Chapter 59: GIDEON

I felt her excitement as soon as we entered the gates. The long driveway that led to the monstrosity at the end was lined with blossoming trees, their scent permeating the evening air as we drove through.

"Gideon?" Her hand tightened on mine as I kept driving until we reached the front door.

"Is it?" she turned to me with her eyes wide and brimming with excitement. It did my heart good to see that.

"Yes love, it's all yours." She threw her arms around me and peppered my face with her precious kisses.

"Can we go in? I wanna see it."

"Sure love the key's under the mat."

I got out and walked around to her side feeling lighter, this had been a good decision after all. Maybe a few hours spent in the house she'd picked out weeks ago, that I'd bought her only today would go a long way to erasing some of the terror she'd faced earlier.

We walked around the big old house going from room to room. I let her wander at her heart's content standing back while she ran her fingers over the two