Marjorie Brown:Does anyone know if Dale has any more of those lime sodas?
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Jade Clark:I was there last night and I didn’t see any.
Kerry Winsor:Wait a second, a serious post from you two? The world must be coming to an end ...
Marjorie Brown:I would never joke about something so amazing to me.
Dale Garrett:Sorry, guys, that was a one-time thing. Someone came in and bought them all.
Marjorie Brown:Who could be so selfish? I should have bought them all first!
“Damn, Dean, that wall looks good.”
I was still focused on making sure it was totallysmooth before I turned to Wren. I took pride in my work, and that included putting things back together when I tore them apart. Most people didn’t worry about the details. I did.
And I was able to finish up early too.
But my mind hadn’t been here, even as I forced myself to work on projects. It was in the Treasure Trove with Grace, reliving the night before.
The sounds she made. The way she felt. It was addicting in a way that I couldn’t describe.
I hadn’t gotten her out of my system, which was new for me. Usually, I was able to move on.
But I pulled myself out of those thoughts and focused on Wren, who was still staring at me.
“Hopefully Theo likes it,” I replied. “He seems a little nervous about this being done.”
“This is a dream of his. Now that he just has to paint, I bet he’s realizing how close he is to being done.”
I took a look around the coffee shop. Other than the joint compound I’d put on the drywall, it was put together. The walls were mostly white, with the exception of the one that was original brick.
“You’ll have to let me know what he does with the place.” Usually, I wouldn’t care, but this was a man’s dreams being realized.
“You could see it yourself. I might have more work for you.”
“How much could you possibly have?” I knew how towns like this were.
“This isn’t your average small town,” Wren replied. “You’d be surprised.”
I had a feeling she was wrong. Other than Grace, this place had mostly been what I’d expected.
My answer should have been no, but she had the same toneas when she’d called me the first time. I’d never heard her sound so happy. I didn’t want to turn her down.
“Let me know, but it depends on how my next few jobs go.” Once I was out of here, I had a feeling I wouldn’t think about this place ever again.
“All right, all right. I know you’re in high demand. Thank you for coming to this one, though. It was good to catch up afterRenovating with Loveended.”
“It was,” I said. “But small towns just aren’t my scene.”
“Fair enough,” she said, and I was glad she wasn’t pushing me. “Let’s go get Theo. I can’t wait to show him the whole thing.”
Wren walked outside. As usual, Theo wasn’t far. He’d been asked to help with something at the diner, which was the only way we’d gotten to finish it all to show him.
“Is it ready?” he asked the second we came outside.
“Yep. Areyouready?”