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“I never said we were going to the greenhouse.”
“Where are we going?”
“The garage.”
“You have a burning need to do something you forgot in the garage at midnight? Last I checked, the garage was piled high with so much junk you can barely even move. You never even go in there, babe. So, why the hell are you dragging me in there right now?”
Lily turns back and looks at me over her shoulder, her eyes narrowed at me. “You can be really difficult. Do you know that?”
“I can be difficult? Babe, you’re the one hauling our asses out of bed when we could be doing other things I’d much rather be doing.”
“We can’t only have sex, kid.”
That gets a choked laugh out of me. She just fucked me, but if she thinks we’re waiting until the wedding to do it again, it’s not fucking happening. “Since when?”
“Well, we can mostly have sex all the time. But sometimes we need to do other stuff, too.”
“What kind of stuff, Lemon?”
“Cover your eyes.”
“Did you bring me out here to murder me, babe?”
“Yes, that’s been my plan all along. To reluctantly date you until I fell so in love with you that I agreed to marry you and then immediately murder you.”
“Well, when you say it like that…” I mutter. “Tell me you love me again, Lemon.”
“I love you, kid. You know how much I love you. I tell you every single day.”
“I know you do. And it never gets old. I love hearing it every single time.”
“I love you, kid. Now cover your eyes. I promise I won’t murder you. Probably.”
“Yeah, it’s the probably that has me worried,” I mutter as I close my eyes.
I hear a creaking that sounds like the garage door opening. And then the buzzing of the old tube lighting before I see the change in brightness through my closed eyes. Lily takes my hands and slowly walks me forward.
“Careful. Step up,” she tells me as we walk inside the garage.
I’m surprised both of us can even fit in here. The last time I looked in the garage, it was so full of junk from Lily’s grandparents that I just closed the door and walked away. It was in the back of my mind to clear it out for her at some point. If I added some grow lights, she could use the space for more of her plants.
“Okay, open your eyes, kid.”
Blinking in the light, I look around me. “What the hell is this?”
“It’s for you.” She’s frowning at me. She looks worried. I hate it when she’s worried. I hate it when she’s doing anything other than smiling. Because I never want my Lemon to be anything other than happy.
Glancing around, I barely recognize the place. All the junk that was piled high to the ceiling is gone. It’s been completely cleared out. The walls are lined with work benches. My woodworking stuff from the farm is all here. The benches are covered in my saws and gear. My tools are hanging from new peg boards on the walls. It’s a full woodworking shop.
“What the hell did you do, Lemon?”
“I… it was a surprise for you. Because I was asking you to move in with me tonight. Officially. I want this place to be our house. Not just my house. And I love your woodworking. You make such beautiful things. I want to sell some of it in my shop. And I figured you’d probably need somewhere to go to escape from me sometimes. I have my greenhouse. But I don’t want you to go any farther than this garage when you need a time-out from me. But if it’s not what you want or not how you want it… we can change it. You don’t have to keep it like this. Or if you don’t want it to be a workshop. You can have a man cave out here. Whatever you want. Do you hate it?”
“Hate it, Lemon?” My eyes are just trying to take it all in. “How did you even do this? When did you even do this?”
“I had a lot of help from your dad and your brothers. And Gunnar. But mostly Jacks, so you wouldn’t notice anyone slacking at the farm. Everybody pitched in. They love you almost as much as I do. But, I’m serious. If you don’t like it, it’s okay. The whole point was to give you your own space. You can do whatever you want with it.”
“I don’t want my own space, babe. You know I always want you right on top of me. But this…”
