Broken Together by K. L. Gilchrist

Author:K. L. Gilchrist [Gilchrist, K. L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, African American, Christian
ISBN: 9781543902365
Google: 3f_RtAEACAAJ
Amazon: B071KG59VN
Goodreads: 35439874
Publisher: BookBaby
Published: 2017-07-07T00:00:00+00:00

19

“Mom, someone’s at the door for you!” Tyler called out.

Tracey sat on Brianna’s bedroom floor, teaching Brianna’s friend Jayda to play the Memory game.

“Don’t leave, Mom!” Brianna said as Tracey jumped up.

“I’ll be right back, I promise,” Tracey said, rushing out of the room. She rounded the door, flew down the hall, then stopped. Wait a minute. No. Uh-uh. She would not run down the stairs or slide across the front hallway again no matter who might be at the front door.

When she reached the downstairs hallway, she passed Tyler ambling back toward the kitchen, cell phone in his hand, texting as he walked. Cool. He wasn’t concerned about who was standing on the porch. A good sign.

Tracey opened the door and stepped out on the porch. A tanned woman smiled and extended her hand. She wore a navy blue polo shirt, khaki pants and brown loafers.

“Mrs. Jones?”

“Yes.”

“Hi, I’m Rose Esper, from The Clean Team. How are you today?

Tracey raised an eyebrow. “Good.”

“Ma’am, your husband told us this would be a good time to visit and take a look around the house for an estimate. May I come in?”

“My husband? Did you say estimate?”

“Yes ma’am.” Rose glanced down at a white notecard on her clipboard. “Four bedrooms, two bathrooms upstairs. Kitchen, half-bath, dining and two living areas on the first floor. I’m here to take a look at your room sizes. The estimate will be based on that. Oh, and he also said you would decide on frequency.”

“Frequency?”

“Yes ma’am, how often you’d like the team to come clean your house. Twice a week, once a week, once a month? However you’d like to customize the visits, we can accommodate you.”

Brian! No way! Yes, way! She could kiss him for this.

Tracey grinned wide as she opened the door. “Please come on in. Can I get you a cup of coffee before you take a look around?”

“No, but thanks for the offer.”

“All right, I’ll show you the upstairs then.”

Tracey led Rose to the second floor where the woman took notes on the size of the hallway and the main bathroom before poking her head into Brianna’s room.

“This is my daughter Brianna and her friend Jayda. Say hello, girls.”

“Hello!” the girls chorused and grinned.

Brianna was wide-eyed. “Why are you looking in my room?”

Rose winked. “Oh, I’m taking a look at the furniture and shelves and windows and floor space. My team members are coming to clean here each week.”

“Really?” Brianna squeaked.

“Ooh, you’re getting a maid?” Jayda’s eyes followed Rose as she walked across the floor.

Tracey corrected her. “Not a maid. A cleaning service comes to clean the rooms.”

“How is that not a maid?” Jayda scrunched up her face.

“A maid would be here every day for cleaning, laundry, putting away items, organizing our clutter. A cleaning team won’t do all that. They’ll come in and clean things like the floors, bathrooms, and furniture, then leave after a few hours.”

“Oh.” Brianna stood up. “Can we come with you while you look at the other rooms?”

Tracey glanced over at Rose.

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