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“Excellent idea.”
“But then, starting next Friday, we’re full every night through the holidays.”
“All townspeople, on the house?”
“All townspeople,” she confirms. “But most of them insisted on paying something, even if it’s just to cover their food and utilities, which I thought was very sweet.”
“They want you to succeed,” I assure her. “Everyone is so excited and proud of you, Luna.”
“I’m so glad.” She pours more wine into her glass. “I’m so damn glad.”
Apollo endedup having to cancel our lunch because he ran into a snafu on one of his own job sites. So, instead, I took the day to drive to a job that my crew has been on to see how things are going. While I was there, I was even able to get some paperwork done, much to the delight of my accountant, I’m sure.
The sun is just starting to set when I get to settle in at the chapel, with a fresh pile of lumber and all the supplies I need to start framing in the walls of the interior of my new house.
This has always been my favorite part of any new project, seeing it start to form before my eyes. Sure, I can see what it’ll look like in my head, but watching it actually come to fruition is so satisfying.
I’ve just finished hammering in the last of the nails on wall number one when there’s a knock at the door.
“It’s open,” I call out and turn to see Luna and Sarah walk in, carrying a large tote between them. “What are you guys doing?”
“We figured you’d be hungry,” Sarah informs me. “So, we brought a picnic dinner, complete with an excellent wine and cake that I made myself for dessert.”
“I’m so hungry.” I power off the nail gun and set it aside before wiping my hands on the rag I always have hanging from the back pocket of my coveralls. “Thanks for this. You guys didn’t have to go to the trouble.”
“Are you kidding?” Luna asks. “We wanted to come check out the progress and have a girls’ night.”
“It already looks so different in here,” Sarah says, looking around.
“Honestly, I’m surprised youwantto be in here after everything that happened.” I open a sandwich wrapped in parchment paper and take a bite. Flavor explodes in my mouth, and I sigh in happiness.
“The fact that it looks different helps,” Sarah replies. “Also, the fact that my psycho of an ex-husband isn’t in here threatening to kill me helps, too.”
Neither Luna nor I laugh at that, and Sarah sighs.
“I refuse to let him have any more power over me. He took a lot of years away from me, and he doesn’t get this, too. You’re my bestie, and I love you. This is your home, so that’s what I focus on every time I come in here. Besides, you had the floor professionally cleaned, and there’s no trace of anything that happened here.”
No matter how much I loved the original floors, had the cleaners not been able to remove the blood stains, I would have ripped out every board and replaced it. “The fact that you’re willing to try to be as comfortable as possible is really touching and makes me feel loved.”
“Good, because Idolove you. Now, enough of that. Let’s talk about how brilliant this floor plan is. Even with the blue tape lines down, I can see how well the space is going to flow.”
“I agree,” Luna adds before popping a potato chip into her mouth. “It’s so cool. When do those windows go?”
“The crew from the church who are going to receive them was supposed to come next week, but they called today to ask if they could bring the truck on Saturday instead. I saidhell yes.Get these windows out of here.”
“Did you really sayhell yesto the church people?” Luna asks, making me snort.
“Hell yes.”
“They’re pretty,” Sarah says, “for a church.”
“Exactly, and this is definitely no longer that. I feel really uncomfortable that Jesus is watching me a lot of the time.”
They both snort laugh, and I join them.
“Okay, I have to tell you about the date from hell.”
“Yes, I’ve been waiting all day to hear this,” Luna says. “Spill it.”
