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Is it me? Am I doing something that makes them think this?
My phone vibrates on the sink counter, interrupting my thoughts, and I see Ally’s name flash across the screen.
“Hey, what did she say?” I ask right away.
“Dottie said she’d love to have you stay for as long as you’d like. She hasn’t had anyone interested in renting for the winter.”
“Did you ask about payment?”
“Yeah, don’t worry about money. She needed someone to check up on the place and make sure that it’s staying clean and that everything is working through the winter, anyhow.”
“I can do that.”
“And if something isn’t working, Jake can come and fix it.”
“Ah, yes, the handyman trick. Should I do what you did?”
“No, because he’s mine, bitch.” She laughs. “But we can arrange for another hottie to show up if it’ll make you feel better.”
“Thanks for the offer, but I’m kind of put off of men right now after last night.”
“Oh, right, sorry.”
“It’s fine. I’m more pissed off than anything else.”
“Good, you should be.”
“Thanks for asking Dottie for me. I really love that cottage.” When I visited her last summer, Ellie, Mel, and I stayed there with Ally. There was something special about it.
“Me too. I miss it sometimes.”
“But now you live with your hunky Thor, and that’s better than a cottage by yourself.”
“True,” she says, a wistful tone in her voice. Lucky bitch. “Oh, and you’ll want to come as soon as possible. There’s supposed to be a big snow storm coming in a couple of days and I don’t want you driving in it, or having to wait until after it passes to come up.”
“Shit, okay. I’ll come tomorrow then.”
“Good. I’ll meet you at the cottage to give you a set of keys and remind you where everything is that you’ll need.”
“Sounds good. I’ll text you when I leave, and then when I’m an hour or so out.”
“Perfect. Oh, and pack warm clothes. It’s freaking freezing here. The other night, it was -4. It definitely never got that cold in Jersey.”
“Oh Lord, -4?”
“Yup. So pack heavy.”
“Thanks, Ally-cat, I really appreciate this. I just need to get out of this place and regroup. Maybe think about a different career.”
“One without a sleazy asshole as your boss?”
“Exactly.”
“Okay, see you tomorrow.”
“See ya,” I say, and hang up.
But when I put my phone back down, it hits me.
