The Body in the Attic by Judi Lynn

Author:Judi Lynn
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington
Published: 2018-07-17T23:09:52+00:00

Chapter 24

On Wednesday, Jazzi woke so excited, she flew through her morning routine to speed to Cal’s house. The kitchen cabinets and appliances would come today. She, Jerod, and Ansel had finished the ceiling tiles yesterday, put up beams to rim the room’s ceiling, and cut out the plywood base for the stainless-steel counters. The beams gave the room a little more of a European look. Once the cupboards and appliances were in place, the three of them could work on the backsplash, install a hood, and start moving in all of her kitchen utensils and goods.

On Sunday, she could start entertaining here!

Ansel’s pickup was already parked in Cal’s drive when she got there. When she entered the house, he was in the kitchen, laying cardboard over the floor to protect it when the men entered at the side door. “I have more in the back of my pickup,” he told her.

She went to bring in more big sheets to help him.

He made sure to leave enough space from the chalk marks they’d drawn for the layout for each cupboard. She accidentally stepped on the chalk line and smudged it a bit, and he scowled at her. Somebody was a little testy today.

“You okay?” she asked.

“Emily and I had an argument last night.”

A rare event. Ansel usually agreed with anything she told him.

“Are you two good?”

“I don’t want to move. Neither does George.” Hearing his name, the dog’s tail wagged, but he didn’t manage to sit up or open his eyes.

Jazzi couldn’t help but feel the dog’s vote was prejudiced, but she felt sorry for Ansel. “When does Emily have to make a decision?”

“Our lease is up August fifteenth. We have to renew it or move, but Emily found a hospital in Berkley she’s interested in. If she doesn’t snatch up the position, someone else will.”

Jazzi remained quiet a second. “So, Emily wants to say yes now.”

Ansel nodded.

“What happens if you don’t move with her?”

“We’re through. She won’t even talk about staying in River Bluffs.”

“I’m sorry, Ansel. It sounds like a lose-lose situation.”

“That’s how I feel. If I go, I’ll feel bullied into it. If I stay, Emily goes without me.”

He sounded so frustrated, Jazzi asked, “Is there someplace else you two could agree on? What if she found a hospital in Wisconsin, close to your family? Would you like that?”

“She says she’s tired of winters.”

“What about the East Coast? You have friends in Florida, don’t you?”

“She doesn’t like anything out East, says there’s too much humidity.”

That narrowed things down quite a bit. “Good luck, whatever you two decide.”

He grunted. Thankfully, just then, Jerod walked in. He clapped his hands and rubbed his palms together. “The trucks are here. Let’s make ourselves a kitchen.”

Jazzi held the door while men carried in kitchen cupboards and appliances. Later in the afternoon, another crew would deliver the stainless-steel counter. Jazzi had considered buying the tops ready-made instead of making the plywood base, but Jerod and Ansel were sure they could make them work, and they were lots cheaper this way.

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