Big Deck by Remy Rose

Author:Remy Rose [Rose, Remy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Black Dog Publishing
Published: 2017-05-14T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 20 ~ Madeline

August 4

This has been a particularly hectic Tuesday, and honestly, I couldn’t be more grateful, because hectic means I don’t have time to think about other things. The day started with an early morning run around Newbury Neck in the cool fog, and what better way to celebrate burning calories than to put them right the hell back on? I stopped at Sweet Dreams, the adorable little bakery in Surry with lavender clapboard siding and yellow trim, and bought two dozen bagels for the office.

I may or may not have eaten a chocolate-frosted donut in the car.

Arriving at work, I was on screech the moment I walked through the door. Reading through the latest MLS Hot Sheet and feeling proud to see Maine Coastal with so many pending listings. Meeting with the IT guy to discuss updating our website. Phone call to the new advertising exec at the local radio station. Chatting with Angie about finding some office space for two new associates who just passed their sales agent test. A forty-five minute meeting with a mom contemplating which of three houses had the best finished basement for her thirty-year-old son, while I tried my hardest to keep the but he’s thirty out of my face.

Near the end of the day, I’m on my computer answering emails when a little thought starts worming its way into my brain. I try to ignore it because I know I should, but it’s persistent, and before I can stop myself, I’m Googling Jackson Decker. I can’t help it. I’ve had this urge before but have held off because it’s felt almost like an invasion of his privacy...even though it’s not like I’m looking through his medicine cabinet or sock drawer. I haven’t even been to his house. But when he told me about how he didn’t have to work, it got me curious.

Within seconds, I have answers. Jackson Decker, Decker Renovation is at the top of the search. I scan quickly for more. Jackson Decker, vice-president of sales of New England Home Supply...Jack Decker announces he will be resigning effective immediately to “pursue other professional endeavors.” John Decker, CEO of NEHS and Jack Decker’s father, could not be reached for comment.

New England Home Supply? The New England Home Supply? So in another life, my gorgeous handyman was a business executive of a highly successful company. His family’s company.

I click “Images,” because of course I want to see photos of him. There is one of him at a charity golf tournament, standing between two men—an older man with rugged good looks, graying hair, and dark eyes (I assume his father), and another man close to Jack’s age—also handsome, with lighter hair and a few inches shorter than Jack. They are all wearing polo shirts with the company logo and tan slacks, and all of them look happy and relaxed.

So what happened? I’m mulling over this when there’s a knock on my door—Angie, coming in with a bouquet of blue and white hydrangeas and beaming with delight.

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