Part 2
Seth, who is not generally given to hearing voices, had a peculiar experience. After a tropical storm one day, he heard the house sing a refrain from an Elton John song: “I’m still standing . . . ”
Such experiences could easily be chalked up to imagination, but there might actually be a more scientific component, as well. Some years before Patricia and Seth acquired the house, the Prime Minister of Portugal used the house as location for conducting experiments in quantum mechanics. He, like Patricia, had a vision of the house becoming a spiritual center of healing.
Patricia asked Seth to invest in her dream, and he agreed. He put in about twenty grand to begin with, but it soon became apparent that the beach house was in need of further development, and so required more funds. As Seth invested more money, Patricia had the garage renovated into a bedroom and dressing room, among other upgrades.
Seth and Patricia soon became more than friends, and ended up flying to Vegas to get married sixty-nine days after meeting.
Sometime later, Patricia woke up one day to a female angel at her bedside. Seth, being an early riser, had already been up for a couple hours, so Patricia was alone with the angel. The angel told her that she needed to do more with her properties. After Patricia asked the angel what she meant by this, the angel replied, “Like weddings and such.”
Patricia told Seth about her encounter and asked what he thought about the idea of hosting weddings. Seth, being pragmatic, asked, “How much will that cost?”
Well, it cost a lot, but they went ahead and began hosting weddings, at the beach house and elsewhere. Seth exhausted his investment portfolio to continue upgrades and launch the wedding side of the business. He sold his motorcycle to build a deck on the back of the house, and sold his car. Patricia, meanwhile, worked maniacally to manage each wedding and provide brides with their dream weddings.