The construction was almost finished, but the fact that it still wasn’t done frustrated Walden. The new property was supposed to be completely finished by the time Estrella was born, and while the important rooms - the master bedroom, the nursery, the kitchen, and whatnot - were finished, the sun room, the library, and Daisy’s study were still under construction. On top of that the landscaping still had to be done, but Walden had spoken to the contractor and told him to prioritize the interior before worrying about the grounds.
For now, Daisy had set up a make shift office in the dining room, papers spread out across the glossy hardwood tabletop, some even floating as she arranged and sorted her work. Or perhaps it was students’ work that she was going through. Walden stood in the entrance way, peering from a distance in admiration of his ambitious, dedicated wife. As his eyes scanned the pages, he thought he could make out different handwriting, but he really didn’t have the best vantage point to judge.
On Daisy’s left, the dining chairs had been cleared to make room for one of Estrella’s bassinets. In the several minutes Walden stood there, Estrella lightly cooed once or twice, but aside from that, barely made a peep. Of course she was the perfect baby, quietly resting while her mother worked; she was a combination of both of them after all.
It was a perfect scene and Walden hated to interrupt it, but Daisy was needed elsewhere in the house. He stood up from the frame he was leaning against and walked over to his wife. Standing behind her, he reached down and gave her a kiss on the cheek before resting his hands on her shoulders. As he spoke, he began massaging. If he had to take her away from her work, he was going to soften the blow with an impromptu shoulder massage.
“I know you’re in the middle of working, but the workers are ready to start painting your study and they need a final decision on the colour.”
