I’ve been all over the world in the last eight years, but I still haven’t found anywhere to settle down and call home.
I should go back to Clearwater and see Bishop while I’m in town.Who knows when the next time is that I’ll be so close,I think as I head into the motel office.
“Hi there!Welcome to Wolf Valley!”Says the chipper front desk clerk as soon as I walk in the door.
She’d be a good hire for the new resort,I think as I force myself to smile back at her.
“Hi.Checking in.”
“Awesome!You must be Mr.Collins.”
“Yep.”
She grabs some paperwork and a key from the counter, and I step forward to sign.
“You’ll be in room two hundred.It’s right down the walkway there and up the stairs.First door on the left.”
“Thanks.”
“Of course!Let me know if I can do anything else for you.”
She gives me a flirty smile, but I ignore the look and just nod before I grab my bag and head outside.
I take the stairs to the second floor and over to my room.I unlock the door and take a cursory glance around the small room as I walk in and kick the door shut behind me.
The place is sparsely furnished with just a queen size bed, end table, and a dresser with a TV on top of it.The closet and bathroom are on the left side of the room and I peek in, noting that it at least looks clean.
I wonder how many people have stayed here.I get the feeling that not many tourists have been here, or at least not many are checking in today.I mean, the girl downstairs knew who I was before I could even say much.It’s possible that she’s looked me up.I’ve been on a few most eligible bachelor or billionaire lists, but I didn’t get that feeling from her.I think I’m just the only guest staying here right now.
My phone rings and I smile as I see Bishop’s name on the screen.
“Hey, man.How’s it going?”I ask as I answer.
“Good, busy,” he grunts.“I was calling to see if you had a timeframe for when you’d need us.”
Bishop is a contractor.He owns his own company up in Clearwater and I had called him a few days ago about helping me open the resort here in town since it’s so close.
“Not yet.I’m here in Wolf Valley now to look at some locations.I should know more in a few days.”
“Got it.Why don’t you come up here soon?We can grab dinner and a beer.”
“I’ll try.”
The truth is that I hate going back to Clearwater.There’s nothing but bad memories there.Luckily for me, Bishop knows that and rarely pushes.
I hear a girl's voice in the background and my eyebrows raise.Bishop has as much interest in women as I do, but I don’t hear any construction sounds in the background so that means that he’s at home right now.And there’s a girl there.
Interesting.
“Who is that?”I ask and he clears his throat.
“Alba.She’s my new housekeeper.”
“You don’t have a housekeeper.You hate people,” I remind him and he grunts again.
“Yeah, well, I do now.”
“Is your new housekeeper single.”
