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The ride is just spectacular I can watch the town, the lake, and get lost in hts as I leisurely descend the face of the mountain

When I reach the bottom and am helped off, I decide then and there that this will be a weekly activity forthe chairlift

I could hike back down, but ould anyone do that if they can take that ride?

The drive down to town doesn’t take long, and when I pull into my space at the ca, waiting for me

I park next to him, climb down from the van, and offer him a smile

He grins back, but there’s soh day

“Wanna talk about it?”

He sighs, stands, and tucks his hands into his pockets “Not right now”

“Shit day?”

“Yeah”

I nod and then gesture for him to follow me “I have soup from Little Deli in here Why don’t I heat it up and we can eat together?”

“What kind of soup?”

“Does it matter?” I raise a brow and look back at him

“Yeah If it’s tomato, I can’t eat it”

“Are you allergic to tomatoes?”

“No, I just hate tomato soup”

I laugh and pull a saucepan out of my cupboard, then set it on the two-burner stove I have

“Well, it’s not tomato It’s corn chowder”

“I’ger in here than I expected it to be”

I follow his gaze, taking in my tiny kitchen and the bed in the back

“It suits my needs okay”

“Except when you want a good shower”

I laugh, then shrug “I’ve stopped off at gyo in and use their shower I just pay a daily fee I belong to a national gym that’s really cheap, but they don’t have them up here in the northwest”

“Ale of the bed “Are you safe in here? I mean, have you had any issues with creepers?”