Nailed It! by Mel Campbell

Author:Mel Campbell
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: fiction, comedy, romance, rom-com, reality TV, funny, Australia, woman protagonist
ISBN: 9781760686086
Publisher: Bonnier Publishing Fiction
Published: 2019-06-25T16:00:00+00:00

The judges showed up around four. The contestants weren’t going to hear about how the judges had scored them until a big reveal at the end of the week, so a PA hurried Michelle out of the house before they arrived; Dave still wasn’t back from his cushion-hunting expedition.

Nobody bothered to tell Rose whether she should leave or stay, so she figured she’d stick around and tidy up a few minor things out of sight until the end of the day. Anything to help Dave, a slightly mocking voice said inside her head, and she couldn’t deny the voice had a point. She wanted him to win; from here on out, she’d be playing favourites.

Jane, the sensible judge, was the first one to come upstairs. ‘I’ll get out of your way,’ Rose said, collecting her tools from the bathroom.

‘No rush,’ Jane said, taking a quick look around. ‘I just wanted to get a bit of an idea before the camera crews arrive.’

‘I thought you did all your judging on-camera?’

‘Oh no,’ Jane laughed. ‘It usually takes two or three goes for the other two to get their bitchy comments bitchy enough. If I don’t take a look around before we start filming, I have no idea what to think. Performing and judging are two very different things for me.’

‘I hope you like what you see, then,’ Rose said, squeezing past her as she headed for the stairs.

‘The Strongs have generally been pretty good,’ Jane said. ‘The Muellers will still almost certainly win, but Michelle and Dave are way, way ahead of Gino and George. Have you worked with those young blokes?’

Rose shook her head.

‘All they’re doing over there is tearing the place apart. Someone needs to remind them the point of the show is to fix up these dumps, not demolish them.’

Rose laughed.

‘Wait a minute,’ Jane said. ‘You’re the tradie who rescued that dog, aren’t you?’

Rose nodded.

‘My wife’s a big fan of The Dock; she thought you were incredible. Have you been here since then?’

‘Yep. I’ve been doing a lot of prep work.’

‘That’s strange,’ Jane said. ‘Leary’s had all the other Ninja Tradies on actual construction. Have they been filming you at work?’

Rose shook her head. ‘I haven’t been on camera since they sent me here from the Muellers’.’

‘That’s really strange. I would have thought the whole reason Leary hired you was to put you on camera. The show definitely needs the ratings boost this season.’

‘Just measuring shelves and cutting wood for me so far.’

‘Well, it’s definitely good work,’ Jane said. ‘It’s obvious you’ve really helped these two out. Obvious to me, at least – who knows what the other judges will say?’

‘I’ll have to go charm them,’ Rose said, heading for the door.

‘Good luck,’ Jane laughed. Rose closed the door behind her and started down the stairs.

‘I guess this is an improvement,’ a plummy female voice was saying. Rose halted on the landing. The stairs made a 180-degree turn at the halfway point; the landing was far enough down that

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