"I'll try. I just, it's so gorgeous." She touched the smooth wall tentatively.
"Did you eat?"
"We grabbed some fast food. I hope you didn't wait for us."
He shook his head. "I snack a lot." They stood there in the entry way, gazing at each other. "Come here. I've missed you." He pulled her into his arms.
Mandy nuzzled his shoulder. "I missed you too. It's not quite the same. The calls." It had been nearly two weeks since that kiss. In between there had been phone calls nearly every night.
"Yeah it kind of sucks."
"We should get up there. He might come looking for us."
Kip laughed and let her go, except for her hand. "So, I got some movies and stuff. And oh, popcorn. And other junk food."
He was so cute. So sweet. How could she not love him? He stopped while pulling her up the stairs. "We should bring your bags in first. Scratch that, I should bring in your bags." He let go of her hand. "Give me your keys. I'll show you around after I get your stuff in."
Mandy thought about arguing but it wasn't worth it. "Kiss me first," she told him. He did so, swiftly brushing his lips over hers. She handed over her keys and he went out the door, while she went up the stairs.
The same hardwood covered the house. There was a large rug in the living room, where Colton was hunkered down, still tapping on the buttons. He sat on a large dark leather sofa. The matching love seat was perpendicular to it. And a lazy boy was nearest the television. And holy shit, that was the biggest TV she'd ever seen outside a store. "Isn't it cool Mom?" Colton asked. "He's got a Wii and an X-box and he said if he didn't have any games you'd let me play we could go get some."
Mandy forced herself to smile. Colton was going to get spoiled. "It's very cool, Colton. Just, be careful with things. Kip is a very generous host."
Colton wrinkled his nose. "Mark is very jealous that I get to go to a game. He's never been to one. Sometime can he come with us, please?"
"We'll see," Mandy said, the stress coming into her voice. Okay, she stomped on that reaction. She was going to relax and enjoy the weekend. It was just hard, not knowing where things were going. She was anxious to get physical with Kip, but wary of it at the same time.