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How many times do I have to tell you you can do better than him?
No. Wait.
Can’t be Trent, because your pin is downtown and I know Trent can’t afford to live by the lake
Who do you know who lives downtown?
I need details!
Please say it’s some hot guy?
I hold my phone in my hand for several moments trying to decide how to respond. How am I supposed to answer any of this? Part of me wants to spill all the beans and beg for advice. To tell her every minor detail about Martin, from the way his shirts are always a little rumpled to the fact that he let my chickens ride in his pristine white Tesla. I want to tell her that he ordered for me and somehow knew not to order meat. That he makes me feel safe in a way I haven’t since … who knows how long!
But then, there’s this other part of me that doesn’t want to tell her anything. That wants to keep all the details of Martin to myself, like every nugget of knowledge I have about him is gold that I’m hoarding like a dragon.
In the end, I try to keep it simple.
He’s someone I met at work
School work? Like he’s a grad student too?
No. I met him through my practicum at Precious Meadows
Is he a doctor? Cha-ching!
Not that I think of a rich man as merely a meal ticket.
Or you as a gold digger.
??
I didn’t think that
Whew!
Wait!
You never said if he was handsome.
Is he?
Are you having an illicit affair with a dangerous billionaire?
??
You need to stop reading so much fan fic
Never!
I put my phone on silent and carefully fold all of my clothes before heading out to search for Martin. I don’t make it out of the bedroom because all the pet carriers litter his bedroom floor. I follow the gentle sound of clucking to the open door on the other side of the room. It must be the master closet that Martin mentioned. It’s not as big as my entire apartment. But close.
Martin has moved the pet pen and chickens in.
When I enter, he’s moving some pillows around on the floor.
“The tornado watch was upgraded to a warning while you were in the shower. From the weather maps, it looks like the worst of it will pass to the north of us, but I figured you’d feel safer in here.”
In addition to my birds and the throw pillows, he’s brought in bottles of water, flashlights, and a snack tray.
