Cut to the Chaise by Karen Rose Smith

Author:Karen Rose Smith
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Kensington
Published: 2018-09-10T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Caprice expected the high-end buyers who had seen the photos from the “Bohemian Rhapsody” house online or in newsletters would love it. The quirkiness of the six-thousand-square-foot stone-and-brick home had drawn them here. From that turquoise curio cabinet in the foyer to the beautiful unique mosaic fireplace along with the macramé chair in the sunroom, this house would be hard to forget. Dustin and Althea might not get a contract today, but she expected they would soon.

Nikki had put together a variety of foods from kolaches, which were sweet yeast buns filled with a raspberry-almond filling, to shrimp ceviche to a cabbage dish with caraway seeds and sour cream to pork chops and dumplings. The food was as unique as the house. The piece-de-resistance was a babovka, a bohemian cake with lemon rind, ground nuts, and coconut, topped with powdered sugar. Caprice had had a taste of the food. Like all of Nikki’s dishes, it was exceptional. The dining room table with its dark wood and curlicue legs was already full from couples who had gone through the buffet line and settled there. The valance-like wooden feature around the tabletop added to its unique nature. The tall luxuriously tufted but armless chairs made seating as many guests as possible around the table comfortable.

A couple came down the staircase, commenting on the photos on the wall. When they reached the bottom, they saw Caprice. Today she was wearing a long Bohemian-style empire-waisted maxi-dress that was patterned with a colorful print in turquoise and fuchsia. With it, she’d worn the pink sapphire earrings Grant had given her for Christmas. They matched her heart-shaped pink diamond engagement ring. She wore turquoise shoes with leather straps that crisscrossed her ankles. The waitstaff who assisted Nikki wore colorful Bohemian-print tops over black leggings. Nikki and Caprice had tried to coordinate every aspect of the open house.

When the couple reached the first floor, they crossed over to Caprice. “You staged the house, didn’t you? Someone pointed you out to us.”

Caprice extended her hand and introduced herself. The couple did the same. “Are you interested in the house?” Caprice asked. If they were, she’d show them to the real estate agent in charge today, Denise Langford.

“We might be,” the husband said. “Can you tell us if the furniture would go along with the sale?”

“That might be negotiable,” Caprice told them. “The owner told me they couldn’t take everything with them when they move. So it would be quite possible.”

Caprice spotted Denise exiting the dining room. She beckoned to her. “You might want to talk to these folks. They have some questions about the sale of the house.”

“Why don’t you come to the library with me,” Denise said. “We’ll get acquainted and I can answer any questions you might have.”

Denise gave a nod to Caprice in thank you. She and Denise had sold many houses together. Though Denise could be a little brash at times, Caprice liked her forthrightness, if not always her attitude. Nevertheless, she sold houses and Caprice’s reputation as a home stager was spread a little farther.

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