Matchmakers Box Set: Matchmakers, Encore, Finding Hope by Bernadette Marie

Author:Bernadette Marie [Marie, Bernadette]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Matchmakers, Bernadette Marie, Box Set, Finding Hope, Encore, Best Seller
Publisher: 5 Prince Publishing
Published: 2014-04-27T06:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINE

Carissa caught Thomas’s eye before he even had the car in park. She was on a ladder, her father only feet away on another. Her hair was pulled up high atop her head in a ponytail, and a tool belt dangled from her hips. Damn, she was sexy.

His heart was already racing as he climbed from the car and neared the front door of the school. It was wide open. The October chill hadn’t slowed the Kendals down. The entire school was almost drywalled.

“Thank God!” David hollered when he saw Thomas walk in. “I was just telling Carissa that if we had one more set of hands we could have this damn thing done by dinner.” He was smiling, but his daughter was still looking at the wall.

David finished drilling the screws into his side of the board. He walked his hands across the wallboard to keep it in place before handing Carissa the drill. She drilled in to finish the area they were working on. She slowly started down the ladder, and David looked over at Thomas.

“I think she’s a natural at this. Maybe you should go into remodeling work instead.” Carissa gave him a shake of her head, and David laughed. “Well, I’m going to run down the street and get a couple waters. Need anything else?” he asked, but she shook her head again silently.

“Okay then.” David left for the store, braving the cold without a jacket. Thomas was sure the tension between them was enough to drive anyone out into the cold.

Carissa dusted her hands against her pants and wiped the dust from her forehead. She looked up at Thomas, who was watching her, studying her.

“What?”

Thomas shook his head and gave a forced smile. “Your mom said you passed your electrical inspection.”

“Uh-huh.”

“What time do you start students?”

“Four.”

“What time are you done?”

“Eight.”

“Want to go to dinner after?”

“Thomas, why are you even bothering?” She rolled her eyes and dropped her shoulders.

“Carissa, this isn’t how I want things. I didn’t mean to hurt you by the things I told you about my life.”

She held up her hand. “That’s not what bothered me.” Walking toward the back of the school, she pulled the belt off her hips and set it on a folding chair.

“Carissa, I never meant to upset you. It’s too much to take in. I understand that. It’s not like I want you to worry about my past. You have a school to build and…”

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