Chapter 119: Let’s Buy Groceries
As soon as she woke up the next day, she began to have travel plans. Getting out of bed and walking out, she met Keith in the living room, drinking tea and reading a magazine. His lips hooked to a light smile as he saw her.
"Morning."
His low magnetic voice thrust in her ears again and brought her memories of last night. Her face flushed, and she murmured a greeting as she walked to the table and picked up a piece of sandwich, and took a bite.
She glanced at his book while eating and realized that it wasn't a magazine but a domestic travel guide.
As a pregnant woman, it was getting inconvenient for her to travel. Inside the country would surely serve them better, not to mention it's easier to use the cars and jets.
Keith got up early as he always did. After an early breakfast, he started reading about their potential trip. Staying with Cathryn for months helped him to figure out her temperament and a few places that might please the lady's heart. When Cathryn came to him, he was ready to show her his findings.
But she hadn't had time to read; as she was feeding the last piece of sandwich in her mouth, her phone rang.
She took the napkin that Catherine handed over, wiped her fingers, and found her old friend's name appeared on the screen. She picked it up with a big smile.
Grace Garcia had been occupied with so much work recently. She figured that they hadn't seen each other for over two months, and she actually missed her.
Her best friend went straight to the topic. "Come and dine in my place tonight."
Fancy offering out of nowhere, she could smell something fishy over the phone.
Besides, Grace couldn't cook at all.
Cathryn couldn't figure out what happened, but she didn't have anything to hide from her. So she asked back.
"By ordering takeaways?"
"No!" She was going to continue, but apparently, she stopped. She seemed to be trying hard not to smile. "Just come early, and let's buy groceries."
The workaholic woman suddenly turned into a housewife. Cathryn felt curious and funny. She nodded and agreed. "Alright. I'll wait for you at the café downstairs at your company before you get off work. Go there and find me directly after work."
The working girl agreed and asked for her friend's latest news. As a congratulation on her teacher qualification test result, Grace addressed her as "Professor Riley" before she hung up the phone.
Putting down the phone, Cathryn took another sandwich from the newly served dish. Recently, her appetite was great, and she almost ate as much food as Keith did. Thinking of this, she was slightly blushing. She bowed her head and tried to make smaller and more elegant bites.
Keith was fully focused on his research. He didn't comment on Cathryn's phone call but marked with his slender fingers on the books. He finally pushed over his sketches to the lady, who had finished her last piece of food and was drinking water. "I am not too familiar with the tourist sites here. Are there places you'd like to visit?"
She took the travel guide that Keith handed over and just remembered that he had mentioned yesterday that he could take the next few days off. Seeing him up so early and researching in the morning, Cathryn guessed he was quite tired of the island after all.
When Cathryn was a child, she had her time traveling along with her parents. They were less wealthy back then, and touring was always delicately planned. She had been too popular destinations as well, but they always made their trip simple and special, at times when it was more quiet than crowded, and they made sure that cultural and heart experience was the focus.
"Here." Cathryn picked a lesser-known town in the south of Mississippi. Although it didn't look as elaborate as the theme parks and lake resorts, it seemed to have something unique. Moreover, there are not many traces of commercialism in the pictures.
Keith quickly approved, as always. He took the book closer and began to survey the town's attractions carefully and focused on the search for food specialties, ready to give himself and Cathryn a perfect trip.
"We are leaving tomorrow, aren't we?" Seeing him so serious, Cathryn was half suspecting that he meant to set off right away. She quickly explained her question while scratching her hair embarrassedly, "Because Grace asked me to have dinner at her place tonight."
His pen stopped when he heard the inquiry. Keith tipped his head and stared at her, and said, "Yes, tomorrow."
It didn't feel like much when she was preoccupied with her study. However, now that the exam was over, both her body and her mind were relaxed, and Cathryn started feeling somewhat bored. In the morning, Keith took her out to play golf, and she was not too enthusiastic about sports, so she ended up sitting in a chair and slumbering.
They returned to the house after Keith finished golfing. After lunch, Cathryn struggled with her spirit to chat with Keith, who saw that she could barely keep her eyes open. He patted her head, and before she could realize it, she was held up and taken to the bed.
This time he didn't linger but got up and suggested to Cathryn, "You can take a nap first, and I got a little surprise for you after you wake."
"Okay." Cathryn tried not to ask, and after a sigh of agreement, she was asleep instantly.
Two hours later, she woke up groggy, feeling that she had slept too much. She had Keith take her by the hand all the way to the car before she finally asked, "Where are we going?"
The Island owner smiled and said, "To the stable."
Her spirit was instantly lifted.
Keith had asked John to show her around the island. But in fact, they never really did it other than driving on the main road. The racecourse was far from the living area, and Cathryn had wondered why it was so designed.