Cora grinned at him as they all loaded into the elevator. She swiped a card across the reader, and Cash pushed the number nine button. Up they went, and Cora led them to the second-to-last room on the side of the lodge which faced the mountains.
“This has a great view as well,” she said, opening the door with another code. “And it’s actually a little bit bigger than our employee accommodations.”
She once again let him enter first, and this time Lark ducked in after him.
“There’s a bathroom here,” Cora said from behind her at the same time Lark passed it, right in front of the door. “And the living area.”
It actually held a full-length couch with a chaise on one end, and a love seat. The TV extended out over a desk, which stood adjacent to a large wall of windows. A dining table for four stood in front of those windows, and while it was compact and all right here, Lark thought it still seemed quite spacious.
“This is four hundred square feet,” Cora said. “It’s fifteen feet across, and twenty-five to the windows.”
“It’s bigger than the pictures make it seem,” Cash said.
“The kitchenette is right there through that door,” Cora said while Cash stood in the middle of the room, seemingly drinking in the sunlight coming through the open drapes. His gaze swept over the furniture again, and then he moved to the door Cora had indicated.
“There’s a little pantry area on the right,” she said. “And on the left, you’ve got a sink, a fridge, a little stove, and a microwave. Cupboards on both sides.”
Cash moved down the galley kitchen, his broad shoulders barely fitting between the cabinets. It was narrow, but nice, made with high-end appliances and finishes like granite countertops and a soft sage green paint on the cupboards.
“This is nice.” Cash opened the fridge, which barely reached his chest. “I can fit a lot in this.”
No one else said anything, and Cora flowed straight through the kitchen area, which did have some decent storage in the pantry, and into the bedroom. Boston went with her, but Lark stayed with Cash. She heard them talking in the other room as Cash opened every cupboard and drawer.
“There’re a few things here,” he said.
Lark nodded, because she’d also caught sight of the stack of plates, the cupboard of cups, and the drawer with utensils.
“What do you think, Larky?” he asked.
“I think this place is way nicer than the employee quarters,” she said. “But it’s going to cost a lot of money, Cash.”
“How much, do you think?” he asked.
Lark hadn’t seen the bedroom yet, but she had seen the links, and that bedroom had a king-size bed with another flat-screen TV, a full bath, and big windows that faced the Tetons with a chaise in front of them. “Four thousand dollars?”
“Oh, it can’t be that much,” he said. “Not if the cabin is six.”
Lark linked her arm through his and leaned her head against his arm. “I’m really sorry, baby.”
“You don’t need to keep apologizing,” he said. “I have money, and besides, maybe I’ll just stay here for a month until I can find an apartment.”
“But you didn’t want to move around,” she said. “And you hate looking for somewhere to live.”
“It’s not my favorite,” he admitted, and then he nudged for her to back up. “You’re blocking me, baby. I can’t get out with you standing there.”
She looked up at him and found a small smile on his face. Pure hope raced through her, because that smile meant Cash wasn’t angry with her, and that one of these two accommodations would work for him.
“All right,” she said, flirting with him. “You don’t need to push me.” She led the way into the bedroom, which was just as nice as she’d seen online, with high thread-count sheets and blankets, a closet for his clothes, the full bathroom, and the seating area in front of the windows.
“The Walnut next door has a fireplace,” Cora said. “But I know it’s rented in January for a little bit. This one is empty.”
“It’s really nice,” Cash said. “I think I prefer this over the other one, despite the kitchen. How much is it?”
Cora swallowed. “I’m sure I can just let you stay here.”
“Absolutely not, Cora,” Cash said, his voice firm. “Just tell me how much it is.”
“I saw it online,” Lark said, and all eyes came to her. “It’s a lot.”
