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Chapter Six: "The Happy Couple"
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The Von Haunt estate is one of Windenburg’s premier locations .

Located in the upmost area of Windenburg, surrounded by the snow-covered Rose Morning Mountains and the surrounding lying countryside, the mansion is definitely place for exploring and going out and about.

It is a historic and enchanted garden property that’s been up kept as a famous museum and tourist attraction. Its most notable landmark is the enormous and perfectly pruned maze where Sims can get lost for hours.



It is also allegedly inhabited by the ghosts of the Estate before its new owners took over. If you believe in that stuff.



Dominic knew that Serena had always wanted to visit the Von Haunt Estate, and so he chose it as the perfect place for their date. He really needed to talk to Serena, and bringing her here was the perfect place for just that. But Serena was far too distracted upon arrival by a bizarre army of knights. (Seriously, bears? knights? What the the heck is next?)



Serena studied the stoic painting before her. She remembered studying about the owner of the Von Haunt Estate in high school, and then again for a History 101 course she took in college.

The Late Lord Shallot was a troubled artist, who would often burn his paintings. It’s said he accidently started the deadly blaze of 1898 by hurling an oversized water colour into the fireplace. Some claim they can still smell the smoke of the inferno, but Management can assure you that the restoration has completely replaced all materials in this room and any lingering, haunting stench is pure imagination.



As Serena studied the painting, Dominic studied her from behind. Serena, as if with a sixth sense, turned to Dominic smiling. “Oh Dom, this is everything I imagined and more. It is absolutely enchanting. Thank you for bringing me here.”

“It was nothing love, I am just glad to be here with you.”



Serena came in closer and kissed Dominic on the cheek, leaving a perfect red lipstick print on his shaven dark skin.



Dominic embraced Serena, wrapping his huge arms around her small light frame. “You are an absolute dream to me, Serena Piper.”



But when he pulled away his face was filled with worry, or regret… Serena couldn’t quite figure it out. “You wanted to talk?” she remarked, studying his eyes.

Dominic smiled and it was filled with pain, “yes. Let’s go to the patio.”



The couple sat in silence for what seemed like eternity. Only stopping to speak about how beautiful the garden was and how perfect the weather had been all day. But Serena was patient and empathic, and then finally, Dominic was ready to talk.



Serena, I know that you can tell that I have been feeling troubled lately. The other morning, Moira stopped by the house.”

Serena was now beginning to understand what had been troubling Dominic. Her heart did a flip as she began to dread his next words, and so she clung to them. Studying his facial expressions all the while.



“She was devastated, Serena. Completely and utterly devastated. She begged for me to come back to her. She cried. She screamed. We kissed. I wanted her to feel better.”

Serena pursed her lips and looked off into the distance for a moment. Dominic studied her expressions and waited until her penetrating eyes locked back with his.



“You have to understand Serena.” Dominic’s eyes were like a sad puppy, and it melted Serena’s heart. Whatever he was going to say, she knew that she would not be able to hold any malice. He was bearing his heart to her, and his vulnerability was powerful. “Moira and I have been married for 15 years. 15 years and two beautiful daughters. When we married you were not even done with highschool yet. I am far older than you, you know?”

Serena scoffed, “that’s just age, I don’t, I don’t c-”

“That’s right, you don’t care.” Dominic interrupted which Serena was fine with because she couldn’t think of the right words to say.

“And that is what I love about you so much” Dominic’s eyes were glazed with tears and his smile was warm and inviting.

“The first time I saw you, it was raining, and you were just sitting in the corner of Starbucks, drinking your coffee and skimming through a book on your ipad, just skimming away on that iPad. And I lost my breath, you were the most beautiful thing I had ever seen. And it felt like I had realized that I had been waiting almost 46 years to find you. And I finally did.”

Serena smiled, the day that they had first met over a year ago, she was reading “To Kill A Mockingbird”. Ryn was still in a complicated relationship with Gigi’s father, and often they would fight, and so Serena always escaped to Starbucks to just get away for awhile.



“Well SerenaDominic’s voice brought Serena back from her past

“I had been thinking for awhile. I thought about us. I thought about me and Moira. I thought about my daughters, Siobhan and Morgan. And I just thought and thought and thought. Hell, I thought so much I was beginning to think my thoughts were thinking me. And I came to confirmation.” Dominic finished his speech and stood up from the table. Serena’s eyes were fixed on him as he straightened his vest. He walked around the table and offered his hand. Serena placed her fingers into his heavy palm and he guided her from the seat.

SerenaDominic’s voice toned down to a soft lilt, his dark brown eyes were self-assured and focused on Serena with a look of hunger and deep love and it made Serena slightly insecure and so she looked down. Dominic kneeled down at her gaze and looked up. “You are my confirmation.”

He reached into his back pocket.



Serena Adrienne Piper” he said with the focus of a man who had never been so sure about anything in his whole life. “Will you do me the honor… of being my wife?”



Tears gushed from Serena’s eyes and she cupped her hands to her mouth. “Are you sure?” she could barely get the words out, “Because I don’t want.. I don’t want to intrude- I don’t w-”

SerenaDominic’s smooth tenor relaxed her reserves, “will you marry me?”

Serena gently took the ring from it’s case and studied it as the moon’s light caused it to twinkle like a million galaxies.

“Yes” she smiled sniffling, “yes, I will marry you and I will be your wife” she could barely get the words out before Dominic had stood up and embraced her. Both of the love laden people in tears.



They embraced each other and kissed and kissed and kissed some more. Only stopping to wipe away each others tears and to laugh.



And the night was truly perfect. The breeze of the wind seemed to be dancing around the couple’s bones and jostling their skeletons. The sun had began to set over the Rose Morning Mountains painting the sky in pastels of roses and causing them to live up to their name. The lights of the Von Haunt Estate lit up around them as if on cue like a scene in a movie. And neither one of them could stop from smiling.



But the night wasn’t over just yet…



Serena pulled away from Dominic and studied his eyes for a second.

“What?” Dominic smiled

“Well… I have some news of my own to share.”



Dominic…”



“I’m PREGNANT!”

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