Chapter sixty

Next morning showered and dressed I rang the broker to arrange a viewing of the apartment I'd found online.
Jake  sewell was a top broker and realty agent, I'd attended more of his open houses than I could remember, so the call was a real easy one.
"Jake, Jon,  Jon bon jovi, listen I've seen a property your marketing, I need to book a viewing, you free sometime later today say 2.30?"
I gave him the details and waited for him to confirm the meeting.... in seconds it was all agreed, 2.30 up town manhattan, he  even offered a late lunch too, which meant he was expecting an offer. I played cool and told him we'd see how it goes on the viewing first. But to be honest In my heart I knew he'd get the sale cause if it was as good as the pictures it was gonna be a done deal. Finishing my coffee I made my way to town and collected my dry cleaning, being on tour meant my regular house keeper had vacation time owing, and the replacement cover wasn't due till after the weekend. Walking in the shop the staff were always polite and more than accommodating and have never accepted payment for my laundered clothes, preferring to boost their business advertising I used their services. It was a win win situation.

Clothes sitting in the car, I called in to the coffee shop and took a break, next stop was to call at the realty agent to put the house on the market, but I'd gotta run it past D first.

Sitting in a booth, making sure I was not over heard I rang D.
"Hey jon, what's up?"
"Nothing, you ok?"
"Yeah I'm good thanks," there was a pause before Dot asked me straight.
"What's with the call? It's not just a friendly call is it? What you want?"
"Direct as always,"
"Am I wrong?"
This time I paused before replying.....
" no your not wrong, thing is I've been thinking, how would it be with you if I sold the house?"
"The main house?"
"Yeah, the main house, "
"Why?"
"Just cause that's what I'm thinking, it's too big for me, you've got the apartment and the Hamptons so I thought let's sell it, what ya say"
"Its a bit sudden, I need time to digest it all.... "
I sighed, " what you want me to decide on our kids home in a second?"
"Well yeah, what's there to really think about?"
"I'll tell you what, how about that's our marital home, it's our kids home too, it's where they were brought up, so no I won't give you my decision until I've thought on it...... and jon, don't go marketing it without my say so cause I'm on the deeds..."
"Fine, twenty four hours, I need to know before I go out on tour" D changed the subject, " how's the head" not wanting her to know I lied, "good thanks, so twenty four hours ok? I've gotta go there's someone waiting for me." I ended the call, pissed she would not agree. I was adamant I was still going into the agent no matter, getting a price was good? Right?. Satisfying my own question I finished my coffee and headed out of the coffee shop and set off in the direction of the realty agent.

In my own world my concentration was interrupted by someone calling my name.
"Jon, jon"
Looking back over my shoulder, 
And crossing the highway was Madison.
Reaching me, breathless she smiled, " where you going?" I pointed in the direction of the agent.
"Oh, what ya selling?"
"The house, time for a change and to cut ties on that place, where you going?"
This time Maddy pointed, the florist, my friend is sick so I thought I'd get him some flowers" I let out a chuckle, "flowers for a guy?"
"Yeah why not?" She stood with her hands on her hips and her lips pursed waiting to shoot me down..."
I held my hands up in defeat, "ok, not judging just saying..... " I shuffled from one foot to the other, then asked.... " any decisions yet?"
"Are you for real?, less than twenty four hours ago you asked me to forgive you? And in reply no I've not decided yet. Rest assured you'll know when I do..."
I smiled weakly, "ok, I was just hoping when you called out to me just now it would be good news?"
" it is, I called out to you didn't I? " then she set off to the florist leaving me standing watching after her.