(From 'Twenty-five Years Later...')Seb was pleased that Dom knew where the address he’d given was, at least vaguely. Once they were closer the vampire was able to give directions, this area hadn’t changed much over the years - different décor, different garden styles, but the roads were the same. Sebastian couldn’t help but smile as they pulled up and he properly admired his home. When he’d returned earlier, covered in mud and starving, he hadn’t been able to see properly what a good job Lucy had done. The driveway was clear, but Seb was able to pick out car tracks on the gravel, perhaps where Lucy had parked.
The house was large, three stories, and went back quite a long way. The front garden was neat a tidy, a simple lawn with an ornate tree in the centre and a flower bed running surrounding it. Another flower bed ran along of the front of the house, full of vibrant, colourful flowers and a variety of different plants. By the looks of it Lucy had hired a gardener, or spent a lot of time here herself tending it.
His blue eyes drifted upwards, the tiled roof had no gaps, the windows were clean and the wooden front porch looked as though it had had a fresh coat of varnish in the past year. The white paint and décor around each of the windows looked well cared for as well and contrasted nicely with the dark wood of the rest of the house. Walking up the front path there were three steps which lead up to the porch, which was covered to stop any visitors from getting wet whilst waiting for the door. Whilst the décor outside was mostly simple, there were a few eye catching details, carved wood around the upper windows, and lattice work over the porch. Seb would have been comfortable in a more modern design, an expensive apartment in a high class area, but the charm of this place had drawn him in.
“Come on in,” Seb said with a smile at the human, leading him along the path and up to the house. He only had one key at the moment, so found it easily, pushing open the door to allow Dom in first.
Once inside, Dom would find himself in an area which lead into the main living room, where there was an empty coat rack and a shoe rack which held a pair of Wellington boots clearly too small for the vampire and a pair of shoes covered in mud. There were muddy foot prints in this area, but they stopped not far in as Seb had stripped off here, not wanting to mess up the whole house with his mess.
The entrance room led into the living room through an open doorway to the left. Although there were nice touches in the room, it gave off the impression of being a show home estate agents used - nice welcoming touches, but very few personal items. Seb had packed them away before sleeping and hadn’t gone through them yet. The living room was large, with a huge, comfortable looking sofa, complete with a matching two seater and armchair arranged around a coffee table, which still held a pile of instruction manuals. Off the living room there was a large staircase, leading upstairs in a curved design and to the right of the staircase there was an airy corridor which lead through into the kitchen.
Lucy had stocked the cupboards with a few things for herself to eat for the days when she spent longer here taking care of things - and making the property look lived in a little more. The kitchen had a back door which lead onto the garden out back, which had several different areas which gave the garden all the features it needs, including a fish pond. Off the kitchen there was another room which had been turned into a library, the walls were covered in shelves and there was a sofa covered in cushions.
Upstairs, there were a few large bedrooms, all beautifully decorated and completely light proof when the window guards were down. Seb’s was the biggest, and was decorated simply, with dark red cotton sheets in the bed, a built in wardrobe which was now full of out-of-date fashions, which had mirrored doors covering most of the wall facing the bed. Each room had an en-suite which were good sizes and simple décor again.
If you ventured upstairs again there was a room which had previously been a study, but Seb had converted it into a small chapel of his own and although he hadn’t seen it yet tonight he would be pleased to see Lucy had changed nothing in there, going in only to clean occasionally.
Seb stayed behind Dom as they headed into the living room, but not too far behind as he allowed his hands to find Dom’s waist, savouring that heat radiating from the human.
“As I said, I’ve been sleeping a while, I need to make this my own again soon,” he murmured, his gaze drifting around before settling on Dom’s throat, tempted to just bite straight away but holding off. Delay would make it all the better. Swallowing hard, Seb performed the host’s duties, giving a tour, but it was definitely not the full tour. The looks he felt Dom giving him made him less inclined to go into the detail he could have done in describing the house to his guest. He skipped the less interesting rooms and the third floor, and the two ended up in Seb’s bedroom. The vampire had slipped off his shoes upon entering the house and now curled his toes through the thick white carpet.
“So what do you think?” he asked, turning to the human and beginning to undo the human’s black shirt without hesitation, wanting to be able to admire a few more of those choice areas where he could bite. “You’re mouthwatering,” he added, managing to lift his gaze to meet Dom\'s gorgeous blue eyes. He had said that he would help Dom resist his urges if desired, but Seb was very pleased that the human hadn\'t picked that choice right now.
