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I thanked her with a nod and crossed the width of the shop to knock on the office door.
“Hello?” Tammy’s voice sounded startled.
I pushed the door open and surprised her, holding my arms wide for a hug. She got up from the desk and obliged, leaving a half-eaten ham sandwich behind.
“What are you doing here?” she asked, seating herself again.
I pulled a chair up beside the desk, eager to share my idea. “I’ve only got a few minutes, and I just wanted to run something by you.”
“Okay.”
“What if we share the cabin? Fifty-fifty. If you’re not comfortable moving in with me, you can keep looking for another place, but why should you sleep in a laundry room any longer than you have to?” I laid out my plan, rushing a bit but unable to contain my excitement.
“I don’t know.” She hesitated.
“It’s the perfect solution,” I insisted.
“We’ve only been on two dates,” she argued.
“Four,” I said.
She looked at me, confused.
“The one-night stand, dancing at the bar, fishing, and last night at the cookout,” I rattled off. “But who’s counting?”
She laughed. “I really like you This is really sweet of you to offer..”
I could sense there was a “but” coming, so I headed it off. “You don’t have to like me. We’ll be roommates, nothing more.”
She gave me a perfect ice princess stare, throwing my lie right back at me. “Nothing more?”
“We don’t have to share a room to have sex on the bar. I will respect however you want to live.” I allowed.
“Okay,” she said finally.
“Okay?” I squeezed her hand.
“Yes!” She stood up, opening her arms wide and letting me scoop her into a hug. We laughed like schoolkids on a snow day before exchanging a passionate kiss.
“I have to go,” I said. “I’ll call the landlord.”
“Okay,” she said again, clearly excited by the prospect.
I raced back to work and had no time left on my break to call the landlord. As soon as I clocked out, I called him from the lumberyard, walking back to my parents’ house. I hoped I could catch him before he left for the day, and I was in luck.
“Hello, this is Mike Newbury. We talked yesterday about the cabin off of Deer Tail Road.”
“Yes,” the man remembered.
“My girlfriend was the other person who expressed interest in the house,” I said, shocked at my own use of the word “girlfriend.” “I think we’re going to move in together, if that’s okay with you.”
“That’s fine. I already have her application,” the man said. He didn’t sound particularly interested one way or the other.
“Great, thanks.” I hung up. I reached the driveway and jogged upstairs to my bedroom. I started packing right then, already anticipating my new lease on life.
Idecided to skip the peacemaking activities with my mom, worried that if I dropped by the kitchen again, she would subject me to another drug test. Instead, I waited until work began the next day to talk to my dad in his office.
“Hey, Dad.” I poked my head in, just to make sure he was alone.
