“Why did Nick quit? Didn’t he just start?” I ask.
“I haven’t gotten all the details yet, but I think his thought process was that he’d be promoted within a month or two. And he didn’t do as well with the schedule and posting.”
“Gotcha.”
“Do you need to send anything home with me?” she asks.
I shake my head. “Unless you want to take my laundry home.”
“I draw the line at dirty clothes, Zelinski,” Jessa says, grinning at me.
The hotel isn’t far from the ballpark, and instead of heading up to the room, I start walking toward a few stores I want to try.
My phone rings.
“Hey, Grammie.”
“Hello, Laney dear. How did your game go today?”
“They lost by one. What are you up to? How are the animals?”
“They’re good. We’re watching the lacrosse game.”
I stop walking and wait for further explanation on that. “You found a lacrosse game on the TV?”
There’s way too much background noise for that, but it could be several things.
“No, we got tickets to see the Lancers play. Grandpa is acting like this is the greatest day of his life, when he knows marrying me should be.”
I chuckle, trying to put together the pieces on this. “What made you decide to go?”
“To be honest, I enjoyed the little party as muchas Grandpa did. We wanted to see this in action. Your friend Burton is playing again.”
Hearing that from my grandmother and not from him is like a slice to the chest, but I can’t do anything about it. Well, I could, but I’m not forcing a relationship on anyone. Life is too short to do that.
“Well, I hope they do well.” I pause, wondering if there’s a specific reason why she called.
“Have you checked the Furever Homes app in a while?” she asks.
I grin. “Yes. Did you see the thread of the cute puppies? They’re so little.”
“Yes, I told Grandpa we need another dog around the house. He surprised me with one this morning.”
“Grandpa picked you up a dog? Without you seeing it?”
“I know it’s hard to believe, but sometimes he doesn’t mess things up.”
I laugh harder than I have in a while. “I’m excited to meet the puppy. Are you sure you’re ready to have another animal?”
“What’s one more when you live in a zoo?”
“That’s true,” I say. My cheeks hurt from laughing and smiling so hard. Leave it to Grammie to turn a meh day around. “Any other news?”
“No, I just wanted to check in on you. Make sure you’re hydrating while you’re there. We saw on theweather that the temperature and humidity are high.”
“They are off the charts right now. I’m heading to a store to buy something that’s not pants.”
“Good idea. Oh, intermission is over, so I’ve got to go. Love you!”
