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“I did. I will know not to again.”
He was quiet while he worked and his grandfather asked, “What’s wrong?”
He looked up. “Nothing. Why?”
“You normally are chatting nonstop even when you work. You’ve got the ability to do that when others can’t.”
“I thought you found it annoying?” he asked with a big grin.
“I do, but it never stopped you before. Everything okay?”
He figured he could mention this to his grandfather. “Yeah. Mike at the Albany store stopped to talk to me. Said he knew of a two-family house for sale.”
“That’s good,” his grandfather said. “You going to look at it?”
“Probably not,” he said, leaning back in his chair.
“How come?”
“I’m not looking at getting another property right now. I just put tenants in the two empty apartments I had last month once the work was done. It took longer than I thought with the holidays and all.”
“Not to get the tenant,” his grandfather said, waving his hand. “You said you’ve got a list of people.”
“That was the easy part. It was the work getting done. Setting up and following up. I’ve got a lot going on right now, money on the line and not a lot of time.”
His grandfather lifted his eyebrow at him and snorted. “That’s never stopped you before from checking something out. More so when someone comes to you that you like.”
“I know and like Mike. I don’t know his brother-in-law,” he argued.
“What’s going on?” his grandfather asked. “Does this have to do with Tyler?”
He should have figured his grandfather would go there right away.
“It’s exactly what I said,” he said. “Just a lot going on.”
“If you say so,” his grandfather said.
Two hours later he should have kept his mouth closed when Mia asked him how his day was and he brought up what happened.
He expected her to agree with him.
She didn’t.
“Why aren’t you even looking at it?” she asked. “From what I know of you, it’s something you do all the time.”
“Not all the time,” he said. “I’m not out there to save the world and everyone in it.”
“No one said that,” she said.
“But people think it,” he said. “All the time.”
“If this has to do with Tyler you’re letting him win,” she said. “Just because he turned out to be a jerk and a loser doesn’t mean everyone else is trying to take advantage of you.”
“No one takes advantage of me,” he said, grinning. He wanted to snap those words but didn’t. No reason to take it out on his girlfriend.
“I never said they did. I think most people know you for exactly what and who you are. But it’s your decision, not mine. Your money and time.”
“That’s right,” he said. “And maybe the time is what I’ve got less of. I’d like to spend more time with you.”
