Page 107 of Keep My Heart
Nick nods, smiling. ‘Now it makes sense. Your mom taking the kids for the night?’
‘She’s staying at the house with them. Tess and I got a room here at the hotel.’
Nick looks at me. ‘We should’ve done that.’
‘You still could,’ Matt says. ‘The manager said there’s a couple rooms left.’
‘What do you think?’ Nick asks me.
‘I’d love to stay here. I’ve always wanted to.’
‘Go ahead.’ Matt points to the check-in desk. ‘Tell them you’re with the reunion and you’ll get a discount.’
Matt doesn’t seem at all surprised that Nick and I are getting a room together. Nick must’ve told him we’re a couple now. After tonight, everyone will know that I’m dating Nick Kanfield, a smart,successful attorney and one of the town’s beloved Kanfield brothers. I feel honored to be dating him for that alone. His family is famous in this town. Everyone loves and respects Nick’s parents and the job they did raising four good, hard-working men.
‘We’d like to get a room for tonight,’ Nick tells the guy at the desk. He’s young, maybe 22. ‘We’re with the reunion.’
The guy doesn’t look up as he types in his computer. ‘And the name?’
‘Kanfield. Nick Kanfield.’
The guy looks up. ‘As in THE Kanfields? The people who own the orchard?’
Nick smiles. ‘You’ve heard of us, huh?’
‘I just moved here, but yeah, you’re kind of famous around here.’
‘I don’t know about that,’ Nick says with a laugh.
‘My parents used to drive over two hours just so we could go to the fall festival.’ He types on the keyboard again. ‘My girlfriend’s family used to drive up from Chicago for it. It’s kind of a big deal.’
‘Yeah, my parents are already getting ready for this year’s festival and it’s not even July yet. It’s a lot of work, but they love it.’
‘I heard they bought some land to expand the place,’ the guy says, continuing to type.
‘They did,’ Nick says with a sigh. ‘I tried to talk them out of it, but my dad really wanted the land.’
‘Why’d you want to talk him out of it?’ I ask.
‘Because he’s getting older. The place is already more than he can handle. Adding more acres is just adding more work.’
‘He could hire some help.’
‘He already has help, but he still does most of the work himself.’
‘I got you the suite,’ the guy says, handing Nick the key. ‘It’s our most expensive room so it doesn’t get reserved much. I gave it to you at the regular rate.’ He smiles. ‘I’m sure my manager will be okay with it when he finds out a Kanfield is staying here. Maybe you’d consider putting some of our brochures out during the festival?’
‘I’ll talk to my dad about it.’ Nick hands him his credit card.
The guy runs his card, then hands it back. ‘Have a good stay! Let us know if you need anything.’
‘Want to go check it out?’ Nick asks, holding up the key.
‘Okay!’ I’m already excited about this. I get a whole night with Nick in a gorgeous hotel. My mom won’t approve, but she’ll have to get over it. I’m not a teenager anymore. I can spend the night with a guy.
‘It’s nice,’ Nick says as we walk into the room.
‘It’s better than nice. It’s beautiful!’ I walk over to the four poster bed, which is covered in a white comforter and piles of white pillows. There’s a ruby-colored velvet sofa off to the side with a metal bar cart next to it that has a silver ice bucket and a bottle of champagne.
