Flesh and Blood by Allison Hobbs

Author:Allison Hobbs
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Strebor Books

CHAPTER 20

The summer passed quickly and before I knew it, it was the middle of August and the temperature had spiked to 114 degrees, a scorching heat that was unheard of in my hometown. But after so many years of living in the desert, I’d learned to work with the heat. When it was hot like this, my daily run took place right before dawn, and any physical tasks, such as mowing the lawn, had to be accomplished before mid-morning or after the sun went down.

Installing a swimming pool in the back was something that Sasha and I had planned but had never gotten around to it. When I acquired a pool company as a client, I began to think seriously about investing in a pool.

Zoe couldn’t swim, and it would be great for her to be able to take lessons in the convenience of our own backyard.

August was a busy time at Sasha’s dental practices, and she left the design of the pool and the other particulars up to me. It was an especially stifling-hot afternoon when I paid a visit to the showroom of Diamond Pools and Landscaping. I had a vision of how I wanted the pool and the surrounding area to look, and I hoped that construction, including excavation, wouldn’t take more than six weeks.

The climate would still be in the eighties in early October, and we’d be able to enjoy our pool for another month or so before we were hit with winter weather when temperatures plummeted to fifty degrees and sometimes lower.

As I explored the showroom with the sales manager named Arturo, I found myself growing more and more excited, especially after he promised a huge discount due to my business connection with the pool company.

“What about pool cleaning…do you guys handle that?” I asked, finding myself growing more enthused about the idea of jumping in the pool every evening after a hard day’s work.

“Sure, we handle pool cleaning, and you’ll be happy to know that if you sign the contract today, we’ll throw in three months of free pool cleaning service,” he informed with a gleaming smile.

I had no idea why it had taken so long to make the decision to get a pool built since we were doing great financially, but now that we had committed to the idea, I was impatient to get the process underway.

Off the bat I knew that I wanted a Pebble Sheen pool, but I had some concerns. Glancing at the Notes app on my phone, I began firing off the questions that I had jotted down. In the middle of listening to Arturo’s response, my phone buzzed in my hand, and I was surprised to see that the call was from Elle.

As far as I knew, she wasn’t speaking to me. My mood quickly went from surprised to worry as it dawned on me that the only reason she’d call me was if something had happened to Phoenix.

I held up a finger, excusing myself as I took the call, and Arturo politely moved to the other side of the showroom, giving me privacy.

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