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lush with trees. It was needed for the kind of design he requested from the architect.
    Their huge house would sit on top of tall stilts and surrounded by trees. The windows peaking out through the leaves would be the only indication that there was even a house there. They saw a group of cars parked by the construction trailer that had been dropped off earlier in the day. Trace slowed the car and pulled into the circle of cars; the trailer was brought to the site to serve as its headquarters.
    "Oh, they’re all here; I am so excited, and who is our main contractor?" she asked.
    "Sid's oldest brother, Brian. He is right there in the middle, and our architect is the short man; his name is Sam. The other guys are crew chiefs for the separate building phases framing, plumbing, electrical, etc." Trace said. "Let's go and see what they have."
    The three got out of the truck and then walked to where the men were gathered waiting for them. Trace introduced everyone to his mates, and Brian showed them where he’d spread out the plans on his truck's tailgate. They all gathered around.
    "Trace wanted a special garage, so this top one is the plans for it," Sam started and explained the bottom floor of the house. It was circular, and spaces for their cars were clearly marked. Bama nodded when she saw the drawing and began to picture it in her head. Sam pointed to the middle of the drawing and said staircase where there was none drawn.
    "What staircase?" she asked when she saw the notation on the sheet.
    "This one,” Shane said and pointed to a separate page. Sam began to explain how the stairs would be in the ceiling, and descend when they pushed a button. That was a part of the garage that no one was allowed to park, because it would be for storage and also the descending stairs.
    "This was my idea; I didn't want you to have to walk outside when the snow came," he said sheepishly and then pointed to another place on the wall.
    "You see, we have to park on that side of the garage," Trace said and pointed. She was glad to see there was plenty of room for three cars if they parked right. She nodded.
    "This is very, what's the word, cool?"
    Trace laughed and then nodded and asked the architect to continue with the explanation. "If I may, I have a 3D rendering of what the place will look like when it’s finished. It would be easier to show her, so she can make changes if she wants to."
    Trace nodded when Bama clapped. "Of course, apparently my mate agrees also."
    The small man took out a computer and set it up, so he could show them frame by frame how the house would look. Trace grinned when he saw that he had it saved under a bird symbol, he could tell Sam had worked on the other's houses also, because there were wolves of different colors, and bears, even a small wand for a witch.
    "First the stairs," the man said and showed her how they would descend from the ceiling. She grinned as she pictured it in her mind from the animation, it looked real but with no color, and she was all about the color. It really was 'cool', she thought, and then frowned when she saw the other door in the basement.
    "And that?" she asked.
    "Oh, that is another thing your mates insisted on, was an elevator, so you won't have to walk the stairs when you’re pregnant," Sam said and blushed.
    She turned to her mates, and they saw the glistening of tears forming in her eyes at their thoughtfulness. Sam continued to explain what she was seeing. The stairs entered the center of their nest. She looked at the 3D program and smiled. The wide-open rooms made her happy. On one side, there was a large open living room area. She smiled when she thought of the ways she could decorate it and make it into a home for them.
    Then in front, there was a wall that separated the rooms and led into a dining area. She could not wait to have their friends over for a meal. The kitchen was off to the left. It was huge; she loved the black marble and the wood floors shown her in the