“There are other places,” he says, and goes back to searching.
I zone out as he looks for somewhere else, and my enthusiasm is definitely lacking when he taps my leg to get me to look at the screen again.
“What about here?”
I glance at the screen. It looks nice enough, and I’d rather be there than here when people are looking around my home. It’ll also get me out of seeing Dan. “Book it.”
I get backfrom my weekend away to find Seb waiting for me at my flat. “Hey, I didn’t expect you to be here?” I set my overnight bag down on the floor and my laptop bag on the table.
Seb stands to give me a hug. “Dan suggested coming over tonight to discuss the flat, so I told him I’d be here, too.”
“Bet that changed his mind.”
“Quicker than you can imagine.”
I laugh but sober quickly. “Do you know what he wanted to talk about?” He’d sent me a couple of texts, but I told him not to bother me while I was away for the weekend.
“Pretty sure he’s ready to take the next reasonable offer you get.”
I perk up at that. “You reckon?”
“Yep. The estate agent had a chat with him.”
“Figures he’ll listen to them and not me.” Not that it matters, as long as he agrees, but it still pisses me off. “Were you here for the viewings?” From what the estate agent said, both parties seemed to like the place, but they had others to look at too.
“For the first one.”
“What did you think?”
He moves his hand in a see-saw motion. “He liked it. She wasn’t so keen.”
Doubtful they’ll be back then.
“Anyway, enough about that. How was your weekend away?”
“Good.”
He raises his eyebrows expectantly and I huff out a laugh.
“I worked on my book.”
“All weekend?”
His look of disappointment makes me laugh out loud.
“Yes, all weekend. You booked me a lodge in a place famous for cheese. Not exactly conducive to a weekend of wild sex.”
“There are apps for that.”
I send him a look, because nope. Not doing that ever again.
He throws his hands up with a smile. “Fine! Did you at least write all the words?”
“Yes.” I grin back at him, excitement raring to life. “I got so much done. Worked out a few plot holes, planned the rest of the book and the one that comes next.”
“So getting away from here helped then?”
“Yeah.” I narrow my eyes at the calculating look in his. “Why?”
