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As she stood up, she looked at his bright red face. He didn’t say a word and looked away, leaning forward to grab the two gallons of paint.
“What?” she blurted out defensively.
“Nothing.”
“Everyone goes to the bathroom on a daily basis and fifty percent of the population has a menstrual period,” she replied, feeling her cheeks heat up even hotter than they already were just ogling him.
Did he have to look so genuinely appealing and down-to-earth?
“You don’t have to explain…”
“It’s not mine – and I know I don’t have to explain.”
“Okay.”
“Fine.”
“Exactly,” Kyle retorted in a hushed voice – but she saw a slight glimmer of something in his features before he looked away again.
“Quit judging me,” she replied hotly, tying the top of the plastic bags to prevent the items from falling out again. “It’s my mother’s… well everything but the… oh never mind.”
“The tampons?” he said quietly in a strangled voice.
“Yes – and we aren’t discussing this.”
“How old is your mother?”
“Old enough,” she snapped – and then sighed dejectedly. “Look, I’m sorry. I’m not very chatty because my mom had a rough night and I ended up bawling my eyes out. I really don’t want to talk about it, and it’s embarrassing thatthat stufffell out in front of you, because…”
“Reyna… it’s okay,” Kyle said quietly, looking at her for the first time in several minutes, looking genuinely apologetic. “I’m so sorry you had a rough night and if you want to talk sometime - I’m really good at listening.”
Looking up at him, she hesitated and nodded.
His warm hazel eyes had flecks of gold, cinnamon, and green that were an attractive combination when mixed with those thick eyelashes. He was simply too pretty – and decidedly appealing in an unexpected way.
“Thank you,” she replied softly, unable to look away from the kindness and understanding lingering in those beautiful depths. “I might take you up on that someday.”
“I’m free anytime…” he answered, causing her to chuckle nervously.
“We both know that isn’t true.”
“No, but it sounds better then, ‘Let me check the calendar at work’,” he grinned openly, taking the paint rollers from the car and nodding. “I’ve got this if you want to go drop that off to your mother, check on her, and then get the other things you mentioned, before I dumped everything out onto the ground.”
“Are you sure?” she asked, stunned at his generosity. That was awfully sweet of him to offer… and would help.
“I was going to be painting anyhow, right?”
“Yes, but I planned on returning in a few hours – this might be pushing noon or one in the afternoon…”
“Then I’ll have worked up an appetite and hopefully will be close to being done with a good portion of it,” he smiled openly. “I honestly don’t mind, and helping each other is something that friends do.”
“We’re friends?”
“I’m thinking it might be nice to have another one,” he said shyly, watching her. “When you pick up the toilet, get a new wax ring and a tube of silicone, too. I can put it in, if you’ll help me?”
Reyna just looked at him in surprise – touched by the offer.
“… And I’d officially like to volunteer for that first cup of coffee here – if you’ll please join me?” Kyle said sheepishly, his cheeks flushing slightly as he smiled at her. “It’s not anything funny or untoward, but I thought maybe we could get to know each other a little better.”
