Need You for Keeps by Marina Adair

Author:Marina Adair [Adair, Marina]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Montlake Romance
Published: 2015-03-03T07:00:00+00:00

Later that night, Shay sat in the barber chair and stared down at the plaster and dust covering her skirt—her favorite white eyelet skirt. It was less depressing than looking at the contractor’s estimate Peggy had brought over. There was no way she could get all of this done with her limited funds.

“I’ve got a few bucks saved for a rainy day,” Peggy offered, placing a gentle hand on Shay’s.

“I can’t take anything else from you,” Shay said. The older woman hadn’t even batted an eye when Shay explained that she might need to break her lease and move out of Peggy’s rental if this was going to work. She gave Shay a hug, then offered to lower the rent until Shay got the rescue up and running. “Maybe it’s not too late to call Mr. Russell and tell him I changed my mind.”

“It can’t be that bad.” Harper set down her gyro—compliments of Emerson and the Pita Peddler—and picked up the estimate. Her only response was a low whistle.

“Not helping,” Shay said.

“Right, sorry.” Harper put on her best let’s get down to business face and really looked at the numbers. “Okay, well, if we do all of the demo and painting ourselves, it would save us,” she closed her eyes and mumbled, “nine, carry the one, add the six.” She handed Shay the paper back. “Just over two grand.”

“And I bet with your girls’ help, we could get it done in three or four days,” Peggy said, looking around the room, assessing it with the eyes of someone who had done a remodel or two in her lifetime.

“When did St. Paws become a ‘we’ and an ‘us’?” Shay asked.

Emerson snorted. “For Harper, it was the second she said hi and you said hi back. One semismile and she becomes a barnacle of friendship and rainbows. You collect strays, she collects people. You’ll get used to it, cat lady.” She shrugged.

“I can never say no to a worthy cause,” Peggy said and Shay wasn’t sure if it was because, like her, Peggy couldn’t say no to an animal in need, or if she meant that Shay was the worthy cause. Either way it warmed her heart.

“As for the demo,” Emerson said, double-fisting a crowbar and a baseball bat she’d dug out of her truck. She gave the frame a little whack, then kicked it with her boot. Hard. The old wood was no match for her steeled toes and came loose at the bottom. “I bet we can get it done by the end of the weekend.”

Harper clapped her hands once, then looked around the room. She located a piece of cardboard in the far corner and, with markers that materialized out of thin air, got busy. Two seconds later she held up a stellar drawing of a giant thermometer with twelve lines—the first two already colored in.

“See, two grand closer to the goal. And to be clear, I only attach myself to awesome people.” Harper leaned into Shay and gave her a big hug.

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