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“This place is amazing.” I turned to look at him.
“I’m glad you’re finally here,” he whispered, his eyes glowing. Then he said louder. “Ladies, let me show you your rooms.”
We climbed to the second floor, and he opened the first door on the right side of the landing.
“This one's for you, Clare. I hope you like it.”
Mom took a peek. “I love it.”
I handed over the bag I brought up with me and she went inside.
We passed by a niche with a two-seat sofa and a small table next to a window, and Finn opened the next door.
“This is yours.” He walked in, put my suitcase and the bag next to a stand with a miniature wolf sculpture on it, and gave me a minute to look around.
I smiled as I looked at the wolf. I turned my eyes to the neatly fixed creamy bedsheets and coffee-colored pillows on the double bed, and a small vase with blue and white forest flowers on the nightstand.
“Did you do all this?” I asked as I crossed to the big wall-to-wall windows with large green plants in pots on each side.
“Yeah. I wanted you to feel comfortable here.”
“It’s perfect. Thank you,” I said quietly.
He followed me to the window, and standing side by side, we watched the tip of the setting sun blink at us from between the treetops.
“It’s so beautiful here,” I murmured, mesmerized as I took in the view in front of me.
“There’s much more to see.” His hand slid into mine and we interlocked our fingers. “But right now, you must be tired.”
Fighting the urge to lean into him, I let go of his hand and turned to face him.
“Yeah, I am. A little.”
“Would you like something to eat or drink?”
“First, I wanna get out of these clothes.”
Smirking, he raised a brow. “Go for it.”
I rolled my eyes. “Very funny.” It was, and I nearly laughed when I looked at his amused face. “I want to take a shower.”
“Next door down the hallway.” He said, walking out of the room. “Clean towels are on the shelf.”
I wheeled my suitcase to the bench at the foot of the bed, swung it on top of it, and unzipped the lid. First, I fished out my toiletry bag, then the underwear, and then I shifted my clothes, looking for something comfy to wear for the rest of the evening.
Wait a minute.
“We didn’t do all this shopping for nothing.” I glanced at the bag on the floor with my new clothes.
I put the bag on the bench next to the suitcase and pulled out my new denim shorts and a cute white t-shirt with a blue baby elephant imprinted on its front.
Twenty minutes later, when I came downstairs, I found Mom and Finn sitting on the couches, each with a glass of red wine in their hand.
They were talking. But the moment Mom saw me, she put her glass down and got up.
“It’s my turn,” she said, heading to the stairs.
“Would you like something to drink?” Finn asked as I took Mom’s place on the couch. “I got alcohol-free wine for you.”
