okay.” She ran back into the house, shut the door and locked it, all the while smiling a big silly smile. Three minutes later her phone rang and she realized she was still leaning against the door, smiling like crazy.
“Hello,” she answered, trying to sound normal.
“Thank you, baby.” She heard Kade whisper to her and that big smile grew even bigger.
Chapter Seven
Krista woke up the next morning slowly, remembering the day before. Meeting Kade, talking to him, being held by him, telling him about her blood and the treatments. Never once did he turn away from her, even when she tried to push him away. He stayed. No one else had ever done that for her—not since her mom had died. Shaking off that thought, she got up and decided that today would be a good day to clean her little house.
She knew there wasn’t much to her home. The furniture was old and ugly and the appliances were even worse, some of them twenty years old or more, but everything worked. And it wasn’t the inside which drew her to this place anyway. Granted, when she had first seen the ad—fully furnished one bedroom, appliances included—she had checked the pictures out that were included in the ad. But the pictures she saw online were ones of the house from the outside and the small yard and wooded area around it. That was what did it for her. Well, that, and she kind of got a kick out of the name, ‘Mt. Eve.’ She giggled a little every time she thought about it. The naming of a small country town, ‘Mt.,’ when the closest mountains were at least fifty miles away was just silly to her. But, it was the second part, ‘Eve,’ that she liked so very much. Her favorite author’s main character’s name was Eve, so it had to be fate as far as she was concerned. Anyway, she didn’t care about the inside of her little house. Okay, maybe she did wish it was prettier, but the outside reminded Krista of her childhood home. Living in the country, fifteen miles from town with her mom and dad, she had been happy. Although she’d never had many friends, because most of her classmates’ parents didn’t understand the problems she had with her blood and they feared what they didn’t understand. So, they kept their children away from her as much as possible. But, her mom and dad had tried to make up for any loneliness she might have been feeling.
Krista didn’t remember ever feeling unhappy as a child. She’d always had pets to play with, a big yard, and lots of woods to roam around in. But, most importantly, she’d had a mom and dad who loved her. She had all that until she was fourteen years old. Then she lost it all, in a single moment, and nothing had ever been the same since. With her little house, Krista felt that she had a little piece of the happy part of her past back. Maybe , she thought, I should get a pet. Maybe a dog. She hadn’t been able to have a dog, living in a city like Richmond. Oh, she knew she could have, but living in a small apartment, on a busy street, would be no life for a dog. But, now, maybe she could.
Krista cleaned her house for half a day. Even though nothing really needed cleaning, she re-cleaned everything anyway. Another thing she needed to do was go grocery shopping. She’d put it off for too long as it was. Although she loved to cook, she didn’t enjoy cooking for just herself. And every time she went grocery shopping, it just reminded her of that fact. Maybe she would go this evening, she mused. Maybe give Mrs. Worley a call to see if she needed anything or if she would like to go with her. As for now, she grabbed her laptop and headed out back to the small deck where she’d added indoor-outdoor gray carpet, which complimented the three-piece matching deck furniture she’d purchased.
Looking around, Krista laughed to herself, thinking that her deck looked better than her living room, what with all the small touches she’d added out here. “One day,” she told herself, she’d have a ‘perfect’
“Hello,” she answered, trying to sound normal.
“Thank you, baby.” She heard Kade whisper to her and that big smile grew even bigger.
Chapter Seven
Krista woke up the next morning slowly, remembering the day before. Meeting Kade, talking to him, being held by him, telling him about her blood and the treatments. Never once did he turn away from her, even when she tried to push him away. He stayed. No one else had ever done that for her—not since her mom had died. Shaking off that thought, she got up and decided that today would be a good day to clean her little house.
She knew there wasn’t much to her home. The furniture was old and ugly and the appliances were even worse, some of them twenty years old or more, but everything worked. And it wasn’t the inside which drew her to this place anyway. Granted, when she had first seen the ad—fully furnished one bedroom, appliances included—she had checked the pictures out that were included in the ad. But the pictures she saw online were ones of the house from the outside and the small yard and wooded area around it. That was what did it for her. Well, that, and she kind of got a kick out of the name, ‘Mt. Eve.’ She giggled a little every time she thought about it. The naming of a small country town, ‘Mt.,’ when the closest mountains were at least fifty miles away was just silly to her. But, it was the second part, ‘Eve,’ that she liked so very much. Her favorite author’s main character’s name was Eve, so it had to be fate as far as she was concerned. Anyway, she didn’t care about the inside of her little house. Okay, maybe she did wish it was prettier, but the outside reminded Krista of her childhood home. Living in the country, fifteen miles from town with her mom and dad, she had been happy. Although she’d never had many friends, because most of her classmates’ parents didn’t understand the problems she had with her blood and they feared what they didn’t understand. So, they kept their children away from her as much as possible. But, her mom and dad had tried to make up for any loneliness she might have been feeling.
Krista didn’t remember ever feeling unhappy as a child. She’d always had pets to play with, a big yard, and lots of woods to roam around in. But, most importantly, she’d had a mom and dad who loved her. She had all that until she was fourteen years old. Then she lost it all, in a single moment, and nothing had ever been the same since. With her little house, Krista felt that she had a little piece of the happy part of her past back. Maybe , she thought, I should get a pet. Maybe a dog. She hadn’t been able to have a dog, living in a city like Richmond. Oh, she knew she could have, but living in a small apartment, on a busy street, would be no life for a dog. But, now, maybe she could.
Krista cleaned her house for half a day. Even though nothing really needed cleaning, she re-cleaned everything anyway. Another thing she needed to do was go grocery shopping. She’d put it off for too long as it was. Although she loved to cook, she didn’t enjoy cooking for just herself. And every time she went grocery shopping, it just reminded her of that fact. Maybe she would go this evening, she mused. Maybe give Mrs. Worley a call to see if she needed anything or if she would like to go with her. As for now, she grabbed her laptop and headed out back to the small deck where she’d added indoor-outdoor gray carpet, which complimented the three-piece matching deck furniture she’d purchased.
Looking around, Krista laughed to herself, thinking that her deck looked better than her living room, what with all the small touches she’d added out here. “One day,” she told herself, she’d have a ‘perfect’
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