She nodded. “You can expect a text from me tomorrow. I’ll tell you what Sunny said, and I’ll wait until after I know when the horses are coming to give you the lowdown on them.”
“Sounds good. Good night,” he said, but he made no move to leave.
“Good night,” she said, and then she had the strangest urge to move closer to him, like…like there would be a good night kiss.
But it wasn’t a date, not anything close, and she resisted that urge and turned, maybe a little faster than what she was planning on, and hurried in the door, closing it behind her.
Wow. She had not been expecting that.
Chapter Fifteen
Gilbert was still a little bemused the next day after he had sent the kids off to school.
He had checked in with his business, went over the recordings of the night before, checked the numbers, and decided that he would take a walk around the property.
He had just gone outside when Judd, his brother-in-law, pulled up to the porch.
Gilbert stood on the top step, watching him park, wondering what in the world he might want.
“Good morning,” Judd said as he got out of the truck.
“Good morning. Nice day,” Gilbert said, looking at the brilliant blue sky and feeling the gentle breeze, which did not feel chilly in the slightest, despite the fact that it was almost Thanksgiving.
“I thought I’d come out and see the place. I was going to wait for Terry, but she told me to go ahead and scope it out for her, and let her know what she needed to see.”
“You’re welcome anytime. You don’t need me to give you the tour. Although if you want me to, I can.”
“She thinks you should have an open house or something.”
“Maybe I’ll host Thanksgiving here.”
“That’s an excellent idea. I know Terry would get on board with that, and as long as your mom’s okay with it, I can’t think of any better way for the family to see the place.”
“All right then, I’ll…” He almost said he’d check with Summer, but he didn’t figure Judd probably knew he was going to be hosting her. For lack of a better word. He hated to say that she would be living with him, because that made it sound like…there was more there than what there was, although after last night, he almost wondered if maybe it wasn’t so far-fetched for him to hope that there might eventually be more.
She was one of the most interesting people he talked to in a long time, and he didn’t think he’d ever get tired of listening to her. She seemed interested in him, and they agreed on so many things, plus they made each other laugh.
It was far less than what he would have needed to date a girl back in the day, but… He wasn’t sure that he and Summer would have that kind of relationship, even though it felt that way to him. Maybe she saw him as an older man, even though there were only five years between them, but he had three kids, and that kind of put him in a completely different category than what she was.
“I think I can wait for my tour until Thanksgiving, if that’s what you’re going to do.”
“I think so. You want to hang here, sit down on the porch swing, and chat a bit?”
“Don’t mind if I do. It’s been a busy few weeks, and I kind of feel like a break is a good idea.”
“I don’t have tea or anything, but you can have a glass of water if you want.”
“I didn’t come expecting you to wait on me hand and foot. I just thought I’d visit you in your new digs. See if there is anything you’re doing that you need a hand with.”
Judd was just that kind of guy. Always willing to lend a hand,which was saying something, since the guy was handy and could fix pretty much anything.
They sat down on the swing together and were quiet for just a bit.
“What are your plans for the place?” Judd eventually said.
“There’s only twenty acres with it, so it’s not like I’m going to be able to farm it or anything. And…” Was it okay to tell Judd what he was going to do? Judd would tell Terry, but it wouldn’t go any further if he didn’t want it to. But if the family was coming for Thanksgiving, they were going to see Summer there, and regardless, his kids were never going to keep it a secret.
Not that he thought it should be a secret.
