“No. I don’t really live anywhere.”
Wow. That sounded really sad.
“Captain is good at his job. And he will keep an eye on your babies while we’re not there. Now, eat your breakfast.”
Crap. It seemed she couldn’t put it off any longer. Grabbing the small spoon, she took a tentative bite.
Huh. It wasn’t as bad as she’d expected. She took another bite.
“This isn’t that bad,” she told him.
“Thanks,” he said dryly.
Oops.
Shoot.
Now she had insulted him.
Way to go, Maya.
“I . . . um . . . it’s just . . . um . . . I don’t usually . . . um . . .”
“Maya,” he said firmly.
“Yes?”
“It’s all right. You don’t have to like it.”
“But I do. I’m just not usually . . . adventurous with my . . . um . . . food.” That was putting it mildly since she mostly ate the same thing day after day.
“Maybe I can help you with that. Now, according to your schedule, you’ve got four classes?”
“Yep.”
“Good. We also need to talk about the rules and the rest of your schedule.”
Oh. Awesome.
That sounded like so much fun.
“What will you do while I’m taking my class?” she asked.
“Do? I’m going to watch.”
She started to choke on the piece of strawberry she’d put in her mouth.
He immediately pulled over and started patting her back. “Spit it out, Maya. Spit. It. Out.”
The strawberry came flying out of her mouth. But it didn’t land in the hand he was holding under her mouth. Nope, it flew through the air and landed with a splat against the windshield. Then it slid down the windshield, leaving a film behind it.
Awesome.
That was just freaking awesome.
“Are you all right? Have a drink of water.” He leaned over to grab her water bottle which was on the floor at her feet. That put his face way too close to her lady bits.
And yes, she called them lady bits. It felt strange calling them anything else. She’d once tried to give them a name, but Gertrude just hadn’t sounded right.
