Still the Best Woman for the Job by Sharon C. Cooper

Author:Sharon C. Cooper
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, contemporary romance, construction worker, multicultural romance, african american romance, sexy romance
Publisher: Amaris Publishing LLC

Chapter Nine

It’s days like this I hate my job. Toni stared at the opening of the two foot-by-two-foot crawl space. The entrance was larger than some, but still too narrow for most people to fit, especially since the pipe she needed to get to was at least four feet from the opening. She couldn’t even pull rank and send her apprentice into the cramped space.

She unclasped her tool belt from around her waist and set it on the floor, grabbed her goggles, a stainless steel pipe clamp and a screwdriver from the belt. She checked her small flashlight to make sure the battery hadn’t died, and drummed up the courage needed to enter the dark crawl space. She wasn’t claustrophobic, but she didn’t like tight spaces, mainly because she was terrified of rodents. Even after many years in the trades, she hadn’t gotten use to seeing the vicious little critters that scared the heck out of her whenever they made an appearance.

“Are you sure there’s no other way to replace the clamp or determine why the pipe is banging against the wall whenever they run the water?” Her apprentice Terrence asked. “I’m uncomfortable letting you crawl in there while I just stand around out here.” He glanced at the opening and then back at her.

Always the gentleman. Instead of plumbing work, Terrence’s light brown eyes, chiseled jaw, and stop-you-in-your-tracks smile could have easily landed him a modeling contract rather than an apprenticeship. Tall, buffed, with a swagger that screamed I’m the man, he was the vision women saw when they fantasized about hot construction workers.

Craig’s concern for her safety had prompted her to hire Terrance months ago. He hated the idea of her working alone and going into a customer’s house by herself, not knowing the dangers that lurked inside. At the time, she didn’t want to hear his concerns, thinking that he wanted to control her. The more she thought about the safety aspect, the more she realized he had a point.

Her heart warmed at the thought of Craig. For the past four weeks, they’d spent every day together, and Toni still couldn’t believe they were a couple again. They had even spent the weekend in Columbus. A ball of excitement bounced inside of her as she recalled their fun and relaxed getaway with his mother, two of his brothers and their families. It was clear that the invitation to travel with him was an expression of his intention and commitment to their future. The love his mother showed her made her wish her own parents were more demonstrative in showing love. She knew they loved her in their own special way, but sometimes…

“Toni?”

“Huh?” She shook her head when she realized she’d been caught staring off into space again, but she couldn’t help daydreaming. Thoughts of Craig and her life with him raided her mind at the oddest times.

“Ah, you’re thinking about the boyfriend again, huh?”

Toni lowered her head to hide the smile that wrapped her in a silken cocoon of jubilation.

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