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“Hello.” Joel puts his hand out to shake Henley’s hand.
“What do you do, Joel?” Henley asks, arrogance personified.
Joel’s eyes flick to me in question. “I’m the interior designer.”
“Are you really?” Henley’s assessing eyes hold his.
What the hell?
“Henley, can I help you with something?” I ask.
“Yes, I need to speak to you.”
“Okay.” I frown. What about? “I’ll come over and see you when Joel and I are finished.”
“No, it’s fine.” He walks past us into the house. “I’ll wait.”
“It’s going to take forever.”
“I’m happy to wait,” he says. He casually pulls up a stool to the kitchen counter and takes a seat.
My god, what is he doing?
Go home, Henley. I want to dream about my house in private.
Joel walks around downstairs and scribbles on his notepad. He draws a floor plan and takes some notes.
I peer out to the kitchen to see Henley scrolling through his phone. I have no idea what he’s doing here, but it must be important.
“I’ll show you upstairs,” I say to Joel.
We take the rickety stairs. “This staircase is original,” Joel tells me.
“No, it’s not,” Henley calls from the kitchen.
“Are you sure about that?” Joel calls back.
“Positive,” Henley snaps.
“I’m sorry,” I mouth to Joel as we walk up the stairs. “Ignore him.”
“Who is he?” Joel mouths back.
“My neighbor.”
We get upstairs, and Joel winces. “It’s in a lot worse condition up here.”
“I know.” I bring him through to my bedroom. “There is an en suite, though.”
“Nice brown tiles.” Joel chuckles as he looks around. “I’ll have my work cut out in here.”
“Pfft.” We hear a tsk from the doorway. Henley is now upstairs and looking unimpressed.
Seriously?
“Henley.” I hold my hands out. “What is it?”
“Nothing.” He puts his hands in his suit pockets as he looks around. “Just interested in what Joel has to say, that’s all.”
