Elowen chuckled. “It is, but it means I’ll be busy all day. Don’t get me wrong. Having people rent the place out is how I make money, so I’m happy for the work.”
“I can help you clean tomorrow,” Calla offered.
“You don’t have to.”
“I want to. Honestly, I need to keep busy.”
“Okay, I’d love to have your help.”
“My computer equipment may be delivered either today or tomorrow. Are you okay if I help?”
A thrill slid through Calla, but it wasn’t up to her to okay Thario helping. She liked spending time with Thario and would be thrilled even if it was while she was cleaning toilets.
Elowen shrugged. “If you want to, I won’t stop you.”
“Cool. I’ll bring over stuff for lunch.”
“Oh no?—“
Thario interrupted. "I insist. You've fed me enough. It's time I bring something to the table."
Elowen raised her hands in defeat. “Okay. If you insist. And thank you for offering to help.”
“I’m happy to. I like spending time with you all.”
This was working out much better than Calla had expected. It seemed like she was going to get a chance to spend a lot of time with Thario. Maybe it would slow down once he had his computers, but she hoped he still came around.
Chapter 29
Thario’s phonerang as he was heading to his truck. He saw the realtor’s name pop up on the screen and happily answered.
“Hello. I hope you have good news.”
“Yes. Excellent news. They accepted your offer and want to close as soon as possible. Since you have cash, we’re looking at a few weeks. Because you have proof of funds, they agreed to you renting it from them starting tomorrow. So I just need you to come in and sign a few documents.”
"Wow, that is better news than I thought I'd get. Thank you. You're making my life easy."
“I’m glad something is easy for you. I’m not sure you’ve had it easy before now, so I’m glad this is working out for you.”
“I’ll swing by this morning if you’re in the office.”
“Yes. I’ll be here until one.”
“Thank you.”
Thario ended the call and heard someone coming up behind him. He turned and saw Griz.
“Good news?”
"Excellent news. The couple selling the cabin accepted my offer. And they are leaving some of the furniture, so I don'thave to automatically go out and buy furniture. Plus, they want to rent it to me before the sale goes through. So I can move in tomorrow."
“Oh wow, that’s amazing news. How did you get them to do that?”
"No clue. I'm going to head out and sign the paperwork. I'll get with you later. I guess my computer equipment should be delivered today or tomorrow. Then I can take it to my new place."
“I’ll help you get it set up when you’re ready.”
“Thanks. That would be great.”
