A Mermaid's Kiss (Bay State University #1) - Katie Holland Page 0,70
to keep my rooms clean.”
“Rooms? You had more than one room?”
“Uh, yeah. My main bedroom, a bathroom, my toy room when I was a kid that became my game room later and my closet.”
“Wow,” I whispered. I think I was in a little bit of shock. I couldn’t imagine how he grew up. Thankfully, our food came so that gave me a little time to process what he said.
I took a small bite of each thing on the plate and decided that I would do my best to eat as much as I could. It really was very good. We hadn’t said anything since the food arrived, and I noticed Major smirking at me.
“What?” I asked.
“Are you enjoying your breakfast?”
“Yeah, why?”
“You’ve eaten over half of it ‘Miss I have to watch what I eat’.”
“Fine, you were right. Is that what you want to hear?”
“Always.” He grinned at me and I had to smile back.
We finished eating and Major paid the waitress and left her a nice tip. We left the diner and headed toward a residential area. The farther we drove, the bigger the houses were getting. Eventually, we turned into a driveway with a huge gate. Major pressed some numbers on a keypad and the gate opened. We went down a long curved driveway that led to the biggest house I’d ever seen in person.
“This is where you grew up?” I asked.
“Yep, this is home.”
He stopped his truck and an elderly lady came out the front door. She had a big smile on her face. I looked over at Major and his smile was the same as hers. The smile was contagious, and I loved that he obviously cared for her. He got out of the truck and came around and let me out.
“Nice to see you, Major,” she said, hugging him. “Who do we have here?”
“This is my friend, Kayleigh.”
Martha raised her eyebrows a little but pulled me into a hug too. “Nice to meet you,” she said. “Come in. What brings you by?”
“I took Kayleigh to Dots for breakfast and decided to show her the house.”
“I see,” she said smiling. “Make yourselves at home. I’ll be around if you need me.”
“So, are you ready for the tour?” Major asked.
“You bet,” I said. I already knew I was going to be amazed.
Chapter 48
Major
I could tell by the look on Kayleigh’s face that she was excited to see the rest of the house. To me, it was just my home, so I was trying to see it from her perspective. She had a way of making me look at things differently. It was one of the reasons I was drawn to her.
I took her upstairs first to show her the rooms I’d mentioned at the diner. I watched her face the entire time trying to gauge her reaction. She was too quiet as I was showing her around, so I finally had to say something.
“You’re killing me, Kayleigh. Talk to me.”
“This is very … wow, Major, I can’t believe this is your room. I can’t imagine having all this space. I think two of my houses would fit in just this part of the upstairs.”
“It’s funny how everyone’s normal is different, but I love seeing this place through your eyes.”
I showed her the rest of the upper floor then we went downstairs. I took her on the full tour. We eventually made it outside and I grinned when she saw we had a pool.
“Oh my God, you guys have a pool, and it’s huge. When I was a little girl, I dreamed about having my very own pool to practice in. You’re a lucky bastard, Major Davenport.”
I chuckled at her enthusiasm. “Well, if you’re ever in the neighborhood feel free to stop by and use it.”
“Don’t think I won’t,” she said, pointing her finger at me.
We finished the tour in the kitchen where Miss Martha was baking something.
“It smells great in here,” Kayleigh said when we walked in.
“Thank you. I’m making Major’s favorite, snickerdoodles.”
“At least you have good taste in cookies,” Kayleigh said to me.
“I have good taste in a lot of things. Are there any ready to eat Miss Martha?”
“Let these cool for a few minutes and you can have some. And if you wait long enough, there’ll be enough for you to take with you.”
“Oh, I’m waiting then. Have a seat Kayleigh, looks like we’re staying for a while longer.”
She smiled at me and sat on one of the stools at the counter. I tried to sneak