That's the Way I Loved You by Aarons Carrie

Author:Aarons, Carrie [Aarons, Carrie]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2020-05-09T16:00:00+00:00

21

Jason

Hauling my toolbox out of the truck, I go inside to see what Savannah has started working on.

All in all, we’ve finished the drywall and painting, aside from the bathroom. Half of the flooring in the house still needs to be refinished, and I discovered some loose floorboards in the bedroom that’ll have to be replaced. I’ll need to get someone out here for the windows and doors, though I could do it myself. There just isn’t time with the winery officially opening for the season in just a week.

When I walk in, she’s twirling her wet auburn hair up into a bun, and her half-dry shirt still clings to her curves.

I’m still fighting my dick on a mental level, trying to think of dead fish and Rudy naked to get the all the blood in my body to stop flowing south. She was floating in that water in nothing but a cotton tee and some lacy underwear … what other reaction does she want from me? It’s a miracle I didn’t grab her in the water and do what we used to do in that lake when no one was watching.

“I need to order the appliances, and I’ll have curtains brought in once you get the windows fixed.” She ticks them off on her fingers as if referencing a checklist in her head.

“We’ve been stalled. Hope that didn’t affect your apartment,” I say, though we both know it’s a complete lie.

She doesn’t look at me. “We lost the apartment today.”

I try to keep the surprise out of my voice. If they lost it, why is she still here? “I’m … that sucks.”

Savannah snorts. “Please, don’t act so sad, Jason. We both know you’re not.”

Her voice is pure sarcasm, and it makes me smirk. “I never was a good actor.”

“No, you weren’t. Honestly, though, I’m okay with it. There was too much pressure with that apartment. All of these hoops we had to jump through with the board, the judgmental people who lived in the building … it was a lot of things.”

She hasn’t brought up her boyfriend once today, and neither of us has addressed the kiss. We’re extremely skilled at avoiding all subjects that could lead to any kind of forgiveness or reconciliation.

“Well, if you want to just finish up painting the bathroom. And I got curtain rods. You can hang those if you know how to use a drill. I’ll get on the refinisher machine.”

“I know how to use a drill.” She rolls her eyes. “My daddy was the one who taught you, after I’d already known how to for two years.”

I grin. “Yeah, but I could also get it with one try. You had to measure, level, re-measure, and then drill it so many times, there would be four holes in the wall before you hung a picture.”

“Eh, perfection is overrated. It gives the wall some character.” She shrugs, looking so cute and natural that I’m transported back in time.

Savannah smiles at me, and I smile back.

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