After he did, he looked around. The kitchen was attached to the main living space with no doors or walls between the two rooms.
“Nice place,” he said. “Did it come furnished?”
“Thanks. And yes, it did. I lived with a roommate in Rapid City. All the furniture was hers, even the bed I slept on since it was a pull-out couch.”
“What made you decide to move to Lemmon? It’s a lot smaller than Rapid City, and we don’t exactly have a nightlife to call home about.”
Rikki smiled. “I figured that. The rent is cheaper so I can afford my own place, instead of having to share. I’m kind of a loner. I don’t mind the small-town atmosphere.”
“Do you have a job lined up? If not, I could ask my brother about any openings at the coffee shop across the street. His wife’s family own it.”
“Thanks, but that isn’t necessary. I work from home.”
“Oh, yeah. What do you do?”
“I’m a freelance editor.”
“Interesting.”
Rikki chuckled. “Not everyone would agree with that. It’s the perfect job for me, though. I love books, but I have a hard time coming up with storylines to write my own. So editing is more my thing. Plus, it’s a solitary career, which me being a loner, works out as well.”
Torger grinned. “I’ll have to send my sister and sister-in-law over to introduce themselves. Maybe the three of you could become friends. Then you wouldn’t be able to say you’re a loner.”
“They can try, but I’m not guaranteeing anything,” she said jokingly. “I used to drive my roommate crazy. I wouldn’t leave the apartment for days at a time.”
“We’ll definitely have to fix that. Let’s get the rest of your things out of the trailer.”
Rikki nodded, then followed Torger outside. Holy hell, he was hot. And his being a really nice guy just upped her attraction for him. It was looking as if her decision to move to Lemmon was a good one, and not because her rent was cheap. She always had a hard time meeting new people. Maybe living in a small town would rectify that problem.
She’d like to meet Torger’s sister and sister-in-law, but it was him she really wanted to get to know better. He hadn’t even blinked at her basically telling him she was a book geek.
At the trailer, they both stepped inside and headed to the remaining boxes. There wasn’t too much more. There was one long, flat box she’d had a hell of a time getting in there. It was the brand new computer desk she’d purchased before leaving Rapid City. It’d been almost too heavy for her to lift. She’d make sure Torger brought that one up to the apartment.
“Can you take this one?” Rikki asked as she pointed to the flat box.
“Okay.”
Torger easily picked it up and then walked toward the entrance. Rikki grabbed a box and quickly followed.
It took them two more trips to empty the trailer. On the last one, Rikki closed it before she headed upstairs with the last box. She expected to find Torger waiting for her to return so he could leave. Instead, he worked on opening the box that held her new computer desk.
He looked up as she stepped inside. “I figured I’d give you a hand with this. Given how flat the box is, I’m guessing there’s going to be a lot of assembling required.”
Rikki put down what she held in the entranceway, then closed the apartment door. “Go right ahead. I dreaded having to put it together myself. I’m not exactly handy when it comes to doing things like that. I’m pretty sure I’d mess it up and then not be able to figure out where I went wrong.”
“Sometimes the directions aren’t that clear or there’s a step missing.”
“True. I’ll still owe you at least a cup of coffee.”
His gaze met hers. “How about you pay me back by having dinner with me this evening?”
The way Torger stared at her, a surge of awareness shot through her tired body. Was that interest showing in his gorgeous eyes? Rikki was pretty sure it was and not wishful thinking on her
“Nice place,” he said. “Did it come furnished?”
“Thanks. And yes, it did. I lived with a roommate in Rapid City. All the furniture was hers, even the bed I slept on since it was a pull-out couch.”
“What made you decide to move to Lemmon? It’s a lot smaller than Rapid City, and we don’t exactly have a nightlife to call home about.”
Rikki smiled. “I figured that. The rent is cheaper so I can afford my own place, instead of having to share. I’m kind of a loner. I don’t mind the small-town atmosphere.”
“Do you have a job lined up? If not, I could ask my brother about any openings at the coffee shop across the street. His wife’s family own it.”
“Thanks, but that isn’t necessary. I work from home.”
“Oh, yeah. What do you do?”
“I’m a freelance editor.”
“Interesting.”
Rikki chuckled. “Not everyone would agree with that. It’s the perfect job for me, though. I love books, but I have a hard time coming up with storylines to write my own. So editing is more my thing. Plus, it’s a solitary career, which me being a loner, works out as well.”
Torger grinned. “I’ll have to send my sister and sister-in-law over to introduce themselves. Maybe the three of you could become friends. Then you wouldn’t be able to say you’re a loner.”
“They can try, but I’m not guaranteeing anything,” she said jokingly. “I used to drive my roommate crazy. I wouldn’t leave the apartment for days at a time.”
“We’ll definitely have to fix that. Let’s get the rest of your things out of the trailer.”
Rikki nodded, then followed Torger outside. Holy hell, he was hot. And his being a really nice guy just upped her attraction for him. It was looking as if her decision to move to Lemmon was a good one, and not because her rent was cheap. She always had a hard time meeting new people. Maybe living in a small town would rectify that problem.
She’d like to meet Torger’s sister and sister-in-law, but it was him she really wanted to get to know better. He hadn’t even blinked at her basically telling him she was a book geek.
At the trailer, they both stepped inside and headed to the remaining boxes. There wasn’t too much more. There was one long, flat box she’d had a hell of a time getting in there. It was the brand new computer desk she’d purchased before leaving Rapid City. It’d been almost too heavy for her to lift. She’d make sure Torger brought that one up to the apartment.
“Can you take this one?” Rikki asked as she pointed to the flat box.
“Okay.”
Torger easily picked it up and then walked toward the entrance. Rikki grabbed a box and quickly followed.
It took them two more trips to empty the trailer. On the last one, Rikki closed it before she headed upstairs with the last box. She expected to find Torger waiting for her to return so he could leave. Instead, he worked on opening the box that held her new computer desk.
He looked up as she stepped inside. “I figured I’d give you a hand with this. Given how flat the box is, I’m guessing there’s going to be a lot of assembling required.”
Rikki put down what she held in the entranceway, then closed the apartment door. “Go right ahead. I dreaded having to put it together myself. I’m not exactly handy when it comes to doing things like that. I’m pretty sure I’d mess it up and then not be able to figure out where I went wrong.”
“Sometimes the directions aren’t that clear or there’s a step missing.”
“True. I’ll still owe you at least a cup of coffee.”
His gaze met hers. “How about you pay me back by having dinner with me this evening?”
The way Torger stared at her, a surge of awareness shot through her tired body. Was that interest showing in his gorgeous eyes? Rikki was pretty sure it was and not wishful thinking on her
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