Chapter 140

The bedrooms were all en suite. There was ample privacy. The guest house was an additional 2,000 square feet. In short, this was everything I could have wanted. It was a true estate, with the amenities that catered to my lifestyle. I could see some marvelously debauched things occurring there. I was sold.

Kat, Jess, and I got back in the car an hour later.

"Well, girls," I said, "that was a dud. Guess we have to keep looking."

Kat looked at me and rolled her eyes.

"Shut up," Jess said. "You're terrible at bluffing."

I couldn't help but laugh. We were all excited. "Okay," I said. "I already told Alyssa to make an offer. Cash. Closing ASAP." They squealed. "Now how are we going to celebrate?"

My preference would have been Champagne and a patio, since we were still in the throes of Houston's brief, pleasant spring. The girls decided, however, that shopping for furnit