After Hurricane Nina, Jason's Resolution by Suzanne Jenkins

Author:Suzanne Jenkins [Jenkins, Suzanne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-01-29T05:00:00+00:00

Mrs. Clark at the Blue Wave Motel was sad when Jason moved out the week before Christmas. But news of his new venture had reached her ears, and although he’d bought a hotel, he wouldn’t be competing with her. Hopefully, the vagrants who dug through her dumpster and slept under the balcony awnings would find a new home with Jason Harrison.

It only took one carload to empty his efficiency apartment and move into the hotel on closing day. Emily’s friend the realtor told him she was concerned.

“Jason, you don’t have an occupancy permit. You might get into trouble if they discover you’re staying here.”

But he ignored her. There was one room and bathroom on the ground floor that the former contractor had set up as an on-site respite room for the architect and supervisor to use. After dark, Jason brought in a folding card table and chairs and a twin bedframe and mattress. He had a small dorm refrigerator and a microwave, a coffee maker, and a single-burner cooktop.

“This is not what I had in mind,” Emily said, frowning. “Why don’t you just rent a room from me? I promise I won’t jump you in the night.”

Jason laughed, but he knew his actions had hit a nerve. After years of whoring around, he was done. He admired Emily, he cared for her as a friend, he desired her, but there he was drawing a line. He wasn’t going to bed her like he had the others, because if there was going to be anything between them, it had to transcend lust.

“I want to be here so I can get a feel for the place. I can’t really explain it.”

“I know what you mean,” she said excitedly. “Sometimes when I have a vision, it changes once reality hits. I’m already wondering if efficiency apartments are a smart move here. All of those burners in use, all that garbage. We might be asking for bugs and fire.”

“What about induction cooktops?” he asked.

“That won’t eliminate the possibility of bugs.”

“We can do inspections. I don’t think I’ll get the city to give me an occupancy permit if there isn’t some kind of food-preparation space in each unit.”

“What if we do a main kitchen and dining room?” Emily asked.

“You’re determined,” he said, pulling on his beard.

“Not really. It will be cheaper if we do one common meal preparation and dining space.”

“The problem with that is it won’t instill independence in the tenants,” Jason countered.

“Ha! You’ve been reading the articles I sent you,” she said, pleased. “Okay, let’s think about it. We’d really have to stay on top of trash collection because once a place gets bugs, it’s almost impossible to get rid of them.”

Shivering with distaste at the thought, Emily giggled. “I’m like a maniac in the bungalows. I’m in there daily, looking in rooms. They know it’s part of the price of having a roof over their heads. In a place like this where you might have a hundred people living, it could get out of control.

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