Page 45 of Beginning at the End
Eudora snorted.“Nice.Classy.We can’t all start a preggo fight in the middle of cocktail hour.”
Rhymbia grinned.“And I won!”
They sat around chatting for an hour more, and then the documents were ready, and Sern and she read them over before signing.That was it.The agreement was set, and when it was all signed, she hugged Likon and said, “Next time, be more direct.If you want a lover, find one.Don’t bother going for a roommate first.You don’t have the patience for it.”
He looked at her and blinked slowly.“If I had seduced you, what would your response have been?”
“If I were frisky?I would have tossed you to the couch and pinned you.The rest, we will never know, and that is for the best.I think I would have chewed you up like a lawnmower.”She patted his arm.
Likon stared at her and nodded slowly.“I think you would have.”
She grinned.
Likon jerked his head toward Sern.“What about him?”
“Oh, I think we might get there eventually.Besides, he looks sturdy.”
Sern chuckled.“Indeed.”
She grinned and looked at the stack of documents.“Ready?I have to spend tomorrow remembering makeup and how to do my nails.”
Rhymbia perked up.“Do you want a spa day?”
Eudora frowned.“A what?”
Rhymbia bit her lip and texted frantically.When the text was answered, she got up and made a call.
She wandered out of the room, talking slowly, and Kern filled in, “Theo’s sister and her wife own a spa.”
“Oh.Uh.That seems rather involved.”
“It appears that Rhymbia wants to adopt you, so get used to it.You seriously have never had a spa day?”
“Um, I know it is a standard thing, but having strange people touching me has never been high on my priorities.”
When Rhymbia came back in, she looked disappointed.“They are packed because of the Sunday event.Sorry.I wanted to do something fun.”
“No problem.I am not good with the idea.I am just glad my money unlocked today.Now I can get some gear for Sunday and be halfway presentable.”
Sern said, “I will have your possessions put into storage.”
“There should only be about one wardrobe box and three small ones.”
Likon frowned.“There has to be more.”
“No, I kept the clothing to a minimum and had some stuff altered so I could wear it again.Oh.There is probably a box of toiletries and makeup in the bathroom.Four boxes and a wardrobe box, and I don’t have room for any of it.”
Sern took her hand and squeezed it.“I will store it.Most of it.You are getting the underwear.They may be handy.”
She snorted.“Well, this has been an exhausting few weeks, and now I know I can destroy Nelson and call it self-defense.It is giving me a warm, fuzzy feeling.”
Likon said, “I will have it delivered.Where are you living?”
“None of your business.If there is a chance of Nelson learning it, I don’t want it spoken out loud.”
“But Copperwell knows it.”
“Sure.His brother was at my place, setting up a work computer.You owned my normal rig.I needed a home setup.”
