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his—“it
is.”
I settled into my seat and watched the pretty
hill-country terrain fly by. The Guadalupe River ran by the road.
Through the trees, the sun danced off the swiftly moving water.
We stopped in front of massive, Victorian
style home nestled against thick trees. Fountains dotted the huge
front yard. Multi-colored pebbled stones curved a walkway to the
front porch. Graceful white columns towered on the front of the
house. It was three floors, all bright sparkling white.
“Bed and breakfast?” I said.
“Yes. You like?”
“Haven’t you had enough today, young
man?”
He helped me out of the car. “No, but we’re
not getting a room here.”
Gavyn grabbed my hand and pulled me through
the lobby and out a rear exit. Outside, a beautiful restaurant was
built onto a large deck. Small round tables with white table
clothes shifting in the breeze filled the space. Each table was
topped by a bright aqua colored umbrella. It was perfect, and very
private.
He was watching me as we sat down. “This is
beautiful,” I told him. “Really. This is perfect.”
“Good. I hoped you would like it,” he
said.
The waiter brought over the menus. A single
dish cost more than I spent on groceries in a week. Reflexively, I
started scanning for the lowest priced items.
Gavyn was watching me closely. “Do you not
like French food?”
I laughed. Sometimes I forgot we lived in
different financial stratospheres. “No, the prices. Sticker
shock.”
“My treat. Please order whatever you’d
like.”
“Thanks. I appreciate it, but that’s not what
I’m worried about.”
“Then?”
“It’s these places I couldn’t otherwise
afford without you footing the bill all the time. I’m not entirely
comfortable with it. I’d like to be able to pay for some stuff,
too.”
“I understand. But if I take my girlfriend
out to a nice lunch, I want you to be able to accept it. I’ve never
had anyone to share this with.”
“Okay, but within reason, and you know, it
won’t hurt us to eat at normal people restaurants every once in a
while.”
He smiled. “As opposed to abnormal people
restaurants?”
I snapped my menu shut. “Correct.”
After a delectable lunch where I discovered I
love things drenched with truffle oil, he drove to a small town
nearby with a huge farmer’s market. I walked around the stalls,
admiring the different cultural crafts, the brightly colored fruits
and vegetables, and the wide variety of people. Soon, every
direction I looked someone was snapping pictures of Gavyn as he
walked by.
When a definitive crowd formed around us, he
put his fingers on his brow, blocking his face with his hand.
“Let’s go. Sorry.”
“Don’t apologize.”
By the time we got back to his hotel, the
sunlight was fading behind the hills in the distance.
As soon as he shut the door behind me, he
pulled my sundress over my head and carried me back to the bed.
After some spirited adult activities, we were a sleepy, happy
tangle in the soft bed. As sleep overcame me, I decided this was
the best day of my life.
So far.
Chapter 7
I took my time parking in the crisp, fall
morning. The semester was creeping to a close. It should’ve been a
relief, but it wasn’t. Finals were coming up. Since one final was
one hundred percent of your grade for a class, it tended to add
some stress to your life.
I got out of the car and mashed the buttons
on the electronic key until it beeped twice. I was eighty percent
sure that meant the car was locked now.
“That isn’t your car,” said a feminine voice
directly behind me.
“Jesus Christ, Bree! Don’t sneak up on
me.”
She smiled. “This must be Gavyn’s, unless
you’ve been pretending to be poor this entire time.”
“He leases it, and yes, he added my name to
the lease.” I pushed some buttons again until the trunk popped
open.
She fished my backpack out and handed it to
me. “That’s pretty significant, don’t you think?”
I shrugged.
We walked through
is.”
I settled into my seat and watched the pretty
hill-country terrain fly by. The Guadalupe River ran by the road.
Through the trees, the sun danced off the swiftly moving water.
We stopped in front of massive, Victorian
style home nestled against thick trees. Fountains dotted the huge
front yard. Multi-colored pebbled stones curved a walkway to the
front porch. Graceful white columns towered on the front of the
house. It was three floors, all bright sparkling white.
“Bed and breakfast?” I said.
“Yes. You like?”
“Haven’t you had enough today, young
man?”
He helped me out of the car. “No, but we’re
not getting a room here.”
Gavyn grabbed my hand and pulled me through
the lobby and out a rear exit. Outside, a beautiful restaurant was
built onto a large deck. Small round tables with white table
clothes shifting in the breeze filled the space. Each table was
topped by a bright aqua colored umbrella. It was perfect, and very
private.
He was watching me as we sat down. “This is
beautiful,” I told him. “Really. This is perfect.”
“Good. I hoped you would like it,” he
said.
The waiter brought over the menus. A single
dish cost more than I spent on groceries in a week. Reflexively, I
started scanning for the lowest priced items.
Gavyn was watching me closely. “Do you not
like French food?”
I laughed. Sometimes I forgot we lived in
different financial stratospheres. “No, the prices. Sticker
shock.”
“My treat. Please order whatever you’d
like.”
“Thanks. I appreciate it, but that’s not what
I’m worried about.”
“Then?”
“It’s these places I couldn’t otherwise
afford without you footing the bill all the time. I’m not entirely
comfortable with it. I’d like to be able to pay for some stuff,
too.”
“I understand. But if I take my girlfriend
out to a nice lunch, I want you to be able to accept it. I’ve never
had anyone to share this with.”
“Okay, but within reason, and you know, it
won’t hurt us to eat at normal people restaurants every once in a
while.”
He smiled. “As opposed to abnormal people
restaurants?”
I snapped my menu shut. “Correct.”
After a delectable lunch where I discovered I
love things drenched with truffle oil, he drove to a small town
nearby with a huge farmer’s market. I walked around the stalls,
admiring the different cultural crafts, the brightly colored fruits
and vegetables, and the wide variety of people. Soon, every
direction I looked someone was snapping pictures of Gavyn as he
walked by.
When a definitive crowd formed around us, he
put his fingers on his brow, blocking his face with his hand.
“Let’s go. Sorry.”
“Don’t apologize.”
By the time we got back to his hotel, the
sunlight was fading behind the hills in the distance.
As soon as he shut the door behind me, he
pulled my sundress over my head and carried me back to the bed.
After some spirited adult activities, we were a sleepy, happy
tangle in the soft bed. As sleep overcame me, I decided this was
the best day of my life.
So far.
Chapter 7
I took my time parking in the crisp, fall
morning. The semester was creeping to a close. It should’ve been a
relief, but it wasn’t. Finals were coming up. Since one final was
one hundred percent of your grade for a class, it tended to add
some stress to your life.
I got out of the car and mashed the buttons
on the electronic key until it beeped twice. I was eighty percent
sure that meant the car was locked now.
“That isn’t your car,” said a feminine voice
directly behind me.
“Jesus Christ, Bree! Don’t sneak up on
me.”
She smiled. “This must be Gavyn’s, unless
you’ve been pretending to be poor this entire time.”
“He leases it, and yes, he added my name to
the lease.” I pushed some buttons again until the trunk popped
open.
She fished my backpack out and handed it to
me. “That’s pretty significant, don’t you think?”
I shrugged.
We walked through
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