marina office a lot of phone calls.” He tucked his hands into his pockets. “I haven’t gotten around to this one yet.”
“I’m sure it hasn’t been a priority.”
“Not exactly,” he agreed. “I’ve put most of my time and resources into the cottages.”
“Walking up from the beach, it looked like there were more of those than there used to be.”
He nodded. “I was always after Dad to expand, but he said he and Mom had enough to keep them busy with what they had.”
“I liked your parents.” She smiled, enveloped in simple and homey memories so unlike the majority of those from her childhood. That, too, she realized now, was part of the reason she’d come here. Simplicity. Her complicated, overrun life yearned for it. “They always made feel at home when I stopped over from my grandmother’s cottage, even when they had work to do and guests to attend to.”
“They liked you, too. They were always after me to be as polite as you were.”
They both laughed. Then sobered. Silence stretched. For a moment, given the way he was watching her, she thought he might stroke her cheek. He’d raised his hand. But it fell away and he blurted out, “Fresh towels.”
Holly blinked.
“Um, for your shower. They’re in the cabinet next to the sink. Washcloths, too.”
“Right.”
“One more thing, Holly.”
She nodded, feeling ridiculously expectant as she waited for him to continue.
“Don’t flush the toilet right before you get in the shower or you’ll wind up scalded.” He cleared his throat. His cheeks grew pink. “Another of those things I haven’t gotten around to updating.”
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