116 - The chapter where Rose wants a male model

Rose

" Chris please! “

" Rose, don't even dream about it " he cut me off, but I wasn't going to give up that easily.

The two of us were together in the Brigitte, going to meet our friends to visit yet another house in the area. It was already Tuesday and Liam seemed to have booked to visit all the houses available that week. Yesterday we managed to visit one, but despite loving the place, the price was way over our budget, so we would make two more visits today.

Despite Liam's temper tantrum and the messy situation we got ourselves into on Sunday, we managed to get the group together. Liam seemed really relieved to see Christian well and although he didn't apologize directly for the way he spoke to me, he assured me that he was happy that everything had worked out.

My relationship with Christian was wonderful, even though we hadn't made it public, after all, I still didn't feel totally safe to do so, especially after the scene he made in that bar, the fact that we had made everything open with our friends seemed to have been enough. At least at that moment.

" It's not like I've never seen you without clothes, what's wrong with that?

I parked the car in front of a large Victorian house, spotting our friends waiting for us a few meters away.

" The problem? You really don't see any problem? " He muttered before disembarking.

I rolled my eyes before following him out, Christian had been quick to join our friends, but if he expected me to drop the subject because of everyone's presence, he was sorely mistaken.

"No, I don't see it. It's actually a completely normal thing. It's not so different from when we had to get together to help Peterson with that model," I pointed out, getting a surprised look from Theo.

" What about me?”

" What are you talking about, my little Caravaggio? " Liam frowned.

" I had a clay sculpture class today, I made the Venus of Willendorf in class, and I have to hand in one more,” I explained.

" 'This freak is trying to use me as a model, and I'm trying to explain to her that I'm not going to be naked in front of her for that purpose! " Christian complained.

" Wow, too much information," Sky laughed, joined by Camille, who seemed to find the clash amusing.

" Can I join in? " Liam proposed, receiving a surprised look from everyone " Why are you looking at me like that?”

" Did you just ask to watch as Davis takes off his clothes so Rose can make a sculpture of him? " Theo exposed the absurd request.

" 'Of course not,' Liam rolled his eyes, “I just asked Davis to be my model too. I have a similar job, and the model must necessarily be male, and as much as I am amazing at many things, sculpture is not one of them! A live model would be perfect!”

An awkward silence fell over the group, until Christian decided to speak up.

" 'm not taking my clothes off for any of you! I can't believe I have to say this," he muttered, starting to walk towards the house."Liam, are you the realtor already waiting for us?

" Yes, she's already there! " Liam hurried to follow him " And you don't have to take off all your clothes, my model doesn't have to have a penis!”

" Hey, but I want to do the whole thing " I complained while admiring the details of the house in front of us.

The house was bigger than we expected, besides the house, we could see a sizable garage, and even a part of a possible guest house in the back.

" You're going to stay away from me,” Christian threatened as we climbed the few steps to the balconies.

" Chris, we've been through this so many times. You say no, I insist, you stand firm but deep down we both know you'll give in eventually. So why don't you just tell me what you want in return and we'll sort it out once and for all? " I pointed.

" Wow, this place is amazing. Can we afford it? " Sky frowned as Liam rang the doorbell.

" Rose is right, she can offer you a lot of things, all you have to do is take your clothes off and let us use you as a model, it's no big deal," Liam returned.

I frowned at that, not sure if I should be offended or not by that sentence as hurried footsteps approached the door.

" You make me feel like a cheap whore," I turned to Liam.

" Never, my little Monet inspiration, you would never be cheap." He smiled at me.

" Liam, that didn't make it any better,' Theo pointed out, 'And we can afford this house?”

Liam looked around before sighing, looking defeated.

" 'I don't know, I just told the realtor that we needed a big house with lots of bedrooms,' he admitted.

" 'Liam, that wasn't very specific! " Sky scolded him.

The door was opened to reveal a middle"aged woman, putting an end to the subject.

" "Welcome, who among you is Mr. Van Derr Waal?" She frowned, looking surprised by our presence.

" That would be me," Liam smiled, extending his hand to the woman.

" "I thought you'd be older, Mr. Van Derr Waal," she frowned, looking uncomfortable with the situation, "how old are you?" he said.

" 'I'm twenty-one, but don't worry, I'm just choosing the house, the one who will close the contract and take care of all the bureaucracy is my father, the real Mr. Van Derr Waal " Liam took a card out of his pocket, extending it to the woman.

A sign of relief appeared on her face before a business smile appeared on her face once again as she analyzed the presentation card Liam had given to the woman.

" "Yes, of course... Come on, I have a lot to show you, my name is Izzy" she instructed us before heading to another adjacent room "This house was built in the year 1870, it is very well preserved and its owners make sure that the furniture is original, so you will have to take care of it, taking responsibility for any damage and restoration needed..." I said.

I looked around, ignoring the woman's explanation of the house's history. The place was huge, displaying flowery wallpapers and everything looked like it was out of a period movie.

" 'We'll never be able to afford it,' Christian whispered next to me.

" 'Certainly not,' I agreed with him. 'But don't think I've given up on convincing you to pose for me.

" Rose, that's not going to happen. I'm not going to let you show anything that's based on me to anyone." He denied it.

" 'Chris, no one will know it's you, come on! " I muttered " I'm not going to put a head on.

" I'll put a head on, but I'm not interested in doing your penis, so you don't have to worry." Liam materialized next to us.

" 'I'm not taking my clothes off for either of you! " He repeated angrily.

" 'That's the weirdest conversation I've ever heard,' Theo whispered to Cam.

" 'This residence has eight official bedrooms, more than half of which are suites, two dining rooms, a living room, a library, a playground, a swimming pool, a garage and a guest house,' the realtor continued towards the stairs.

" Eight bedrooms? " I was surprised.

" 'Yes. They are all very spacious,' she assured.

" 'Look, before I waste your time, how much is the rent here? 'Because I'm pretty sure it's over our limit,' Sky interrupted her before she could start climbing.

" 'It can be negotiated, but a house of this size wouldn't go for less than ten "' she glared at us.

" Ten thousand!? " Camille was stunned.

" 'Yes, what's your limit?

" 'Let's say half that amount,' Christian sighed.

An awkward silence hung over the room as the woman stared at us without knowing what to say.

" 'You want a house that size for five thousand dollars? " she sought confirmation.

" 'It doesn't have to have eight bedrooms, and they don't all have to be en"suite. We need at least six bedrooms," I pointed out.

She thought for a second before her smile returned to her face, even brighter than before.

" 'I have the perfect place for you, let's go there right now!