New beginnings -- RP for inaspectandeyes

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They'd traveled most of the night before, the still early time of year working for them and letting them easily burn eight hours of the drive, then spent the day in a hotel. The final four hours had gone swiftly enough, especially as he let Rachel educate him on the music of the last thirty years. He hadn't quite told her the whys of his loss of

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Rachel returned the smile, ducking her head a bit so she could take in their surroundings--as much as could be seen by the lights outside, at any rate. She could see the lights of the bridge and city off in the distance, behind the house.

"Wow," she said softly. "Business must really be treating you well, huh?"

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He gave her a bit of a rueful smile, shrugging slightly. Now that she was here, he really hoped she didn't think it was pretentious of him. "One of the benefits of my ability. Long term investment really means long-term."

Slipping out of the car, he opened the trunk to get their bags, letting her get Wilson.

"I spent a long time in closed quarters. Space and a good view were my two conditions for the house."

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"Come on, Wilson."

The dog hopped out of the car and began sniffing around, taking in his new surroundings. He wandered over to part of the front walk that had an unobstructed view of the Bay; she followed, standing there and looking out over the water and the bridge.

"The view's really awesome. You must have been thrilled to find this."

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"I couldn't believe it was actually on the market," he said with a small smile, moving up behind her and looking out. It didn't quite feel like home, yet, but it had been a while since he knew what "home" was. It was getting there, and that felt good.

"The master bath overlooks the water, too." He gave her a bit of a grin. "The tub's right in front of a picture window, high enough up for privacy, with an unobstructed view of both the ocean and the bridge."