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Chapter 20
Knox
By Thursday night, I was exhausted by the mad rush of last-minute shoppers to get their trees. On top of that, the fields were emptying, and we only had so many trees in the lot. It meant there were customers who couldn’t get the tree they wanted.
I encouraged customers to take a walk and check out the light display. It was small for now, and we decided not to charge for it. Talon assured me that next year it would be bigger, and we’d charge for it. For now, it was a little bonus for those who were buying their trees. We’d even gotten returning customers who just wanted to see the new light display.
“How are things going with you and Sarah?” Mom asked when I stopped by for a snack.
“I haven’t seen her this week. We’ve both been busy.”
“Why don’t you surprise her?”
“You mean show up there? Is that a thing you do with a single mother? I don’t want to interrupt her routine.”
“I think she’ll appreciate it, and if she doesn’t like it, you could always go home.”
“That’s true. I’m not sure what it means that I’m taking relationship advice from my mother.”
“It means you’re smart. If you haven’t seen her, and you want to, then you need to make it happen.”
“I might do that.” I missed them. We video-called most nights, with Addy taking over the phone and telling me about her day. I loved listening to her chatter. After she went to bed, sometimes I talked to Sarah. She was excited about some changes she’d made at work and with Gary. I was proud of her for taking those steps, and I hoped it meant that she was open to the possibility of a future with me, too.
I understood that we couldn’t rush things, but I wanted to see her more often. I wasn’t sure when it would be the right time to ask her to move in with me. But at the very least, I wanted them to spend more overnights with me. She worried about moving too fast or Addy not being ready.
I grabbed another cookie and said, “I’m going over there.”
“Good for you.”
“You can call me if you need anything.”
Mom rolled her eyes. “I won’t need you, and even if I did, I have Heath and Talon.”
“I’d call Heath. I’m not sure Talon charges his phone.”
Mom laughed. “You’re probably right about that.”
Tonight, I had a singular purpose: I wanted to see Sarah and maybe even Addy, if she was still up.
I headed home to shower and then headed over to Sarah’s. It was nine before I knocked softly on her door, wondering if I should have texted that I was on my way.
I finally texted her to tell her I was on the porch.
A few seconds later, the lock clicked, and the door opened. Sarah smiled shyly. “What are you doing here?”
“I wanted to see you.”
She stepped back. “Addy’s sleeping.”
“I wanted to see her, too, but—”
She smiled teasingly as she closed the door. “But I’ll do?”
“You’ll more than do. I missed you.” I moved closer until her back hit the door, and she was pressed against me.
“I missed you, too.”
“Can we go upstairs?” I whispered, not wanting to wake Addy.
