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“Hey, Mike.” He waved me in.
“I was approved for the cabin,” I began.
“So I heard,” Dad said.
“I’d like Monday and possibly Tuesday off if that’s okay. I don’t have that much stuff to move, but I’m going to rent a U-Haul and do it myself.”
“You could ask some of the boys to help you out,” Dad suggested.
I shrugged. “It’s just one room. I don’t really want to pay anyone else to help.”
“Suit yourself,” Dad shrugged.
“Another thing,” I added. “Tammy, the girl I told you about, she’s going to come live with me.”
Dad raised an eyebrow, and I could sense a lecture coming on.
“She’s living in her cousin’s laundry room, and she needs a place of her own.”
“A place of her own is not your bed,” Dad reprimanded, sounding more like Mom than he had in the past.
“Jesus Christ, Dad. I’m not a horny teenager. I can have a female roommate and control myself.”
Dad held his hands up in mock surrender. “We’re just worried about you. We don’t want you to get your heart broken.” Dad stood up. “I’m proud of you for the way you’ve turned your life around. I’m excited you got this cabin, and I’d like to meet Tammy when you’re ready.”
I was pleasantly surprised. It was nice to hear that my dad had my back; I had been beginning to wonder. I stepped forward to wrap my old man into a hug. He thumped my back affectionately. I went to work with a spring in my step, excited to begin the next chapter of my life. Tammy and I were perfect together, and it might have been earlier than either of us expected but sharing a house could only bring us closer. I wasn’t worried about drama or heartache. I had faith in us and our relationship. We weren’t just lovers. We were also friends and living together would come naturally. Waking up across the hall, sharing breakfast and dinner would transport me away from my daily grind. And the sex would be fantastic. I couldn’t wait to finish my shift and start moving.
16
TAMMY
“So, what do you think?” I asked Macy over dinner.
“I think it’s too soon to move in together, but if you really feel like this is the right thing to do, you have my blessings,” Macy said. “But you have to promise to come back if anything goes wrong.”
“I promise,” I agreed.
“What did Lindsey say?” Dillon asked with a chuckle.
“She’s picking out wedding presents already,” I sighed.
Both Macy and Dillon laughed. We finished dinner talking about the cabin and logistics of moving. I had just two suitcases here but a fair amount of stuff in storage outside of town. I was going to have to rent a U-Haul and get some help with the furniture.
“I can come down,” Dillon said. “And we can probably get Bradley from the storage place to help us move at that end.”
“I can help,” I offered.
Dillon nodded his agreement.
“Tomorrow’s my day off,” I said. “Can we go tomorrow?”
“Tomorrow I have a call at nine,” Dillon said, “but I could go in the afternoon.”
Macy took pity on me, seeing my pinched face. “I can go in the morning.”
Dillon opened his mouth to protest.
“It’s just a dresser and a mattress,” she pointed out. “Tammy and I can handle it. And like you said, we can get help from Mr. Bradley.”
