2 The Haunted Fixer-Upper by Rose Pressey

Author:Rose Pressey
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2013-01-20T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

“What do you think you’re doing?” Evelyn demanded as she pointed toward the columns across the front porch.

“What do you mean?” I glanced over my shoulder, then looked back at her. “We’re just repairing the columns on the porch.”

Her face turned crimson. “They have the wrong design on them now. They are supposed to have a scroll at the top and the bottom.”

My mouth probably dropped. “But they have a scroll pattern at the bottom. The one at the top was damaged so we removed them.”

Reed stepped out onto the porch and wrapped his arm around my shoulders. He probably thought I was going to pounce on the woman. I knew how to control my temper better than that. She was the one who needed anger management classes.

“That is completely unacceptable. I will shut down your work here unless you have that corrected immediately.” She wiggled her finger at me.

I looked at Reed. “Can she do that?”

He nodded. “If she has connections at the zoning board she can.”

I frowned. “Would she do that?”

“I’d say by the scowl on her face right now, yes, with one hundred percent certainty.” Reed flashed his sweetest smile at Evelyn. “We’ll make sure to take care of it.”

“Just make sure that you do,” she spat.

If looks could kill we’d be on the ground in two seconds with a knife sticking out of us. It looked like she was willing death on me with her beady eyes. Evelyn stomped back to her car and slammed the door. She pulled out and sped away, the wheels throwing up gravel in her wake. Her tires screeched as she pulled out onto the highway.

“She is such a pleasant woman.” Reed snorted.

“You got that right.”

“What happened to Stan?” Reed asked.

“I was about to ask you the same question. I saw him talking to Evelyn. Their conversation seemed heated. Then he took off.”

“Maybe he went for supplies.” Reed picked up a brick that had fallen to the ground.

Why was Reed making excuses for this guy? He’d never done that for anyone in the past. He had always scolded me for doing the same thing.

“By the way, you left your cell phone inside and it was ringing like crazy. Your mother and Lacey are on their way here.” He tossed the brick on top of the pile of other trash he was collecting.

“Do we have time to leave?” I crossed my fingers for luck.

He chuckled. “She’d just find you.”

“Don’t you think they’ll get lost trying to find their way here?” I asked around a laugh.

Reed looked away. “I gave them directions and told them to call if they had any problems.”

I shook my head. “Why would you do such a thing?”

“You want to see Lacey, right? And you know you love your mother,” he said.

How could I say no to anything he said when he flashed that gorgeous smile at me?

“Of course I love her. That doesn’t mean she doesn’t annoy me.” I crossed my arms in front my stomach.

I’d barely finished the sentence when the rental car screeched through the gate and down the driveway.

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