Changing Lanes by Kathleen Long

Author:Kathleen Long [Long, Kathleen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Contemporary, (¯`'•.¸//(*_*)\\¸.•'´¯)
ISBN: 9781611099454
Publisher: Amazon Publishing
Published: 2013-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

I spent the day driving fares between Paris and Trenton. I’d settled into a pattern that had not only become comfortable but also afforded me time to think.

I hadn’t decided if that was a good thing or not.

The images from my dream remained sharply focused in my brain, and the downtime between fares gave me plenty of opportunity for psychoanalyzing myself.

What the hell was I doing dreaming about Mick?

Luckily, my cell phone rang just in time to interrupt my latest deep thoughts.

I pressed the button on my Bluetooth, smiling when I heard the excitement in Destiny’s voice.

“We’re ready for you,” she said. “How soon can you come by the house?”

I was fifteen minutes outside of town in light traffic. “Twenty minutes.”

“See you then.”

I knew Destiny and Rock had begun demolition on the damaged areas of my house that morning. We’d settled on a price I could afford, and our plan was to find the materials we’d need at a discounted cost.

Demolition.

Just the sound of the word gave me chills.

But when I arrived at the house, the scene was even worse than I’d imagined.

Much of the living room floor was missing, the wide pine planks I’d fallen in love with gone, ripped from where they’d once been the crowning beauty of the first floor.

The wide molding was shredded, and Rock worked at cutting away wallboard, exposing the damaged studs and support pieces.

I stared at what was left of the home Fred and I had bought as-is and thought only one thing. Nothing about this scene would fall in the assets column on Fred’s ledger sheets.

“You okay?” Destiny asked. “You look a little pale.”

“I guess I hadn’t realized it would look so—”

“Terrifying?” she asked. “This is the worst it will be.” Then she laughed. “If you’re freaked out by this, don’t even think about going down to the basement.”

She led me over to a makeshift workbench where she’d spread out notes, diagrams, and blueprints for the areas to be replaced and restored.

As she spoke, her words swirled around my brain, not fully registering. While I appreciated her enthusiasm and her obvious preparation, the magnitude of the job left me shaken. I began to wonder if I’d made a mistake by talking Destiny into taking on my house.

I pivoted slowly, taking in the full effect of the ripped-up pine planks and the portions of wall in which everything but the studs and framing had been stripped away. The radiators sat disconnected and lined up against the kitchen wall, and I knew the basement held the horror of damaged beams and joists.

“It’s so much,” I said, failing miserably at hiding my dismay at the state of the house.

Destiny nodded slowly, the lines of worry unmistakable around her eyes. “Focus on how great your house is going to look after we’re done.”

A wave of sadness washed through me, pushing aside my concerns about Destiny’s abilities.

I could picture how beautiful the finished product would be, but the truth was, I wasn’t sure I’d be the one living in the house.

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