“Alright. I love you, Avery!”
“Love you too,” I say before hanging up the phone.
That went better than I thought it would. Whenever Aiden gets brought up, we usually end up fighting but this time, it really feels like I made her understand my feelings. I put the conversation out of my mind as I walk over to the front door of my cabin.
Opening the door, I find Elias there, one of the owners.
“Good morning!” Elias says with a grin that makes my own face mirror him. His excited demeanor is contagious. “I hope I didn’t accidentally wake you.”
“You didn’t,” I reassure him. “I was already awake. You actually saved me from a conversation with my mother.”
Elias giggles. “Then my timing was perfect! I actually came to talk to you about something and before I start, I want you to know that you have every right to tell me no, okay?”
I nod my head. “Okay?”
“Theo and I somehow overbooked ourselves this week,” he says with a frown. “So, I was wondering if there was any way we could double book your cabin? You’d be sharing with your neighbor,” Elias explains, nodding his head over at cabin 5 where the hot guy has been staying.
I swallow thickly, my face heating as I think about him sharing my cabin with me. Everything inside of me is screaming ‘no’. I’m so fucking awkward and I’m just going to make a fool of myself. He’s going to be running from this cabin within a day of sharing it with me.
But then I remember the dream last night. I had the confidence to talk to my masked dreamy wolf. I think about the way Ellie is always hyping me up. She thinks I’m a catch.
Just because we’ll be sharing a cabin doesn’t actually mean anything anyways. Maybe by the end of the week, we’ll be friends. Or maybe this will be great practice for me in how to actually talk to hot people without getting all tongue-tied.
Despite the way I want to say no and save myself the trouble, I find myself grinning and answering in the complete opposite way.
“Yes. I think that’ll be fine.” Then I quickly add, “so long as he’s okay with it, of course!”
“I still need to talk to him, but I have a feeling he won’t mind,” Elias tells me. “In exchange for allowing us to double book you, I have some gifts!”
Elias hands over the keys to something along with a gift basket I didn’t even notice until now. Where the hell was he keeping that? Maybe he really is an elf!
“The key is for our stargazing dome. You two can use it free of charge as a special thank you.”
“Oh,” I breathe out, unable to keep myself from grinning. “Thank you, Elias. I have to admit, I love this place a lot. You and your husband have something truly special here.”
“Thank you, I appreciate the kind words. Well, I’m off to try to rectify this mistake!” He turns to leave but at the last second he turns back towards me. “Oh, before I forget! I saw on the radar there’s a possibility of a snow storm coming soon. We’ll keep you updated, but just keep that in mind, okay?”
“Sounds good. Thank you, Elias.”
“No, no. Thankyou. You’re really doing us a favor by agreeing to this. Thankfully, Frost seemswonderfulso I have a feeling you’re both going to get along beautifully,” he says with a wink before skipping off my porch and down the lane.
I take my gift basket into the cabin, peeking inside. There’s a bottle of alcoholic mudslide, chocolate covered strawberries, along with a variety of sausages, cheeses, and crackers. The perfect picnic food. Maybe we can take this along if we go to the stargazing dome.
That’s when it actually hits me. I’m about to share this space with the hot guy.Frost.
I realize with a start that my boxers are still on the floor of the bedroom. Fuck, I need to clean everything before he gets here!
Chapter eight
Frost
Holding my coffee between my hands, I look around the dining area, hoping to catch Avery. I remind myself not to actually use his name until he introduces himself. I’d rather not freak him out or make him think I’m some sort of weird stalker. Although, there’s a chance that name isn’t even really his name. He could have told me an alias, the same way I did.
Thankfully, I don’t really have time to feel disappointed because Theo is walking over to me.
“Morning, Frost! I just wanted to let you know that Elias and I are really happy with the work you’ve been doing. We really appreciate it.”
I take a sip of my coffee and smile, my chest warm with pride. I enjoy doing work like this and it makes me happy that they appreciate it. “I’m really happy to do it, and I’m glad we were able to make this into a mutually beneficial arrangement.”