Chapter13
“Oh, I see. All the nice people stick together in this town!“, I winked at her, which made her laugh again.
“Off course we do“, she winked back at me.
“Now shoo, go home and rest, you have a busy day tomorrow“, she commanded and I obeyed. We parted with one more hug and I left home, which was at Shirley’s for tonight again.
I totally forgot to get rid of the blood stains in my car, but I didn’t care, I was too happy to think about it. When I arrived back to Shirley’s B&B, both her and Jonathan were home. And as soon as I stepped out of the car, Jax rushed to greet me. Man, was he cute! He jumped around me wagging his tale at an enormous speed, his tongue was hanging on the side of his jaw and he just couldn’t stand still. I laughed loudly and gave him a big hug, to which he liked my face.
“Jax! You traitor! What about me?!“, Shirley struck her hand to her heart and made a crying face. Jax looked at her and suddenly looked lost as a puppy, he was obviously torn – he wanted to continue licking my face, but he also wanted to run to her. Poor doggy. I smacked his bottom and guided him towards Sheril, saying
Don’t forget who feeds you, my furry friend!”
“Glad to see you back, sweetiel, she gave me a hug
“Glad to be back, and thank you for allowing me to stay here at such short notice again.“, I hugged her back
“Oh, that’s not a problem, dear, as I said we’re kind of empty for no, so you’ll just make it more fun for us!“, she then motioned me to the kitchen.
“Let’s have a cup of tea, and you’ll tell me all about your day and why you decided to stay after all!”
“Ok, let me just grab my bag!“.
So I picked up my duffel and made my way to the kitchen. Jonathan was already there, I told them everything about the fox, and Doc Evans, and then the job he gave me. She seemed so genuinely happy for me, that I felt tears gathering in the corners of my eyes.
“Sorry, hormones.“, I mumbled, wiping some runaway ones with a napkin
“AW,
you’re so c
she squealed and Jonathan laughed at that,
“I think she might see a daughter figure in you, since all of our children are boys!“, he said with a proud smile.
“Wow, Shirley! Five boys!!!“, I was amazed. I can’t imagine getting along with one child, and they have five boys…
“Yes, my five bandits! All grown up now…“, she said with a sad smile.
“What, no grand children yet?” I asked.
“As a matter of fact, one is on the way! My eldest, Nathan, and his wife are expecting a child in about a month!“, she was blabbering, but she was beaming with love and pride.
“That’s great! Congratulations!“, I said to both of them.
“Thank you!“, she returned the smile. “Oh, you’ll have to meet our sons, they are all such gentlemen!“, she winked at me. Honestly, had no doubt they would be gorgeous, considering the fact that both Shirley and Jonathan were quite beautiful themselves, and also Shirley looked adorable trying to play Cupid. But a perspective of getting involved with a male sent shivers to my spine, which didn’t go unnoticed. They didn’t say a word, but exchanged a glance. They even zoned out a bit, as if they were having a silent conversation in their minds, but just for a second and I shrugged it off. I forced a smile on my face and tried my best to sound cheerful.
“I’m sure they all are amazing, and I would love to meet them someday.“, I said.
“Anyway!“, she changed the topic rather abruptly,
“Give me your duty clothes, I’ll drop them in the laundry! By the looks of your bag, you’ll
you’ll be ruining out of clean ones pretty soon!“, she went back to her motherly behavior.
no need for that, it’s ok, I’ll just drop by the laundry tomorrow and do it myself, I don’t want to be a burden.“, I said quickly.
“Nonsense!“, just like that she cut my worries off. “Hand them over, young lady!“, she commanded.
“I wouldn’t argue with her, if I were you“, Jonathan joined her. “That woman always gets what she wants! Like me, for example!“, he gave me a wink and then slapped Shirley’s but and she jumped in surprise. I burst out laughing, while Shirley’s face became tomato red.
“Jonathan! Manners!“, she tried pretending that she was mad, but I could clearly see that she enjoyed the attention.
“Anyway, I wanted to ask you,” I changed the tople, hoping shed forget about my laundry. “Is it possible to rent a room from you for a bit longer then a couple of days? Until I find a place of my own, that is.”
“Off course, sweetie! You can stay as long as you want! You don’t even need to look, you can rent a room here! We could use a company anyway!“, she said excitedly and have me a tight hug
“Are you serious?“, I asked rather surprised. It’s not usual for a B&B to rent out rooms for a longer term. “Wouldn’t it be like, I don’t know, non profitable?”
“Agh, we never rent out all the rooms anyway, so no harm will be done!“, she waved me off.
“That would be really great, thank you so much!“, aid sincerely. The place was gorgeous, what can I say! Surrounded by woods with lots of fresh air, comfy bed, company of Jax, who has already stolen my heart, and parent–like Jonathan and Shirley, what more can I ask from life?
