All Jacked Up by Lorelei James

Author:Lorelei James
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Fiction
ISBN: 9781605046846
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
Published: 2009-11-03T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Due to a light schedule, Keely left work early. She drove to Moorcroft to check on the building process before she headed out to Colby and Channing's.

Jack was in a foul mood. He wasn't yelling, but speaking in clipped tones, wearing that don't-fuckwith-me look. Eyes hard, mouth flat, eyebrows drawn together. Plus, his hair nearly stood on end from jamming his hands through it.

Might make her a chickenshit, but she steered clear of him.

Chet and Remy were covered in dust and grime, leaning against the wall by the back door. Keely approached them cautiously. Hey guys.

Don't ask how it's goin', 'cause I'll tell ya right now, it ain't goin' well, cuz. Not at all, Chet said.

A knot formed in her belly. What happened?

Remy took a long pull off his water before answering. Nothin', that's the problem. Before we can get to the actual remodeling part you've contracted us for, we have to tear down all the ruined materials and haul them out. That's what's taking the bulk of time you've allotted. Jack ain't happy about that.

Why not? That's part of the process, isn't it?

Yes. And no. We worked all damn day clearing out the lathe and plaster in the first room upstairs. One room. Out of all these rooms.

And we weren't slacking either, Chet added.

Her confused gaze moved between them. I don't understand.

I know you don't, sweetheart. But the truth is, you need to hire a demolition team to come in here and get it ready for us to start. We've done our best to work around it, but the truth is

Chet and Remy exchanged a look.

The truth is what?

The truth is: that's not their job, Keely.

She whirled around and faced Jack. What?

They've been busting ass hoping it'd get easier, but it hasn't. Neither the work nor the fact they should've told you from the start that teardown wasn't configured in the contract.

Keely stared at her cousins with total mortification. Is that true?

Remy blushed. Yeah. It's true. We didn't want you to feel bad. You're family and we wanna help you. Like Jack said, we thought we might be able to do the teardown easy, but we can't. And now we've fallen behind, not only on Jack's timetable for this project, but on our other construction projects.

Not only was she fucking up her own project with her ignorance, but Jack's, as well as those West Construction had committed to. Keely had the overwhelming urge to hide her face in shame.

Buck up. This is what big girls do. Own up to their mistakes and make amends.

I appreciate you guys finally telling me. I hate to think how much longer this might've gone on if Jack hadn't forced the issue. She attempted a smile. Since we're being upfront with each other, I'll need timesheets for you both for the last week so I can pay you for the teardown you've already done.

Chet protested. Keely. That's not necessary.

It is. You work hard. I won't screw you out of money because you're too nice of guys.

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