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I nodded, gesturing to the living room. “Even hung my first pieces of sheetrock today.”
Fox glanced behind me again. “You hung that yourself?”
“Yep.”
He walked into the living room, perusing the walls. “You want the good news or the bad news first?”
I joined him to stare at the wall. “What are you talking about?”
“Well, the good news is that you did a pretty decent job. Screws are eight inches apart on the edges and sixteen in the center. You didn’t sink them so far into the rock that it would make spackling time consuming. Looks good.”
I stood taller. “Thank you. I learned it all from YouTube videos.”
“I’m guessing you only watched one on walls, though, not ceilings?”
“I figured I’d watch some on ceilings when I got to that. But you’re making me nervous now, what’s the bad news?”
Fox pointed up. “Ceiling gets done before the walls.”
My eyes bulged. “Please tell me you’re joking.”
“The wall pieces are installed after because they help support the ceiling.” Fox put his hands together to form a T. “You also butt the wall sheets flush against the ceiling so there isn’t a gap to fill before taping the corners.”
My lips pursed. “Damn it. Those two pieces took me all afternoon.”
“At least you didn’t do the entire room. It’s pretty easy to take down.”
I sighed. “I guess I’ll be watching YouTube videos tonight instead of the last episode ofLove is Blind. I saved it as a reward to myself and planned to add some vodka to my lemonade for the occasion.”
“What’sLove is Blind?”
“It’s a reality TV show where a whole bunch of single people get to know each other behind walls. They don’t see each other until after they’ve fallen in love and he’s proposed.”
“That sounds ridiculous.”
“Don’t be so judgy. What do you watch?”
“The news. Sports.”
“No wonder you have a perpetual scowl on your face. You might not have noticed, but the world is depressing.”
Fox’s lip quirked. “I’ll tell you what. You watch your dumb show, and I’ll come by tomorrow morning and show you how to hang the ceiling so you don’t have to watch YouTube videos.”
My eyes narrowed. “What’s the catch?”
“What do you mean, catch?”
“I mean, why are you being so nice now when you’ve been a jerk since the minute I arrived?”
“Maybe I’m just being neighborly. After all, this is America’s Friendliest Town,right?”
That last part was clearly sarcasm. “It’s because I told you I had a breakdown, isn’t it? You’re afraid if you’re not nice, you might come home and find me rocking on the lawn or something.”
His lip twitched again. “Does the reason matter?”
I thought about it, then shrugged. “Not really. Hanging the two pieces I managed to put up took me six hours. I’ve been trying not to think about how long the ceiling would take.”
Fox nodded. “Eight o’clock work?”
