Glitter and Sparkle by Shari L. Tapscott

Author:Shari L. Tapscott [Tapscott, Shari L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B01APSF1P0
Published: 2016-03-18T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

February 13th

“After the wax has solidified, you can remelt what remains in the pot and pour it onto the top of the candle to cover any sunken areas.” I demonstrate, being careful not to spill the wax on my mother’s countertop. “Give it a day or two to cure, and then it’s ready to burn.”

I finish up the video and then start the task of cleaning up my mess. I run hot water into the pouring pot, and the soy wax begins to melt away. Already, I can tell it’s going to clean up much easier than the paraffin that I tried for my first candle tutorial.

I’m carefully packing up my fragrance oils when Harrison wanders in from the back. He sniffs the air and then tilts his head. “What is that?”

“I call it Enchanted Apple.”

He spots the candle and then starts to pick it up.

“No!” I lunge for his hand and then laugh at his startled expression. “You don’t want to move it too much in the first twelve hours.”

His eyebrows rise. “You made this?”

I nod. “Just now.”

“There’s no glitter involved.”

I roll my eyes. “I don’t know for sure, but it seems that adding glitter to something you burn might be a really bad idea.”

He sits at the counter and crosses his arms on the table. “You could have used spray adhesive on the glass container and given the outside a good dousing.”

Slowly I raise my eyes, meeting his.

A teasing smile lifts the side of his mouth. “It was a joke.”

“It’s a good idea.”

“You don’t have to add sparkles to everything you touch. You’re not a fairy.”

I’m intrigued, my mind already working. I choose to ignore the last bit. “You could use stencils…add designs! I’ll let this sit until tomorrow, and then I’ll embellish it.”

Harrison just rolls his eyes, swivels the stool, and goes to raid the fridge.

“I found a place to rent,” he says all nonchalant-like.

Like it’s no big deal that I’ll soon have my space back. Like it’s no big deal that he’ll no longer be a few dozen feet away…no longer be here, rummaging in the fridge, bugging me about my glitter addiction.

I swallow, glad his back is toward me. “Yeah?”

“I had to talk the landlord into letting me pay him.”

That’s odd.

Wrinkling my nose, I lean on the counter. “You had to do what?”

Harrison closes the fridge after he finds the cheesecake Mom made last night. After living here for several months, he’s right at home in the kitchen. He retrieves a plate from the cupboard while I get the spoons.

He leans against the counter opposite me, cuts a large slice, and slides it on the plate. “My new landlord wanted to let me stay for free.”

I offer him a spoon and then dig in with my own. He doesn’t object to me stealing part of his dessert. Not that it would have mattered; I would have done it anyway.

“He sounds a little loony,” I say as I go for another bite.

Harrison chuckles. “I’ll let your dad know how you feel about him.

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