"The Spencer Estate." Cont...Pt3
"The Spencer Estate." Cont...Pt2
“Absolutely, I have something in mind I can make. Do I have your complete trust?”
Blushing, “Y-Yes, of course.”
Smiling, “Very good! Leave it to me!”
Lawrence grabbed an apron from the pantry and began to prep for his meal, just then Mr. Bellman walked back into the kitchen with another young woman.
“Lady Resena, Ms. Carla, I would like to introduce you to Ms. Sabrina, she is one of the caretakers on the estate. She will be showing you both to your rooms. Lady Resena, your room will be temporary, the Master has a suite being prepared for you, it should be completed by Friday.”
“Oh yes! He did inform me of that early today! Thank you for getting a room ready for us at such short notice.”
Both Resena and Carla bowed their heads to Bellman and Sabrina. Just then, with a huge smile on her face, Sabrina grabbed Resena and Carla by the hand.
“Oh, my goodness! Lady Resena you’re so beautiful! I’m so glad the young master has finally found someone! You’re going to love living here and we’re all at your service! Ms. Carla, welcome to the team of House Spencer!”
Letting out a loud squeal, Sabrina gave Carla a huge hug. Both ladies began squeaking and laughing, Resena could not help but also smile, the staff was amazing. Resena could not help but feel lucky. Just then, Lawrence announced dinner was complete. He made chicken parmesan with a homemade marinara sauce and fettucine noodles. The smell was divine, even Resena tried some of it. After dinner, Sabrina led the two women up to the east villa, the first stop was Carla’s room, Resena could hardly believe her eyes. For this to be the room of a servant it was beautiful! The walls were a soft lavender with beautiful flower designs along the wall. The room had a huge bay window with a perfect view of the estate. The furniture was a soft cream color with silver handles and her bed was a large soft bed with beautiful linen. Carla stood in amazement, the rooms for the servants at the Lanster house were hardly in comparison. Each room was small with a tiny bed, one dresser, and a small desk. Even the guest rooms were not this beautiful.
“Um…is this room temporary? I mean until my actual room is ready?”
Sabrina looked at Carla with a puzzled look on her face. Suddenly, she began to smile because she had understood the confusion, typically, nobles do not go out their way to make sure their staff is so comfortable. Smiling, Sabrina began to clarify.
“You know, I’ve been living here for so long, I’ve forgotten how spoiled we are here. Actually, Ms. Carla, this is your permanent room. The East Villa is the wing of the staff. Bellman placed Ms. Resena here temporarily only because it’s closest to everyone until she is more familiar and of course until her suite is ready. But this room is yours.”
As Sabrina continued, her expression was soft and filled with love.
“Mr. Spencer, well he’s a bit different. Unlike others, he actually cares about his entire staff, when this estate was built, he made sure even the servants’ quarters were that of luxury design so that we could also feel at home. That’s why we all love working here so much! He truly is one of a kind!”
As Resena listened on, she could not help but feel pride, she’d known for a while now that Julius was most certainly a kind and caring soul, but hearing such admiration and gratitude from his staff, it brought back memories of her childhood. Her parents had always been so kind and warm, the staff loved working for them. Knowing that she was fortunate enough to marry someone with those same values filled her heart with unspeakable joy.
“Well Ms. Carla, we’ll leave you to it! Please feel free to get as comfortable as you can! My room is directly next door to yours so if you need anything don’t hesitate to ask. Tomorrow Bellman will provide you with your own personal communicator and walkie.”
Sabrina and Resena left Carla’s room and began to make their way down the hall. As they passed some of the rooms, Sabrina informed her who each of the rooms belonged to. Finally, they arrived at the room Resena would occupy until Friday. Like Carla’s, this room was also beautiful. The walls were a deep orange and there were beautiful designs in earthtone colors. The bed was large with a deep velvet orange bedding set. The bay window was towards the back courtyard so Resena could see a perfect sunset. “I can’t believe this is a possible room for a staff member. How beautiful!” After Sabrina left, Resena noticed her bags were already in the room, Julius had not called her yet, so she decided to take a shower and put on some more comfortable attire. As Resena began drying her hair, she noticed her communicator buzz.