The Last Time (Isle of Hope Book 1) (Isle of Hope Series) by Nicole Baker
Author:Nicole Baker [Baker, Nicole]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2024-04-11T18:30:00+00:00
Chapter Fifteen
Asher
âHowâs everything going?â I ask my flooring guy, Bret, who is currently sanding everything down at Charlotteâs house.
âNot bad, man. This house is big with a lot of hardwood, but Iâm making progress.â
âNeed a hand with anything?â I ask.
Thereâs a stretch of silence. âUh, no boss. Iâm good.â
I stumble over my words. Of course, heâs good. He knows what heâs doing, and Iâve never needed to offer him a hand with his work before. Iâm just itching to see Charlotte and want to find any excuse I can.
I cough. âOkay. Ummâ¦just let me know if thereâs anything I can do. Iâll talk to you later.â
I click off the phone and kick the gravel beneath my feet.
Idiot.
Ever since my night with Charlotte, itâs all I can think about. Sheâs all I can think about. I open my pictures on my phone and pull up the paint-smeared wall I took after we had sex.
I smile at it for what feels like the hundredth time.
âFuck it,â I say to myself, then open the door to my truck and hop in.
As I drive to Charlotteâs place, I try to think of a good excuse to give Bret other than Iâm falling hard for the owner of this place and need an excuse to see her.
Before I can think of anything, Iâm pulling into her driveway. This is not like me. I am not the type to be clingy or desperate to see someoneâI never was. And yet, here I am, walking up the stairs of the freshly stained porch, which looks out of place against the peeling paint on the houseâs exterior walls.
One thing at a time.
Before I can knock on the door, it flies open, and Bret is standing there with a stunned look on his face.
âBoss,â he says with a questioning tone. âEverything alright?â
âUhhh, yeah. Iâ¦uhhhâ¦just wanted to see if I should maybe put another guy on the job with you and Harry so you can get it knocked out faster. You said it was a lot of flooring on the phone.â
He scratches the back of his head as I walk past him into the foyer.
âUmmâ¦no, I think Iâm okay. We should be done with the sanding by Monday next week. Then I can move to the staining, which doesnât take nearly as long. Between me and Lance, we will have it done in a day.â
I nod my head as I walk along. Of course, he already has Lance on the project with him. I knew that.
âSounds good. You can get back to work. I have some other projects around here that I need to plan out with the owner.â
âNo problem. Catch you later.â
He puts his headphones back on and walks out the door. Probably needs more sanding paper or something or maybe some privacy to bust a gut over my obviously desperate acts as a lovesick man.
I walk into the kitchen, but Charlotteâs usual work setup is not at the table. Instead, she is sitting on a nice-looking outdoor couch with cushions.
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