Chapter 18

• TAMI SEEMED nervous as they both descended the grand stairs that led to the huge living room she recognized from the day they left for Puerto Rico.She hadn't been around the house since her arrival, so this was both odd and exciting for her. Tami also appreciated how the floors sparkled and shone to the point where she could see herself in it, and the grand chandelier hung marvelously from the very high ceiling.Even though this was the second time seeing the magnificent living room, she was still stuck in awe. She suddenly got excited to get a full tour of the house. It was huge, but that oddly made her want to do it even more."Did you design this yourself?" Tami asked as Raphael slowly led her towards the kitchen area.He chuckled once but shook his head. "This house has been around since I was a child. I came and saw it like this."The thought suddenly came back to Tami that Raphael didn't grow up here, but had only recently made his home here in The Bahamas."Right." She chuckled a little in embarrassment “It's beautiful.""I'm glad you like it. You can get more familiar with the rest of it soon. And the pool..." he trailed teasingly as her eyes lit up. Raphael knew that this would've done it. He remembered smiling all those times when he saw an Instagram post with her at the beach or at a pool. In fact, that consisted of most of her profile. He knew she loved swimming.Hell, just yesterday she was willing to swim across the ocean.
• "You have a pool? Well duh Tami. Of course he has a pool." She scolded herself for pointing out the obvious.
• "I have two," he corrected. "One indoor and one outside."