《The Towers》


 Prologue - Love is Lovely

    Will took Elsa¡¯s hand as the crossed the threshold of the house, a empty interior welcoming them with aged silence.


    ¡°Here we are,¡± he announced theatrically, turning with an excited grin.


    ¡°Where¡¯s here?¡± Elsa asked, a questioning smirk resting on her cherry lips.


    He grinned even wider, a playful look entering his eye.


    ¡°Guess.¡±


    Elsa rolled her eyes, far to used to his antics to play along, ¡°Just tell me.¡±


    Will didn¡¯t that stop him, egging her on with a gentle poke, ¡°Come on, guess.¡±


    ¡°An empty house,¡± Elsa answered sarcastically.


    Will shook his head, ¡°Nope, try again.¡±


    ¡°A run-down crack den.¡±


    ¡°Come on; it ain¡¯t that bad,¡± Will said with a laugh, tapping his foot against the floorboards, ¡°Which crack den you know have oak paneling?¡±


    Elsa sighed, ¡°I don¡¯t know; just tell me.¡±


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    Elsa frowned, her thinning patience no ¡°Just tell me already. You wake me up at 6 in the goddamn morning and drive me out into the middle of fucking nowhere and now we¡¯re in this shit-hole-¡±


    ¡°Our shit-hole,¡± Will interrupted with an expectant smirk.


    Elsa froze, confusion entering her eyes, ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°I said it was our shit-hole,¡± Will said as he pulled her into him, wrapping his arms around her waist and looking into her eyes. ¡°The deal went through last week and I just got the deed yesterday. Welcome to Chateau James.¡±


    Elsa¡¯s face filled with shock, saying in a daze, ¡°But what about my parents¡¯ place in Jacksonville? I thought we were going to move there after you finished your residency.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s their place; this is our place. Only ours.¡± Will let go of Elsa, backing up in a spin as he looked over their new home. ¡°I know it ain¡¯t perfect but it¡¯s got good bones and a lot of room. We can fix it up, probably need a lot more furniture than we got but still. It¡¯ll be a real home, one of our own, just for the two of us,¡± Will turned back to the stunned Elsa with a warm smile, watching her eyes surveyed the house with a subtle gleam, ¡°Maybe three? Or four? Maybe even five if you¡¯re up to-¡± Will heard her squeal before Elsa jumped into his arms, giggling gleefully as she wrapped her arms around his neck. He grinned back at her, his hands pulling her into a caring hug, ¡°So what do you think?¡±


    Elsa beamed back, ¡°I love it. I fucking love it. I can¡¯t believe you did this. I love you.¡±


    ¡°Love you too, babe, ¡®specially that sailor mouth of your.¡±


    Elsa gave him an playful eye-roll before moving in for a kiss, taking his breath away with a passion that spoke volumes. She eventually pulled away, her burning gaze setting Will¡¯s blood on fire.


    ¡°Could a sailor mouth kiss like that?¡± she asked with a proud smirk, knowing full well what she was doing to him.


    ¡°I certainly hope not. Might just join the navy otherwise.¡±


    Elsa let out a bell-like laugh, filling the house with a joy that promised even happier futures, before Will kissed her again, not willing to risk this perfect moment at the hands of the future, preferring his own hands instead.