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He knew the Lord did that for a reason, but knowing that there was a reason didn’t make dealing with the difficulty any easier.
“Ready for this?”
“Yeah. Can’t be any harder than dinner was.”
“The food was good anyway,” he said as he opened the door and grinned at her.
She returned that grin, and just a glimpse into her eyes, where she said more than words about how much she enjoyed being with him, bolstered his spirits.
“You took a long time. Surely there was no one in line at this time of night?” Lynn said, looking up from the knitting she held in her hands.
“Especially this time of year,” his sister added, glancing up from her phone.
“There was no line. We just had an enjoyable ride. It’s a beautiful night out. Did you guys see the full moon?” He spoke, giving Pam a little bit of time to orient herself.
“It’s cold outside. I want to stay warm, not see the moon. It’s been up there every day that I’ve been alive. Nothing new about tonight.” Lynn was dismissive.
“It’s pretty. And romantic.” Pam glanced around at him, and her cheeks pinkened.
Maybe it was because she was saying the moon was romantic while she had been with him. Maybe she was feeling that there was something more between them as well.
Instead of talking about her mother, he should have talked about the direction of their relationship. Maybe that was a discussion they should have at some point. Although, it was a tricky discussion, because the reason that he hadn’t had it was because he didn’t want to ruin what they had.
He shelved that idea.
Although, communication in a relationship was supposed to be key. Surely if he put his foot in his mouth, their friendship was strong enough to withstand it.
He’d have to think about it.
“All right. Well, we’re going to go to bed. We just wanted to come in on this side and make sure that you guys were okay? Paulette, you can use any room, including the one you usually stay in, if you want to. Mom, you can use either of the bedrooms upstairs. I don’t have mine cleaned out yet, but both my girls’ rooms have clean sheets and towels.”
“Okay. I just wanted to sit with Lynn, so I didn’t miss you guys coming home. I wasn’t sure whether...you guys had moved in together or not.”
“Maybe they’ve been living together all this time.”
“We haven’t. Pam just told you that her stuff is still in her room. We’ve only been married for a day, and we worked all day today. We haven’t had time to move anything.”
He wasn’t going to allow Pam’s mother to start any rumors like that. Although everyone in Strawberry Sands saw them go in their own doors. Although, they also saw them go in each other’s doors too. They probably spent just as much time together as they did apart. If one didn’t count sleeping, it was more.
“I’ll stay in my regular room, if it’s clean,” Paulette said, looking at him.
He kind of wanted to have her stay on Pam’s side, to give them a side to themselves, but he couldn’t lie.
“Both rooms are clean; you can sleep in either one.”
“All right. I guess I’ll go ahead and stay in my usual one. I assume you guys will be over soon?”
He nodded, looking down at Pam, who looked exhausted.
He put an arm around her. “It’s been a long day. We are heading to bed, but we wanted to make sure that Lynn is going to be okay here by herself.”
“I’ll be just fine. I might be old, but I’m not incapable.” She spoke matter-of-factly and made no move to put her knitting aside.
Paulette said good night and walked out the door.
“We’ll probably have breakfast in Mark’s kitchen tomorrow, although I haven’t talked about his workload for tomorrow, so we’ll see how that is. I have a meeting at eleven at the inn, so breakfast will probably be around nine or nine thirty. If you come over, we’ll cook for you.”
“I don’t know if I’ll be up that early. I like to stay up later at night and get up later in the morning.” Lynn’s knitting needles clapped together. “But I will be over at least to say goodbye to you. I’m heading home, and you probably won’t see me after your meeting.”
