled.
“Maybe that way I could introduce you to some of our best desserts too,” Steven teased. Julie smiled and shook her head. She wasn’t sure whether she was blushing at his attempt at flirtation or at his accent. She looked at him as he pulled out of the driveway with the smile still firmly on her face.
“So long as the dessert doesn’t have the same name as a human anatomy, I’m game,” she jested, surprising even herself that she would say something like that. He smiled at her as he drove out into the open road. Julie found herself fantasizing about living in such an area. It was perfect. All the privacy you could ever need. Even though the prospect of kids was not on his mind, she was most definitely thinking about it. The area was perfect for long bike rides on Saturday afternoons. And the schools in the area…in her opinion, they were the Harvard of education from kindergarten all the way to high school.
When they got to the office, Steven looked at Julie and smiled.
“I will be sure to
tell Dana that you were of great help today,” he promised.
“I will appreciate it,” Julie responded looking into his intensely warm brown eyes. “It was nice meeting you.”
“The pleasure was all mine, Julie Parker,” Steven said before she exited the car. She gave him a smile before she walked into her building, fully aware that he was watching her all the way. By the time she walked into the office, she felt like she was walking on a cloud.
“Judging by that smile, I’m assuming that everything went well?” Dana said when Julie walked into the office.
“It was perfect,” Julie mused as she took a seat at her work station.
“So you closed the deal?” .
Julie looked up at her and nodded.
“The paperwork will be processed today,” she bragged. .
“Up top,” Dana exclaimed as she gave her a high five. “You know what, you can leave early today. You deserve it,” she added. Julie looked at the time. It was a few minutes past one, way too early to leave. “You could use the time to take your car to the shop and get it checked out” she said with a smile on her face.
“That sounds really great,” Julie said gratefully.. “I think that’s exactly what I’ll do.”
She picked up her bag and got ready to leave.
“Oh and Julie,”
“Uh huh?” Julie said looking at her.
“Get yourself a louder alarm clock for Pete’s sake,” Dana demanded before walking away. Julie laughed and shook her head before she walked out of the office. Dana was right. She did deserve to leave early. As she walked out into the street, she almost felt guilty that all she could think about was Steven.
“Get a hold of yourself, Julie. You just met him,” she scolded herself as she waved down a cab.
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