“Actually, I’m starting to change my mind about Charlie. He’s going to need a lot of supervision to develop his skills, but long term, I believe he could be a good doctor. I like the fact that he tries to make things better.”
A smile tugged at the corner of Matt’s lips. He’d always been a fan of Charlie’s.
“Matt, I know you want me to find a partner. Maybe it’ll be Charlie, but that’s a long way off. I do want to keep working on more balance in our lives. But I want you to know that I love my life. I love my work. I love you and I love our marriage. I don’t want to retire early. I’m not ready yet.”
He let out a defeated sigh. “Can’t you keep Evie from leaving?”
“I don’t know. She seemed pretty determined to leave when I last brought it up.”
“Try again. Make it happen. Because I just put a down payment on an RV.”
Dok stared at him, stunned. “You put a down payment on an RV without talking to me first?”
Matt chuckled, raising his hands in a placating gesture. “It’s refundable, don’t worry. But I’m serious about taking time off next summer. I want us to go see all the national parks, starting with the Grand Tetons.”
She let out a breath she didn’t realize she was holding and smiled. “Only if we get to stay in Jenny Lake Lodge while we’re there.”
“Okay. But we’re taking the whole summer off.”
“Two weeks.”
“Six weeks.”
“One month, tops.”
Matt grinned, reaching out to take her hand. “Deal.”
She hesitated, then shook his hand firmly. “Deal. I’ll work on getting Evie to stay. You work on the trip details.”
Matt nodded, satisfied. “Good. Now, let’s get dinner on the table. We’ve got a lot of planning to do. Like how we’re going to cram everything into an RV for our trip to the Grand Tetons.”
Dok smiled to herself. Or, she mused, how many nice hotels she could book along the way.
