I rushed into my bedroom and hopped onto my bed as I pulled my phone out of my back pocket. And as I started crafting an email to start the process of breaking my lease, I got a slew of texts from Gavin. I ignored them long enough to get the email sent out. Then I flipped over to our conversation.
And the sheer amount of information he threw at me took me a second to digest.
Gavin: All right, I’ve contacted Two Men And A Truck, and they’re going to be at your place next Wednesday. They’re coming with all the supplies they need to pack things up and haul things off. All you have to do is designate what you want to keep and what you want to throw away. What you can’t bring here, they’ll store in their storage facility, which will only cost about a hundred a month. Very reasonable. You can take care of it, or I can. Your choice.
Gavin: Also, make sure you pack a suitcase for this weekend. Be prepared for fun in the sun and lots of swimming.
Gavin: Oh! I almost forgot. When you come over tomorrow, choose where you want to stay. Any room is open to you as well as the guesthouse, and wherever you want to set up camp is fine with me.
Gavin: Did my messages go through? That was kind of a word vomit moment.
I blinked as my brain tried to register all of the information, even though it was well past midnight. But then, my fingers started typing back.
Me: Fun in the sun? Swimming? What are we doing this weekend?
I felt my eyes drooping as he messaged me back.
Gavin: It’s a surprise. Just pack how you would for the beach or something and have it ready. That’s all I ask. Now, I need sleep, and so do you. Get some rest, and I’ll see you around… eight? Does that sound okay?
I rolled over onto my side as I wrote back.
Me: Perfect. I’ll see you then. Night, Gavin.
Gavin: Night, Eva. Sleep well.
Me: You, too. Sweet dreams.
Gavin: You, too.
And as my eyes fell closed with my phone still in my hand, only one emotion registered as it filled me from head to toe.
Happiness.
I’d never felt this happy in my entire life, and I couldn’t wait to start this new journey I had found for myself.
15
Gavin
“It’s the day of, and you’re still not going to tell us where we’re going?” Eva asked.
Asia giggled. “I know where we’re going.”
Eva thumbed over her shoulder. “She knows, too?”
Gavin chuckled. “She thinks she knows. But she really doesn’t.”
Asia held her fists up in the air. “We’re going to the moon!”
Eva blinked. “Okay, so she doesn’t know. But, come on, Gavin. We’ve waited all week!”
I barked with laughter. “And you can wait another ten minutes.”
This week had gone swimmingly with Eva. She was still coming back and forth to the house, but the plans to move her in next week were solidified with the moving company. To my shock, Eva chose to stay in the main house with us instead of taking the guesthouse for herself. But, in some ways, I thought that was better. Asia would have her close at night, and it wouldn’t take much for me to see her after a long day if I wanted to poke my head in and take a peek at her luscious body after a long, hard day.
And with my place slowly filling up with Eva’s things and her scent, it damn near drove me wild to open that door after long days on set.
Asia gasped. “It’s Trey! That’s Trey!”
