Tyler by Mary Potter

Author:Mary Potter [Potter, Mary]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-04-19T16:00:00+00:00

AMANDA

I don’t have a lot of experience in old houses. I feel the place has a charm and charisma that’s unshakable. Nothing is threatening or creepy about the site. It feels warm and loved.

Upstairs, Tyler closes the door. We wait a moment in the kitchen. He’s looking at the expansive cupboard space and the long counters that have a corner and a double sink.

“There’s no dishwasher,” I say.

It’s a negative statement. I brought up needing new appliances as well. These are traits a Realtor needs to address in a way that makes it selling points instead of contrary proclamation. You don’t want to make the buyer feel like they have to spend more money once they purchase the place. Yet, Tyler wasn’t interested in buying; he wants to rent. We’re here because he’s curious and had it on his mind. We’re sightseers. He’s still a potential client, but I feel like there’s a side of him that’s loosened since I’ve been with him a few hours.

“Let’s see the bedrooms,” he says.

We go through the archway to the vast hall and receiving room that leads back to the front of the house and the stairwell that faces the front door. The stairs are finished cherry; the railing is newer than the stairs.

Tyler walks ahead of me, and I follow close, caught in his scent. It is clean and spicy, and I love the way he smells. Upstairs, the floor plan has the bedrooms over-top of the living room, receiving room, and the bathroom uses the same wet wall as the kitchen and puts it in the back of the house.

There’s ceramic tile, a large cast-iron bathtub with clawed feet.

“It’s big enough for two,” Tyler says.

There’s a look on his face like he’s thinking about sharing a hot bath with someone. I drop myself into that fantasy. I think about what he’d feel like leaning against me in the big bathtub. We’re covered in bubbles, sipping wine, a few candles, and a little soft music. I wonder if the actress had scenes in any of her movies where she’s following that pattern. When it comes to love and affection, it doesn’t feel cliché.

“It has one bathroom,” I say. I can’t stop myself from bringing up the unhelpful selling points. “That’s probably why it’s still on the market.”

“Maybe, but I don’t care if it has one bathroom. It’s got the tub and look at the corner shower.” Tyler steps into the shower and pulls the heavy glass door closed. It has a rainfall showerhead, and pewter faucet handles. “It’s big enough for two.”

Seeing him standing inside the framed shower with the smoke temper glass gives me a tingling between my legs. He’s carefree and open. Tyler’s interested in an off-beat collection of small things that make him happy. I see him beaming like this is a funhouse, and it’s all his to play.

When he opens the shower door, he lingers inside longer. He’s looking at me with those calm green eyes, and I think about what it’d feel like standing with him naked under the rainfall.

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