A Nantucket Affair by Kelley Pamela M

Author:Kelley, Pamela M. [Kelley, Pamela M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Contemporary, Adult
Amazon: B081DB94YB
Goodreads: 48898997
Publisher: Piping Plover Press
Published: 2020-02-25T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Chase did most of the work on the flip house on weekends, so that it wouldn’t cut too much into his other contracted work. Since they’d met with Rick, he’d taken care of the plumbing issues and had moved on to the renovation work. Beth knew Chase was worried about the overall costs, though, and she was, too. Neither of them could afford to take a loss on the project.

She’d told Chase she’d stop in mid-day once she had all the samples and they could look at them together in the house and decide which tiles, backsplash and flooring to go with. She had a good selection of options, but she had her favorites that she thought could make the most impact—now she just had to persuade Chase that the slightly more expensive options might be the most cost-effective in the long run, when it resulted in a higher price.

She gathered up all the samples in a big cardboard box, put them in the back seat of her Honda Civic, and drove out to the house. She could hear the sound of a power saw as she opened the front door. Chase didn’t even turn until she got closer and set her box on the kitchen counter. He turned off the saw and stood, brushing wood dust off his work jeans.

“Hey, there. Are these all the samples?”

“Yes, let me know what you think.” Beth laid all the tile samples on the counter and the wood samples on the floor. Once they saw the pieces on the floor, two looked really good.

“These two cost about the same.” She liked both equally.

“Okay, let’s do this one, then.” Chase pointed to the lighter of the two options and she made a note on her phone and then put them back in the box.

Beth had grouped the tiles by color combinations, varying shades of blue and gray with ivory and cream. Chase immediately pointed to her favorite combination, an elegant gray with a hint of blue and a creamy white.

“I like that one, but what’s the cost of the different options?”

Beth told him, and he frowned when he realized the one he liked was the most expensive.

“Maybe we should go with this one instead.” He pointed to the least expensive option, which was also the most ordinary.

“That one is my least favorite. And remember what you said. An upscale look will sell better. We’ll be able to get a higher price. It should pay off more, even though it’s slightly more expensive now.”

“We can’t afford it. Go with the cheaper one.” He bent over to turn his saw back on and Beth glared at him.

“No. We need to discuss this. I don’t want the cheaper one, and you don’t either. You just don’t want to spend the money.”

“Beth, we don’t have the money to spend. Be reasonable.” The irritation in his voice was evident. But Beth wasn’t backing down.

“I know to the penny what we have to spend. We can do the ones we want, we just can’t have any more unplanned expenses.

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