Chapter 8
We had our first date on the couch. Asher didn’t have a TV in the living room, so he set his laptop on the coffee table and put on an old movie. After changing into sweats, we crawled up close to each other with a steaming cup of tea and a warm blueberry muffin so moist, it was to die for.
And then we talked. We talked about all the superficial things, like books, movies, favorite TV shows, and hobbies. Asher liked to build things, and before I’d become too exhausted to do anything but work and sleep, I’d loved cooking.
Mostly, we talked about our lives. He told me about how he’d bought the rundown property on the verge of collapsing in on itself, for next to nothing, and all the work he’d put into restoring it.
I explained about my job. How being the Human Resources Director
