Chapter 22 Heidi

• Heidi
• Alan joins us as we leave the room carrying our glasses, and we slowly wander through the house, looking at the large living room with its beautiful bay window, a dining room that contains an oak table which seats ten and looks as if it has a central section that can be extended to make it bigger, a smaller, cozier living room through an archway that has a huge TV and looks as if they spend a lot of time there, and a conservatory overlooking a terrace and the gorgeous landscaped garden with its manicured lawn. Then we go upstairs, and they show us around the six bedrooms, including the one in the tower.
• “We thought about putting you in there,” Vicky confesses as the two men walk ahead, talking about fishing, “but I thought you’d prefer the privacy of the cottage. You can go skinny dipping in the river and nobody can see you.” She chuckles.