I shook my head and confidently signed,“No, I won’t.”
Her brows pinched and I motioned toward the back.“She’s asleep. Get Rylee up and I’ll bring your things inside. You guys can take a look around while I get everything out of the truck.”
“You sure?”
“Yes, this is home for now, so you should explore to get familiar with everything.”
Chapter 8
Somee
While Ryland brought our bags in, I took Rylee inside to take a peek with his words lingering.
This is home for now.
My stay here was temporary; Rylee’s was not. The thought made me sad but I pushed those feelings aside because how could I be sad in a space so beautiful.
“This is a big house,”Rylee signed, frowning as she looked around.
“It is but very pretty. Would you like to go explore?”
She nodded and we started our tour with the living room. The furniture was cozy, made up of large leather sofas that filled one side of the wall forming a U. The leather was unbelievably soft when I ran my fingertips over the arm, in a deep charcoal gray that almost looked black.
“We should test this out.”
Rylee touched one and climbed onto the cushion, scooting all the way back. The seat was so massive her legs didn’t even reach the edge since she was propped against the rear.
Ryland was a big guy so it made sense.
And oh my. As soon as I landed, my body sank into the buttery soft material. The square edge of the sofa did nothing to showcase how comfy it was.
“What do you think?”I signed to Rylee who smiled, running her fingers over the material before she signed back.
“It’s really soft. I like it.”
“Me too. Let’s see what else we’re working with.”I lifted, extending a hand, and we moved through the other side of the living room which was also open. We entered a dining room where I noticed the gray and white theme filtered over. There was a huge gray table that sat twelve. Place settings on the table in front of leather wingback chairs were the same gray as the sofas in the living room.
A huge glass vase was centered on the table and had to be at least two feet high and wide, filled with clear rocks surrounding the largest white candle I had ever seen. Two smaller identical vases sat to the left and right, and above head, crystal squares hung from the ceiling housing Edison bulbs that had me imagining how beautiful the space would look at night with the lights illuminating everything.
“Pretty,”I signed to Rylee who nodded.
“Do you think he has a pool?”she signed, bouncing on her toes.
“There’s gotta be a pool,”I signed, then added,“Should we go find it?”
“Yes.”
We navigated back to the foyer and through the house, bypassing several other rooms. I noticed one was a theatre because the rolling barn door was open, allowing a quick glance as we passed. When we reached the back of the house, I found huge glass panels that overlooked the backyard and, oh wow, Marlee would shit herself to get her hands on this.
The space was massive and gated. From what I could see, there was a pool, basketball court, and a wooden playhouse attached to a swing set.
“Somee, look.”Rylee’s face split into a grin as she pointed to the playhouse.
Ryland came into view beside me and walked to the center of the glass panels, reaching toward the top to pull a lever and one at the bottom before he unlatched the lock in the center and pushed them open. He moved one side to the left until the glass panels disappeared between two others, then his focus was on Rylee.
“That playhouse is for you. You want to go see?”
“Yes.”