A Bride for Braxton by Cheryl Wright

Author:Cheryl Wright [Wright, Cheryl]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-08-15T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

It had been an excruciating few days waiting for the architect’s report.

They sat together going over it. They were yet to look at the bottom line – the cost.

Sierra sat stiffly, leaning forward on the chair with Braxton close beside her.

He could see she was eager with anticipation but terrified at the same time. Together they read the suggestions – give each bedroom its own ensuite bathroom, making the accommodation more appealing.

Both existing bathrooms were extremely large, so they could also be turned into private rooms with their own ensuite, giving the house an additional two rooms to rent out. These would be much larger rooms and could become the wedding or executive suites.

Sierra had called and asked the architect to add a new kitchen into the quote. He’d visited a couple of days earlier, again with his builder, so they could incorporate it into the same quote.

They both thoroughly read the report. They scanned over the drawings of the changes, then looked at each other enthusiastically.

Braxton reached over and brushed some stray hair behind her ear. “Are you ready?” he asked, referring to turning the page to see the dollar figure.

She nodded. “I think so,” she said quietly, her voice breaking from anticipation.

He leaned back. “Before I do,” he said, sucking in a big breath. “I want you to know I’m willing to lend you whatever you need.”

She waved a hand in the air. “Thanks, Brax, but I don’t need your money. If it’s that much, I won’t do it.” Disappointed flittered across her pretty face.

“We’ll talk more later.”

He turned the page and his eyes skipped the summary of expenses, down to the bottom of the page with the final figure.

It was big, a little more than he’d anticipated, but not a lot. Overall, it was reasonable. He hoped Sierra thought so too.

He glanced across at her, trying to gauge her reaction. She simply sat staring.

His heart thumped. She wasn’t going to go ahead. She looked… he wasn’t sure what she looked, but it wasn’t happy.

He sat back against the sofa. All his plans for their future together suddenly fell in a heap. She was going to leave here in three weeks, and he’d never see her again.

He felt lightheaded with disappointment, with the sheer horror of it all. He couldn’t begin to contemplate his life without Sierra. He’d spent the past ten years trying to get her out of his head. It didn’t work, had never worked. He didn’t want to go through that again.

Ever.

He licked his lips – his mouth had gone so dry. His heart was pumping so fast, he felt giddy.

“So… what do you think?” He tried to sound normal but didn’t recognize his own voice. Would she notice?

Her head shot around to face him.

He wondered if she felt the same way as he did.

“I,” She looked down to the figure once more. “It’s doable,” she said softly. “My unit in the city is worth way more than this. And I have some savings – you don’t spend much when you’re working sixty hours or more every week.

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