She raises her head. I know it’s a lot to take in. The land is two acres, so there’s plenty of space, and up the circular driveway is a two-storey house. The house itself has a ton of rooms. Six bedrooms, with the living spaces all upstairs. Downstairs is a large reception-type room which I’ve never used, but I think was designed for parties.

I pull up to the front door, and Max, walks out to greet us.

After we’re all out of the car, I take Delaney’s hand. “Max, I want you to meet Delaney, and this is Amelia.”

He smiles. I’ve had staff here since I bought the house four years ago, and while I haven’t been home a lot in the past, I’ve been able to rely on him to not only drive me to important events when I’m here, but also to help organise things around the property.

“It’s a pleasure to meet you.”

“Delaney, Max is my driver, and he sorts out things like getting people in to look after the grounds.”

She nods. I didn’t tell her I had staff. Ultimately, she’ll be in charge of everything if she wants to be. It’s her home too.

“I’ll take the bags to the bedrooms,” Max says.

Delaney nods again. “The smallest two cases are Amelia’s.”

He smiles. “They’ll be in her room shortly.”

“Thank you so much.” She gives him that Delaney special smile that tells me she’ll warm to him. I’m sure they’ll be like old friends by the end of the week.

“Let’s go inside.”

Delaney’s mouth hangs open as she looks around when we step in the door. It’s not dissimilar to her reaction to Reece’s place in Hawaii, and the houses do have some similarities with the sweeping staircases up to the second level.

“Josh. It’s so much.”

I wrap my arm around her waist. “It’s ours. All ours. And together, I think we can make this the home it should have always been.”

She leans her head on my shoulder. “This is insane.”

“Come here,” I say. She turns toward me, and I slide my other arm around her waist, pulling her close. “I know it’s big, but it’s private, and you’ll have all the peace you need.”

She nods. “I can see that.”

“We can raise our family here, Delaney. We can turn it from a house into a home.”

Her eyes meet mine. It’s clear this is a lot to take in, but her smile warms my heart.

I lean in and kiss her, caressing her lips with mine.

“Ahem.”

We break apart, and I turn to see Reece hand in hand with Amelia behind us.