Worth the Wait by Traci Douglass

Author:Traci Douglass
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Small Town & Rural Fiction; Contemporary Romance Fiction; Two-Hour Romance Short Reads; Contemporary Women's Fiction; American Humorous Fiction; Women's Short Stories; Women's Humorous Fiction; Opposites Attract romance; Stepbrother romance; Depression & Mental Illness Fiction; Physical Disability Fiction; House Renovation Fiction; Traci Douglass; Can’t Hurry Love; Sweet Romance; Clean Romance; Enemies to Lovers romance; Illinois; Entangled Publishing; Short romance; Quick read romance; Bliss;
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
Published: 2020-02-12T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Unfortunately, a week later Mandy was no closer to a decision than she had been that night in her bed. The fact she’d just worked another busy Sunday morning shift at the diner didn’t help, either, since her brain had been too fried to think of anything beyond the next table’s order.

Now that she was back at the house and unpacking more of her stuff, she hoped to gain some clarity on the situation. The air smelled of lemon polish and floor wax from the buffers who’d been in the day before to redo the floors. Alex had rearranged some of the furniture downstairs, too, and gotten the rooms painted. There was still work to be done, but the place felt more like an actual home now.

“Hey,” she said, walking downstairs a short while later. Alex was unloading some more of his stuff from his storage pod outside, and several boxes were scattered around the living room. “Anything I can help with?”

He looked up at her, his dark hair mussed and a shadow of stubble on his jaw. “Hey. Um, if you want, you can start opening those boxes over there.”

“Sure.” She grabbed one and found a bunch of computer cables and extension cords. The next one held a small Chinese dragon statue encased in wads of old newspaper. Mandy laughed, holding it up to admire its cute little fang-filled roar. “Where’d this come from?”

“Oh, that’s Ming,” Alex said, grinning. “Dave got him for me in Chinatown when I passed my state boards. Dragons are supposed to be good luck.”

“Well, we can always use more of that, eh?” She set the little dragon on the fireplace mantel then opened another box, this time finding a stash of DVDs. “Looks like we need to have a movie night soon.”

“Yeah?” Alex shrugged, not looking at her. “Maybe. First I need to put another coat of shellac on the banister.”

“Aw. C’mon.” She held up Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. “We can order burgers and see how many of the locations we recognize.”

He looked at her finally, relenting. “Okay. But I control the remote this time. Deal?”

“Deal.” She set the DVDs next to the TV then grinned. “But I decide the drinking game.”

“The what?” he frowned. “Booze probably isn’t a good idea.”

“After the week I’ve had, booze is an excellent idea,” she countered. “Besides, we’re adults, and we’re not driving anywhere.”

Alex shook his head and headed toward the hallway. “Fine, but I don’t want to be up late. I’ve got a lot to get done on the house in the morning. They’re bringing the new appliances tomorrow.”

“Yay.” She called after him, “It’ll be fun, I promise.”

…

“Okay, explain it to me again,” Alex said as they sat on the sofa later, their bags of food between them and a case of ale on the coffee table. “You said we take a drink every time Ferris breaks the fourth wall?”

“Yep.” Mandy nodded toward the screen where the movie started playing. “Also, whenever Jeannie complains, when Rooney gets attacked by the dog, or when someone mentions Ferris’s health.

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