The Moving in Day
Manos loaded the car with the first part of the house move and reached the uphill house. It was an older style home with a driveway for 3 cars and a garage door was indicating a spot for one more car. He identified a gray Nissan X-Trail and a burgundy Toyota Yaris. Both cars were fresh model year and hybrid, so it seemed to Manos that Nick followed the auto industry stuff closely. He was sure that Nina didn't care about cars, just wanted something that could take her where she wanted.
Nick came out, approached the beige Fiat 500 and greeted Manos. "Stylish ride, signore" he said appreciative of the Italian flair, abundant in the retro styling of the tiny car. He asked where Sonia was, only to hear that she was still packing at home so Manos could move more things in fewer trips. Nick told him that Nina was preparing towels and sheets in their new apartment, so she would be busy for a few. "Should we unload and go together for the 2nd round?" Nick said and they put themselves to work.
When everything was ready and in the uphill house, Sonia arrived as well and Nina welcomed them all. Nina dressed up for the occasion, leaving her kitchen apron next to the entrance and revealing a green, tight, knee-length dress with a smile neckline, no cleavage and a pearl necklace. She stood on crΓ©me 4-inch heels that accentuated the sexy side of her dress and made the hot housewife look complete. Behind her, two little girls in loud voices ran and hugged their beloved friend.
Nina invited everybody to the dining room for lunch and they sat together enjoying the meal she prepared. Food was great, even Helena enjoyed the new tastes and Sonia tried for the first time sitting close to her so she could feed her and get acquainted. So, when lunch was over, Nick broke a minute of silence and pleasure:
"My man Manos, would you like to meet a fine Italian lady since you are obviously a fan?"
Sonia was startled - this was a forward comment! Manos thought quickly that Nick wouldn't be such a dick to talk about women in front of both Nina and Sonia AND his daughters, so got quickly the connection between "being a fan" and Nick calling him "signore" when he arrived with the iconic Fiat.
Nina rolled her eyes up and looking at Sonia, she said "Oh boys, boys and their toys..."
Nick took Manos to the garage and showed him his baby: a red Alfa Romeo Spider, one of the last small old-school Italian roadsters. It was not an expensive treat, Nick had spent 5 grand on this and maybe 5 more in restoration, but it was in top-notch condition. The car was 32 years old but it looked like some cars that never left the showroom.
"You gotta be attentive with the fine ladies, they do not get old, they mature" he said and Manos listening to these words, might be looking at the red convertible but was thinking about Nick's properly hot wife.
The house looked well-designed, practical with a lot of tech gimmicks, but also a touch of older deco that showed some effort was spent while building it. Nina took Sonia upstairs to show her the kids rooms and her master bedroom, the young lady was already prepared to see something close to Pinterest levels of inspiration and even then she was pleasantly surprised.
In the meantime, what Manos and Sonia weren't prepared for was the cosiness and style of the ground apartment. It had a separate door, so privacy could be secured, however there was a connecting one as well if Sonia wanted to use and keep open for convenience and safety. The place had 1 room, a spacious living room, a bathroom with a large shower space and a kitchen with a view to the backyard. Sonia fell in love with it as it looked neat and easy to maintain. Given that a lot of her day would be spent in the big house, she was quite confident she could keep it nice without too much effort.
The day passed with the young couple settling in and the older couple helping them while keeping an eye on the children.
When the night arrived, Sonia helped Nina and Nick put the kids to bed and hugged Nina tightly, thanking her for the opportunity and everything she had done.
"Oh don't worry love, just enjoy your new life. And if you need anything, like really anything, you just let me know. I might help you with my experience. Where you are, I have already been. And where I am, I sincerely hope you will come."
Sonia went down to the ground apartment and decided to have a shower before going to bed. Manos had gone to the old apartment to grab the remainders, his suitcase with the things he would take with him the next day and also to hand the keys over to the landlord.
She got rid of her dress quickly and also her underwear. Jumped in the large shower and rinsed away her sweat from the moving day, old boxes, dust that just indicated her old life and tried to smell with her eyes closed all the new stuff around her.