Clare London's Greatest Hits by Clare London

Author:Clare London [London, Clare]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: gay romance
ISBN: 978-1-63477-229-7
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Published: 2016-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

LATE on the following Saturday morning, Carter dragged a box out of the back of his old Audi, staggering slightly under the weight of it. This one was substantially heavier than the previous five that he’d already transferred into the office. He’d been using the boot of his car for temporary storage of various equipment from the youth center for a couple of weeks now.

“Let me help,” Pam called. She jogged out of the front door of the Greenlake Youth Center and across the visitors’ parking area. She met Carter just as he was trying to balance the box against his stomach with his elbows, and failing miserably. Pam caught the edge of it and took half the weight with ease.

Pam Hawthorne was in her late thirties, a few years older than Carter, and she was the senior youth worker in charge of the center. Dressed today in old jeans and a sweatshirt, she was also a powerhouse of energy. Carter had already thanked God for that today, several times. “Where’s this for, Carter?”

“The kitchen. It’s got most of the pans and equipment in it. They should have finished the building work on the plumbing and the toilets by Monday, and we can start getting that area straight again.”

“I’ve got the cleaning gear stored in the office,” Pam said. “And your new delivery of paint arrived yesterday.” She looked at Carter. “Hell of an exciting way to spend the weekend, isn’t it?”

Carter laughed along with her. “Seriously, if you need to get back home—”

“Good God, Carter, you’ve been working full-out on this for a fortnight, you’re the one who needs a decent weekend break.”

“I’m fine,” he said. Of course he was. He’d planned for this, to spend all his available time at the center and help in any way he could to make the improvement project a success. It was proving to be harder work than he’d expected, but to be honest, that was because he was too damned impatient to wait for help to trickle through. The main contractors had been authorized by the council and their work scheduled, but there was a hell of a lot that still needed doing. Carter was the one who could be there during the day, who knew what was expected of construction work, who had the gravitas to talk to builders and suppliers. And that was what he’d been doing full-time, for long, tiring days. It’d be worth it, he knew that. He and Pam really didn’t want the center closed for any longer than necessary. There wasn’t a lot of other entertainment for the young people, especially now the summer holidays had started. So if he had to join in with the building work, or help shift panels and breeze blocks, or take a drive to fetch emergency hardware supplies—well, that was what was needed, wasn’t it? It wasn’t as if he had anything else to do. He could give the project his whole attention.

“Carter?” Pam was looking at him, an odd expression on her face.

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