No
I didn’t want to tell Kit’s dad what we’re doing, and he said that the water’s going to be off for the entire house.
So obviously I can’t stay there.
I’m looking for an alternative but, um...
You know, there just aren’t that many nice places in Here?
Do you know anyone who has one of those condos over by the mountain?I can pay, of course, but I’m not really finding much online.
Short-term rentals are hard to come by ever since the town required permitting for them.There are a few houses that rent out, plus three registered bed-and-breakfasts and two hotels.One is a bit out of town, a budget chain, and then the other is locally owned but, uh...needs some updating, to put it mildly.
Bailey
I don’t know anyone off the top of my head but I’ll ask around.
The balcony is going to be a problem though.
God, I really wanted to have the snowy mountain backdrop, even though I’m going to freeze my ass off.
Needing a balcony might make it harder to find a place though.
Well, there is...I mean, I have...
I scratch Echo’s chin.My cat, a Russian blue with green eyes, blinks at me.Her ears twitch slightly as if listening to my brain trying to come up with a solution that doesn’t involve me inviting Bailey to be half naked in my house.We are supposed to be doing this photo shoot in three days.I’ve blocked off my schedule and so has Bailey, and she told me that she wouldn’t be available for the next month because of work.She’ll totally miss out on the mountain views if we don’t do it this weekend.
I groan and push the heels of my hands into my forehead.I can already picture it and this is so bad.
Bailey.In my bedroom.In lingerie.On my bed.
Hunter’s going to kill me.But first, I have to survive this without completely losing my mind.
Echo meows, judgmental.
“Don’t look at me like that,” I mutter.
Bailey
What if we did it at my house?
The ellipses of Bailey’s typing appear and disappear several times.Finally, a text comes through.
Bailey
No offense, but if you live anything like Kit or my brother, that’s a hard pass.
I laugh, and Echo’s eyes go wide, her ears radaring even more.
Bailey
They aren’t that bad.
I mean
I wouldn’t suggest you do a photo shoot there, but they’re clean.
Look, it’s just not the vibe I’m going for.
