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“Damn, man. She still as hot as ever? I remember in high school when you–”
“Listen, Pete, let’s not lose focus. The goal is to still acquire that building. I need it for what I have planned for the store. I’m not going to let a woman selling thongs and body wash spoil that.”
“Did you just say thongs? Does she wear them?”
I growl. “I don’t know.” I do know. “My point is the space would suit my needs better than hers. Make a bigger offer.”
“How much bigger?” he asks.
I sigh deeply. “As big as you need.”
Pete’s silent on the other end. “You sure?”
Rubbing the back of my neck, I reply without even thinking. “Do it.”
I’ve got the finance to back it up, but had hoped to be able to put some of that money into the renovation. It’s going to take dough to knock out a portion of the wall and make the old space usable again. Not to mention what I’ve already budgeted for the new computer system and updated security. But if I want to make Douglas Hardware the place they come to for all do-it-yourself projects, then we need to make these changes. It’s too easy to make the thirty-minute drive to another town, where the stores are bigger and the selection greater. I need to keep the customers in town.
Or the business I’ve grown up in may be no more.
