Going Up In The World

Alyce Brown

flirtatious. Hogs Head manager
 
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OOC First Name
Mia
Blood Status
Mixed Blood
Relationship Status
Seeing Somebody
Sexual Orientation
Bisexual (Adelia)
Age
(45) 10/2011
Alyce had been dating Adelia for over four years now. Which was by far the longest she had ever been seeing anyone. and most importantly she was happy. Adelia gave her that challenge she always craved but also the stability that she knew she needed even though she didn't want to admit to it. a short while ago they had had the conversation and they had decided that it was more than time that they made the jump and moved in together. She had been to adelias place near brightstone plenty of times, it was nice fancyer than her small place, but apparently that wasn't her main residence it was just somewhere that she had bought when April had been at school so she could visit her on weekends and she could be close during the holidays. she had another place, a flat in Auckland. she had the address and apparated to nearby a duffle bag with some of her stuff slung over her shoulder. she could work out the rest later she still had a month left on her lease on the flat in brightstone.
she walked down the street, detouring around some roadworks. She checked the address a couple of times as she went heading along a street, glad it was downhill towards the harbour, she had lived in flats in big cities before, usually something small, usually old, with an outside walkway to get to it. she stopped where the apartment block should be outside what looked like a thirteen star hotel she looked at the address again and at the numbers embedded into the polished stone above the door. then back at the address. yes this was it. we went to the intercom and typed in the number Adelia had written. letting it ring expecting some confused middle aged man to answer as she was sure this couldn't be the right place.
 
As hard as she tried not to be, Adelia was nervous about all this. She had been seeing Alyce for a long time now, and moving in together was the natural next step. Everything should be fine, but... it had been over twenty years since she had lived with another person for any time longer than April's visits, and sharing space felt a little surreal. She had never even had Alyce over to her actual home, easier for her to visit the Wellington flat Adelia kept for work trips. The apartment was immaculate, Adelia had checked the housekeeper's work over and over again, but she couldn't help herself pacing from room to room, fluffing pillows and wiping perfectly clean surfaces. It was beyond a relief when the buzzer rang and she hurried to the intercom. "Hey baby, come on up." She said with a smile she hoped didn't sound too nervous as she buzzed Alyce in.
 
Alyce let out a sigh of relief when the voice on the other end of the intercom was indeed adelias. As she made her way into the lobby complete with water feature and marble floors she felt like a kid again not that she had visited many places like this, but more the excitement of being in a new place. It reminded her of a hotel. Not the kind she had spent time in. Waiting the bar for board. But the kind she stayed in once with her mum on holiday yet nicer.
She pressed the button on the lifts and the door slit open. Somehow she was not surprised that the flat number was the top of the lift.
In less time than it should have taken the doors slid open and there was the hallway with one door standing open and perfectly draining her girlfriend hello gorgeous” she said stepping closer to her and wrapping her arm around her waist planting a kiss on her cheek. It was only then that she noticed the room behind her. She looked around everything as beautiful and tasteful as she could expect from adelia. But it was just so much glass. So perfect so wow. Adelia. This is freaking amazing. Who the hell did you have to kill to score this place she said looking from the glass windows to adelia to the lounge to adelia to the view to wow she repeated for once at a complete loss of words.
 
Adelia straightened a vase for the thousandth time as she waited for the agonisingly long lift, wishing she had a place closer to the ground. But then Alyce was there, and this was all real. “Hi, baby.” She said fondly, kissing her girlfriend quickly before leading her inside. She laughed lightly at the comment, taking Alyce by the hand to show her around. “I went to dozens of showings before I found this place, it was a nightmare. Worth it for the view though.” She added, leading Alyce gently over to the large glass windows. “The patio and pool are out this way too.”
 
Alyce smiled and kissed her girlfriend back. before she was led inside. the apartment was spotless tasteful and classy almost like it belonged in a catalogue, but balancing stylish without feeling impersonal. there was art on the few non glass walls that Alyce was certain were not prints from Kmart but something that had been picked out from a gallery. she knew Adelia was well off. but this was all a while new level. she paused to look out of the window. the view was stunning looking out over the harbour and Rangitoto island "yes that view is special" she said so taken aback by everything she missed a perfectly good chance at an innuendo. che changed her grip on Adelia's hand and lacing their fingers together. she was almost convinced that this was some elaborate ploy. a joke. how could anyone live like this in reality. except there were the small things. hidden behind the immaculate tidying, but photos of April were visible as well as the blanket she had got Adelia last christmas neatly folded as if waiting to be used. How does your top floor apartment have its own pool? what kind of magic is that?" she said mostly out o surprise. thinking how nice it would be to sit and float in it, watching the evening come in and the city light up below
 
Alyce knew her home wasn't exactly the usual, but something about showing Alyce around made her almost... embarrassed. She had gotten used to a level of luxury throughout her adult life, and never really questioned it until now. It was maybe frivolous to live this way, but... it was home, and she shouldn't feel ashamed. Especially since this was Alyce's home now too. She laughed softly at the comment about the pool, keeping their fingers laced tight as she led Alyce out onto the balcony. "It's called an infinity pool, see how the edge blends in to the skyline? When you're in there it looks like you're swimming in the ocean." She smiled. "Beautiful in summer."
 
Alyce was intrigued by the apartment, about the situation. despite her having a lot of 'relationships' over the years she had never really moved in with a partner. she ad very few she had been that serious with. she supposed the closest had been was Marlene in Dusseldorf though they had been housemates long before they had been in a relationship and Ember in New York though they had broken up before it had got that serious. this was new. and she was lying if she said she wasn't nervous. but nerves were good right? and this was certainly a good, if not slightly overdue idea.
she listened to her girlfriend speak, she had heard of infinity pools. had occasionally seen them in the odd hotel she had visited. But never in someone's apartment. it was another way to show how different their worlds had been up until now. "It is beautiful, honey," she said, wrapping her arms around Adelia. "but even in summer it is not as beautiful as you" she finished, flirtation slipping in to fill the spaces between her nerves.
 
Adelia had never really felt how different her world was from Alyce's before, and she was doing her best not to overthink things. It felt silly, frivolous, having so many nice things. She had taken it all for granted for a long time - too long. It was a relief that Alyce didn't comment on it, though she still worried there was a conversation about her lifestyle festering below the surface. "Charmer." She said fondly, leaning in to give her girlfriend a quick kiss. "Come on, I'll show you the kitchen. Can't get distracted before the tour's done."
 
Alyce smiled as Adelia called her a charmer. " Oh. But you know that you love it" she said, kissing her back before loosening her grip and stepping away, looking out over the view and the pool and the patio in the sky.
as Adelia led her back inside to show her the rest of the apartment, she stopped at what looked like a control panel on the wall and pressed a button at random "There is still plenty of time to get distracted before the tour is over" she said looking to see if she could see what the button did. it didn't take her long to work it out as gentle jazz music started to play through what she could only assume to be hidden speakers set into the ceiling. "smooth" she said appreciatively both for the technology and the music.
 

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