you relax and not worry about anything more pressing than if the hot water heater can handle an extra two showers every day?”
“Deal,” she said, but something in those damn eyes of hers told him she was lying through her teeth.
“Don’t let me disturb you,” Carly said to Libby as she quickly crossed the dark blue carpet to get to her duffel bag, lying expectantly on the floor by the extra twin bed. The girl sat at her computer, her dark hair shimmering down a back which stiffened at Carly’s entrance. “I’m just getting a few things so I can change in the bathroom, so I won’t bother you when I come to bed.”
“Fine, whatever.” Libby resumed typing. In a chat room, Carly noticed when she glanced over. She hauled the bag up onto the bed, unzipping it to get to a sleep tee and her toothbrush, Libby’s annoyance humming between them like a pissed off bumblebee.
“Dinner was great, by the way,” she said, moving to the door, the shirt and brush clutched in her hand.
Libby’s hair shuddered from her shrug. “Just chicken and corn, no big deal.”
“Been a long time since I had fresh corn, though. Not since I was a kid.” She hesitated, then said, “I take it you knew the main course, um, personally?”
She could easily have gotten a God-what-a-dork eye roll for that one, but to Carly’s surprise, the girl only said, “Can’t say as how we were on a first name basis, no.” She tapped out a response, then added, “I learned a long time ago not to get attached to anything that would eventually become dinner.”
“That makes sense.” A beat or two passed, then Carly said, “Look, I’m really sorry about this. I told your Dad I’d be happy to camp out in the living room. Or even the barn…”
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