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“No, this is great.”
We spread the assortment of appetizers I’d brought home from Mo’s Seafood and Chowder out on the coffee table.
“Rough day?” she asked as she filled her plate.
“No, the opposite actually,” I said as I did the same. “Pop planned on the job taking two days, but by three o’clock, we were eighty percent finished, so we decided to push and finish today.” I smiled. “That means I have tomorrow off.”
“That’s a nice surprise.”
“It definitely is.” I popped a piece of shrimp into my mouth and settled against the arm of the couch. “How’d the writing go today?”
“Wonderful. I finished the black moment right before I headed over here.”
Before meeting Eve, I wouldn’t have had a clue what that means. But now I know it’s the point in the book where the happily-ever-after is in peril. I also know that it means she’s at least three-quarters done writing the book.
“That’s awesome.”
“I’m so happy the words are flowing again. When I couldn’t write, I was so scared my career was over.” She chuckled. “I wouldn’t know how to act if I had to go out and get a real job.”
“From what you’ve told me about writing and marketing books, your job is as real as it gets.”
“You know what they say, ‘Love what you do and you won’t work a day in your life.’”
“Truer words have never been spoken.”
“Do you love being a handyman?”
I thought about how to answer that as I finished chewing a crab Rangoon.
“Love is a strong word. I mean, I enjoy the work. But what I like most about it is working with Pop.”
“That’s really sweet.”
“He seems like a curmudgeonly old coot sometimes, but he invited me to move in with him when I had nowhere to go and no plan. Then he hired me as his assistant and had the patience of a saint as he taught me the necessary skills.”
“So you didn’t take classes or anything?”
“Nope, Pop taught me everything I know.”
I finished the last bite on my plate and set it on the coffee table. Before Eve asked more about my education or work background, I decided to change the subject.
“Did you have a movie in mind?”
Picking up the remote, I turned on the TV and pulled up the apps.
“I don’t,” she said. “I’ve never had a Netflix and chill night so I’m not sure which genre is best.”
I raised my brow.
“Is that what this is?”
“When I told my pole ladies what we were doing tonight, they labeled it as such.”
“If the pole ladies said it, it must be true.” I clicked on Netflix. “Let me know if something catches your eye.”
“Besides you?”
She flashed a sexy smirk that turned into a giggle. Placing the remote on the coffee table, I moved over to sit next to her.
