“Well, it’s always best to leave it to them, isn’t it?” Mariah nodded. “Your father was in the sciences? What kind of science did he do?” She always loved hearing about other scientists and their careers and experiments. “It all seems very exciting be a journalist. It’s not something I can handle, but I bet you were very good at it.” she nodded. “I will!” Mariah smiled. “I watch space documentaries and listen to podcasts all the time unless Sabrina is in the car then we listen to nursery rhymes and classical music. It’s good for her growing brain according to my father. He’s a pediatrician.”
“It’s good start though, Ray. You’ll finish in time and like you said you do have some locals already using your rooms so you’re already making money, right?” she offered. She had made a note of the strip club across the street. She wasn’t oppose to those types of places. Her ex had been in a lot of those places and even took her to a few. She had been quite shocked by them, but it was part of the nature of his business. “I could help out sometimes. I used to host parties with my ex. I’m somewhat hospitable and it would help me grow. I’m smart. I can figure things out. My neighbors also say that I should do more things that involve other adults instead of being around Sabrina all the time.” she shrugged softly. Besides, the money she makes from it could help build some more survival money for her and Sabrina if they have to pick up and leave quickly again.
Mariah’s face dropped as she looked at her lap. “They did have a few good reasons in hindsight. I think I was a bit too naive. He…he was my first everything so…I didn’t see the same things they did I guess.” she shrugged. “I’d be happy to join as long as I can bring Sabrina sometimes.” she smiled. “Wow, game nights are very interesting. Do you think you would be able to find other board game lovers out there?” she asked before sipping some of her juice pouch. “Risk and Cataan wow….you guys are major strategists. I’m an only child so I got to always choose the game we played when I was little. That was a perk of being an only child, the con was sometimes having to play by yourself or your stuffed animals.”
“Can’t argue with that logic.” Ray said, chuckling. “He was a nuclear scientist, actually. Big advocate on moving us towards more nuclear reactors and less renewable energy. I can see his point, but find the populace isn’t necessarily ready for that talk again.” He said, of his eccentric father. “He’s adjunct professor now, but helped study the radiation aftereffects in and around nuclear testing sites.”
“I’m sure she’s way ahead of her classmates, huh? Wish my dad had been helpful, but as a professor he really couldn’t talk to us kids to well until after we started forming complete sentences. He abhorred baby talk.” He chuckled, thinking of what his dad had been with his baby sister. “Well, throw some podcasts my way, I need something to pass the time as I work. Marcus is only so interesting while I strip paint.” He laughed.
Ray nodded, not elaborating much. At this point it would be years before he broke even, “Yeah, it’s certainly not hurting to have a couple of rooms still open.” He found the business side of things incredibly boring, a complete opposite of his husbands brain and training for it.
“It actually would be a great help, to have someone help at the front desk. We could figure out the hospitable hospitality together, I certainly need the practice until I get this place running a little more self-sufficiently. Then I can actually retire.” He said, a laugh turning into a groan as he rubbed his face.
“That kid is going to be the biggest nerd.” Ray teased, but of course. “You are both cordially invited to Ray’s Big Gay-me Night.” It would be funnier on the sign, he was sure. “And there are all sorts around here I’ve found. I think we’ll find some die-hards, no problem.”
“I’d always dreamed of being an only child, if only to not have to share the damn bathroom with seven other people. No I have 15 all to myself.” He laughed, between the five kids and his mom and dad, he wondered how they’d survived in the tiny house.
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