Flame by J. P. Scott

Author:J. P. Scott [Scott, J. P.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-03-27T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty

Jonathan was stacking boxes in the corner of the back office when I came in a few days later. Dinner had turned to staying over. Staying over turned into play time. Play time convinced us both that the smartest thing he could do was move out of the camper and in with me. The boxes were things he had kept stored in the camper with him. Seeing the stack now, I could not image where it all fit.

“I’ll find a better place for this, I swear. I actually need to go through things a pitch stuff anyway. It’s weird how much stuff you can carry around for no real reason other than it is your stuff and it was important once.”

“I’ll make some room in the bedroom closet. Just let me know what you’ll need. I did consolidate stuff in the dresser and there are two drawers you can use there.

He came over and kissed me on the cheek. “I guess we’re boyfriends now, huh?”

I liked the sound of that. And the fact that I liked it really surprised me. Boyfriends and relationship were complicated. I had enough complications in my life right now. Still, I could not imagine Jonathan still living in his camper up the hill.

“I need to head into town to get some supplies. Cabin five is empty for a few days, right?”

“New guests check in on Monday.”

“I should be able to get a few things done in there. Do you need me to pick up anything?”

I pointed towards the outer office. “I was putting together a grocery list. It’s on the registration desk. If it’s not too much of a problem?”

“I’ll happily pick up the groceries if you’re going to make it.” I had discovered that Jonathan hated cooking and would be content with cereal and microwaveable dinners for every meal. Neither were hard to make and both were easy to clean up. Having another person to cook for had me excited to be in the kitchen again. Without George here, it had been hard to get inspired to make much of anything. Now, I kept thinking about my favorite recipes wanting to see if I could expand Jonathan’s tastes.

“I won’t be too long.” He kissed me again and then headed out. A few minutes later, I heard my car’s engine fire up and the sound of gravel crunching beneath the tires as he drove down the drive to the highway. It made more sense that he drives my car instead of the pickup for the long drive.

Behind me, I heard the boxes he had just stacked tumble over. I spun around but was too late to reach out and keep them from falling. The flaps on the top box popped open and the contents spilled out on the floor. The box that had been at the bottom of the stack now had a crushed corner. I grabbed it and moved it out of the way. It was light did not feel like It had much inside.

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