ahead." Aiden looked like he'd been through hell and back. "What happened to sightseeing?"
"I saw all the sights I needed to." Raleigh and Aiden ate breakfast in a quaint cafe on the outskirts of the small town they were vacationing in. She looked far less tired than Aiden. Though that was partially due to the fact that she'd driven like a rally driver. As a result Aiden was terrified during the entire course of their fourteen hour commute.
"Do we really have to stay in this horrid town?" Aiden was not used to their surroundings. Small towns. Unpaved roads. Locals who wore far more flannel in one day than he’d seen in all his years combined. The lack of a Starbucks had him in utter shock. He’d never been exposed to such “squalor”, as he called it.
"It's not horrid. It's cute."
"But, Miss, we're staying in a cabin. Cabins are what you see in all of those American horror movies. I don't feel comfortable." He was genuinely concerned.
"Jeeves, it's costing me more than seven thousand dollars to stay at that lodge for less than two weeks. It has two hot tubs, an in ground pool, four bedrooms, a billiards room, a bar, and a personal Maine Guide if we chose to use one. This is a half million dollar cabin, at least, on one of the most upscale lakes in the state. Moose Lake is known throughout the region. What more do you want?"
He fixed his messy hair.
"A city." He looked around at the locals and sneered.
"You are such a little snob. Get over it."
"Easy for you to say, you fit in with these crass people."
She put her fingers in the ice water that sat in front of her and flicked it in his face.
"That right there, perfect example." He wiped his face.
"I'll drop you off at the rental company to pick up your little economy hatchback and then you can do what you like."
"You didn't rent me an economy car." He laughed.
She smiled.
"No, Miss. There is no way I will be driving something like an Aveo." He pronounced the word Aveo with his snooty twist.
"There is a swanky coastal town called Buckstown about two hours away from here. You'd love it. Why don't you go there for the day?"
"When we get my vehicle, I'm going back to the cabin to sleep. I wasn't able to rest all night because I heard rustling. There are rodents."
"There aren't any rodents." She tossed the company credit card to him. "You can do what you like for the next two weeks and I'm going to do the same. I don't expect you to be at my side all the time."
"What do you expect me to do here? All there are, are trees!"
"I expect you to stop bitching like a little British girl and do whatever the bloody hell you want. You're my assistant, not the opposite. Let's go." She stood up and Aiden followed.
They went to the rent-a-car company and picked up Aiden’s car. He followed her back to the lodge.
"I can't believe you rented me a Chevrolet Aveo."
She laughed. It was the least expensive vehicle she could find. Aiden was not used to vehicles that were so…economical. "Not very appreciative."
"Right. Well, thank you Miss."
"That's more like it. You're welcome." He held the lodge door open and she walked in.
"I will be in my room. Call if you need anything from me."
"I'm going out kayaking this afternoon so you won't see me until nightfall."
"Where?" He gave her a dirty look.
"Moose River. I used to go there all the time with friends. You're invited if you want to come."
"You shouldn't be going alone.” He huffed. “So I suppose I'll get ready."
"I know what I'm doing, don't be like that."
"You are a public figure, you can't expect a haircut and fake tattoo to completely camouflage you. I'll come with you."
"You are hardly a bodyguard Jeeves. Maybe a pint size one." She shook her head. "I can take care of myself."
"That's what I'm afraid of. Pennsylvania all over again."
"Are you coming,
"I saw all the sights I needed to." Raleigh and Aiden ate breakfast in a quaint cafe on the outskirts of the small town they were vacationing in. She looked far less tired than Aiden. Though that was partially due to the fact that she'd driven like a rally driver. As a result Aiden was terrified during the entire course of their fourteen hour commute.
"Do we really have to stay in this horrid town?" Aiden was not used to their surroundings. Small towns. Unpaved roads. Locals who wore far more flannel in one day than he’d seen in all his years combined. The lack of a Starbucks had him in utter shock. He’d never been exposed to such “squalor”, as he called it.
"It's not horrid. It's cute."
"But, Miss, we're staying in a cabin. Cabins are what you see in all of those American horror movies. I don't feel comfortable." He was genuinely concerned.
"Jeeves, it's costing me more than seven thousand dollars to stay at that lodge for less than two weeks. It has two hot tubs, an in ground pool, four bedrooms, a billiards room, a bar, and a personal Maine Guide if we chose to use one. This is a half million dollar cabin, at least, on one of the most upscale lakes in the state. Moose Lake is known throughout the region. What more do you want?"
He fixed his messy hair.
"A city." He looked around at the locals and sneered.
"You are such a little snob. Get over it."
"Easy for you to say, you fit in with these crass people."
She put her fingers in the ice water that sat in front of her and flicked it in his face.
"That right there, perfect example." He wiped his face.
"I'll drop you off at the rental company to pick up your little economy hatchback and then you can do what you like."
"You didn't rent me an economy car." He laughed.
She smiled.
"No, Miss. There is no way I will be driving something like an Aveo." He pronounced the word Aveo with his snooty twist.
"There is a swanky coastal town called Buckstown about two hours away from here. You'd love it. Why don't you go there for the day?"
"When we get my vehicle, I'm going back to the cabin to sleep. I wasn't able to rest all night because I heard rustling. There are rodents."
"There aren't any rodents." She tossed the company credit card to him. "You can do what you like for the next two weeks and I'm going to do the same. I don't expect you to be at my side all the time."
"What do you expect me to do here? All there are, are trees!"
"I expect you to stop bitching like a little British girl and do whatever the bloody hell you want. You're my assistant, not the opposite. Let's go." She stood up and Aiden followed.
They went to the rent-a-car company and picked up Aiden’s car. He followed her back to the lodge.
"I can't believe you rented me a Chevrolet Aveo."
She laughed. It was the least expensive vehicle she could find. Aiden was not used to vehicles that were so…economical. "Not very appreciative."
"Right. Well, thank you Miss."
"That's more like it. You're welcome." He held the lodge door open and she walked in.
"I will be in my room. Call if you need anything from me."
"I'm going out kayaking this afternoon so you won't see me until nightfall."
"Where?" He gave her a dirty look.
"Moose River. I used to go there all the time with friends. You're invited if you want to come."
"You shouldn't be going alone.” He huffed. “So I suppose I'll get ready."
"I know what I'm doing, don't be like that."
"You are a public figure, you can't expect a haircut and fake tattoo to completely camouflage you. I'll come with you."
"You are hardly a bodyguard Jeeves. Maybe a pint size one." She shook her head. "I can take care of myself."
"That's what I'm afraid of. Pennsylvania all over again."
"Are you coming,
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