There was a moment of silence.
Come get the keys.
I grinned and laced my fingers through Olivia’s.
“Winifred is going to let me drive her car. This should be fun.”
“I’m starting to believe your idea of fun is different from everyone else’s.”
I chuckled.
“You might be right.”
We left our room and walked down the hall. Winifred stood in her open door, waiting for us.
“Are you sure this is wise?” she asked, looking at my hand linked with Olivia’s. “I could go with you two.”
“We’ll be fine on our own. I promise,” I said.
“Olivia?” Winifred asked, shifting her gaze to my Mate.
“I’ll be careful with him,” Olivia said. “If anything happens, I can call you if you want to give me your number.”
Winifred rattled off her number, and Olivia repeated it back. With reluctance, Winifred handed over her keys.
“Thank you, Nana,” I said with a grin.
Stay in touch,she sent me.I love you like my own, Jim. I’ll worry the whole time you’re gone.
I leaned forward and kissed her cheek.
“I love you too, Nana.”
She sighed and said nothing more as I led Olivia away.
“You’re so lucky to have her,” Olivia said. “To have all of them.”
“You have them now, too.” I gave her hand a gentle squeeze and held the lobby door for her. Everyone had cleared out of the breakfast area already.
After wrapping her hand around my arm, I led her across the parking lot and helped her into the car.
“What should we do first? Shop or walk around?” I asked.
“Walk around. I’m not sure shopping will be much fun when I can’t see.”
“Who shopped for your clothes?” I pulled out onto the road, and followed the flow of traffic toward the downtown area.
“Blake did.”
The thought of him picking out her clothes made my hackles rise, especially when I recalled what she’d said about her nightshirt.
“He shopped for me because it gave him satisfaction to provide for me and to see me dressed the way he liked me dressed. The Mated females hated me even more because of his consideration. Their males never shopped for them. They told me it wasn’t something males liked to do.”
“Emmitt shops with Michelle every chance she gives him.” I didn’t add that he spent most of the time trying to talk her into another little black dress or more swim suits. My mouth watered at the idea of Olivia in either.
“Don’t write shopping off until you try it, all right?” I said.
“Okay. I could use a new nightshirt.”
