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“Yeah. Jury’s still out.”
He transferred his attention to her other foot, removing her shoe slowly. She bit her lip, goose bumps breaking out over her arms, and she looked around, feeling like they were doing something outrageously scandalous.
But no one was even looking at them. And she didn’t know why she was reacting this way. Why it felt like something erotic.
“Don’t be jumpy,” he said.
“I’m not jumpy,” she said.
“You are jumpy.” He continued to work her sore muscles, his hands moving up her calves.
She moaned. “That feels good.”
Then he pulled his hands away. Almost like she’d burned him.
Well, probably not that. He knew what real burns felt like. She couldn’t be that powerful.
“Well. I hope you feel better,” he said.
“I do. Thanks.” She curled her toes into the grass and cleared her throat, then shoved her feet back inside of her shoes.
“I am looking forward to...getting properly settled in the house.”
Over the last few days all of her stuff had been packed up and moved over to his place in boxes. Where everything but the furniture remained in that state.
“It’ll be nice.”
New roommate, shealmostsaid. But she didn’t.
“You have a doctor?” he asked.
“What?” She shook her head, jarred by the subject change.
“I was thinking. Because I was just thinking about...all the things we need to settle. The house. Stuff for the baby. It connects.”
“If you say so.”
“I do.”
“Not yet,” she said. “I was thinking I would go to one over in town.”
“Yeah. Well, let me know if I can help with anything. With that.”
“About the ranch too,” she said. “Just while we’re settling business.”
While music played in the background, and they were at their wedding, and he had been rubbing her feet a moment ago. “I want to help. I know that you’re getting the cabins set up and remodeled, and everything opens in a couple of months. I just... I’d like to help wherever I can.”
“You don’t need to.”
“I want to. I like ranch work. I... I’ve missed it. I did it with my dad when he was there and after he left... Anyway we don’t really do that at Sullivan’s Point anymore. The Sullivans don’t. We’ve been really focused on opening up the store. Rory is into the rentals. And Fia is all about her baked goods, and her garden. It’s just...it’s not the same.”
“You can do whatever you want. If you want to be part of exercising horses...”
“I do. Horse chores. I’d like that.”
“Then that’s my wedding gift to you. Physical labor.”
“Thanks. I mean, I guess that means that I won’t be cooking three meals a day for you. But I’m sure that I would rather eat my cooking for dinner than yours. And whatever I don’t do... I’ll bring. From the Sullivans. My family can help feed us. Since Fia cooks something savory every night anyway.”
