“No, thank you. I’m still feeling a little tired from the trip,” she replied, then walked over to check out the oven.
“Well, offer’s open anytime,” Jesse replied without seemingly any hint of resentment at being turned down.
Maisy decided Jesse was trying to be a nice guy. Taking him up on his offer to help her settle in, she asked, “Um, do you know if there are any gyms around here?” She was a bit worried he would take one look at her and decide it was comical someone as big as she would be asking for directions to a gym. Far from finding her question funny, Jesse looked excited by her request.
“A gym? Well, I’m best friends with the owner of the best gym in town, Carter’s Gym and Fitness Club. Wacky name, I know, but it’s a great place. It’s also right around the block, so you could walk down there. Just ask for Carter. Tell him Jesse sent you.” Jesse handed over a business card with the gym’s address and phone number on it.
“Well, thanks. Everything else, too. You’ve been such a wonderful help to me,” Maisy said, feeling really grateful for how obliging he was being.
“No problem. Okay, really got to go now,” he said, moving outside the house toward his truck. “Just remember, call me if you need anything.”
Waving bye, Maisy waited for a while in front of the house, looking around her at her neighbors and admiring how nice the neighborhood looked. It was different from her place back in the city. After a while, she went back inside the house.