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“Go do what you need to. I’ve got this. I’ll let the dogs in too. It’s like they noticed she’s up and have to watch her.”
She found that funny but walked to the door where all four dogs were looking through the glass at the baby in the swing.
“They are good at guarding her,” Morgan said. “I’ll get her bottle and the five of them are all yours for twenty minutes.”
“Take your time,” she said. “I’ve got nothing going on other than dinner tonight. It beats sitting around the house staring at the clock.”
Something she’d never done in her life before.
Why did this date feel as if it was going to mean so much?
10
A BAD PERSON
Cal got out of his truck and grabbed the box next to it.
Mia said she had dinner covered, but he didn’t want to come empty handed.
He had no idea if she drank or not, but he did know one thing about her.
He found her apartment on the first floor, rang the bell and then waited.
She opened it up quickly. Almost as if she was waiting by the door. “Hi,” she said. “Come in.”
He came in and handed her the box. “Dessert,” he said. “Since you’re cooking I figured it’s the least I can do. And it smells great in here.”
She looked down at the box in his hand. “Yum. I was there this morning and picked up some scones for Morgan and me when I was visiting.”
“Probably cheesy on my part stopping at a place I own,” he said.
She waved her hand. “No way. I’d be there every day if I owned it. Can I peek inside or is it a secret?”
“Go ahead,” he said.
She lifted the lid and started to laugh. “Chocolate. Now I know you’re being funny and thoughtful.”
“Since I don’t like Christmas, but I do like chocolate. It’d seem odd if I didn’t like them both.”
He felt it was his olive branch to not only make a joke about this but at least put it out on the table.
He didn’t want her to think he couldn’t even talk about the holiday.
That she had to be careful about even bringing it up.
It wasn’t that. He just didn’t like it.
Didn’t like to celebrate and hoped the day came and went quickly. Like Labor Day. No one prepared for it before, then didn’t think much of it when it was gone.
Instead he had to endure months of pre-celebration details for Christmas.
“You’re being a good sport about this,” she said.
“I want you to know I’m not a weirdo,” he said. “Though many think I am.”
“Hardly that,” she said, grinning. “You have your reasons. We all have reasons for things we like or don’t like in life. No one should judge you for that.”
“Thanks,” he said.
