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This is a work of fiction. All characters depicted are 18 years and over.
Sherrie was finishing getting ready to go out with her Mom on this Saturday morning. She had just finished graduating from high school the week before and was actually looking forward to spending the day with her Mom. She dressed in a nice pair of slacks and a pretty blouse so she would look the part of a trainee accompanying her Mom for the day.
She took a last look in the mirror and smiled at herself. Sherrie thought of herself as cute, but others would say that she was beautiful. She had long wavy brunette hair down to her shoulder blades. Her eyes were light brown in color and were as bright as her smile. She was almost tall at five foot five inches. She was also slim with just the right amount of curves and prominent breasts. Basically, she was a copy of her mother, which was not a bad thing at all.
Katherine, her mother, had been a real estate agent for as long as Sherrie could remember, and she was really good at it. She owned her own agency of three other agents and they specialized mostly in high value homes and small retail properties. She made a very good living in her business and of late had begun to branch out into the rental properties business.
Stephen, her Dad, was project manager for a software company. He was also very good at his job. He was playing tennis this morning.
Sherrie's parents were both very much still in love with each other. Between the two of them they made a very good living and were able to afford a really nice house and cars for everyone. Sherrie sometimes wondered why she was an only child, but for the most part she was very happy with they way her family turned out. She had everything a young person could want plus parents that loved her very much.
After running a brush through her hair one last time Sherrie proceeded downstairs to wait for her mother. It was not long before she came in to join her.
"Morning, mom."
"Good morning my sweet. Are you about ready to go?"
"Any time you are."
"Are you still sure you want to waste your day with me? I mean, you could be out with your friends if you wanted."
"It's okay, Mom. I want to go with you. It might even be fun."
"Alright then. Let's go."
They went through the house to the garage. After getting in the car Katherine pulled it out of the garage and they proceeded to meet a potential buyer for a property represented by her mother's firm. Once they got there they proceeded inside to wait for the possible buyers.
Sherrie looked around the house while they waited. It was a huge five bedroom with both a formal living and a den. The kitchen was very high end with two ovens, space for a refrigerator and freezer, the biggest microwave Sherrie had ever seen, and a large breakfast area. Out back was a huge patio with a nice size pool and several trestles for shade. When she finished looking around she returned to her mother.
"This is a really nice house, Mom. How much is the owner asking for it?"
"They would like to get $1.2 million, but my guess they will have to come down to right at $1 million to make a sale."
"And your commission will be 6%?"
"Actually, my lowest commission will be $60 thousand and in any case will be 6% of anything over $1 million."
"Wow." Sherrie was impressed. No wonder her parents were so well off.
They didn't have to wait long for the potential buyers to show up. It was a family with four kids and they drove up in a really nice car. Katherine introduced herself and Sherrie and took them on a tour of the house. Sherrie stayed mostly silent during the tour as her mother made sure to introduce them to all the features of the house.
Even though she stayed silent during the tour, Sherrie was fascinated watching her mother interact with the potential buyers. Her mother made sure each member of the family was involved in the tour thus getting them all excited about the house. She took her time and made sure that any and all of their questions were answered on the spot without them having to wait for an answer.
After about an hour the potential buyers told Katherine they would get back to her no later than Monday with a decision on the house. Katherine and Sherrie bid them goodbye and they left.
"Well, that went better than I thought it would." Katherine said.
"Good enough for a sale?" Sherrie asked.
"Maybe, we'll see. The kids were certainly excited and that is always a good sign."
It was late in the morning and close to lunch time so Sherrie's mother took them out to lunch at a place where they could eat outside and enjoy the early June day.
"So are you excited about college this fall?" her mother asked as they ate lunch.
"Oh yes! Especially since Craig will be there with me." Craig was Sherrie's boyfriend of three years.
Sherrie's mother smiled at her. She knew that her daughter had a thing going between the two of them and was very happy for her. Craig was a very nice young man and always seemed to respect her daughter, so the fact that they were intimate with each other always made her smile because Sherrie was always happy when she came home from a date with him. She had few worries about the two of them with her daughter on the pill. And now that they would be together at college her only worries were about the potential of a broken heart as college was not a good place when it came to being faithful as a couple. But she might have a plan up her sleeve to alleviate that worry.
"Speaking of Craig, how would you like it if you two could live together during college?"
Sherrie was flabbergasted. "Oh, Mom. That would be fantastic. Are you sure that arrangement would be okay with you and Dad?"