Needs A Little TLC (Spinning Hills Romance 2) by Ines Saint

Author:Ines Saint [Saint, Ines]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romantic Comedy, Contemporary, Romance, Fiction, Forever Love, Adult, Bachelor, Single Woman, Spinning Hills, Ohio, Town History, Small Town, Amador Brothers, Community, Hammer & Nails, Renovating Houses, Family Tradition, Quirky, Line Streets, Old-Fashion Town, Real Estate Agent, Ten Years, Small Agency, Partnership, Hometown, Always Love, Reconciliation, Friendship, Settling Down, Houseful Of Love, Little TLC
Publisher: Lyrical Shine
Published: 2015-09-15T04:00:00+00:00

Sam looked toward the door, surprised to see Cassie standing there. She looked like a statue, unmoving. Was it hard for her to see the house so bare? “The wiring and plumbing will both be done this week, and after that, the walls will be back up. But it must be hard, seeing it his way.”

Cassie turned, but she didn’t seem surprised to see him. “You tore down a few walls for good, though. It’s strange. It doesn’t feel like the same house.”

“They’re the same bones.”

“I know. I’ve just never seen a house I cared about like this. It’s fine, though.” She waved a hand, but he could tell she wasn’t fine at all. There was nothing he could say, though. All he could do was show her, when he was done, and hope that she’d like it, that he did her grandmother justice, and that he’d captured the past and a future for someone else.

“I came to talk to you about something that just happened with Jake. Something silly, but if he were mine, I’d want to know.”

Sam pushed away from the wall. “What happened?” he asked, walking toward her.

When Cassie finished telling him, he sighed heavily. “No matter how much I wish I could pick and choose his friends or order him to stay away from certain kids, I know I shouldn’t, and so I don’t, but I do try to warn him and he doesn’t listen.”

“Sound familiar?” Cassie raised an eyebrow.

“Not listening? Probably the story of every kid’s life.” Sam shook his head.

“Including the mean kid. I know you don’t care for him right now, but he’s just a kid who won’t listen, too.”

“Dan was gifted, you know, but he never rubbed it in our faces.” He looked up at her, then. “I always thought you were, too. You just couldn’t sit still long enough to prove it.”

A wry look replaced her gentle one. “I was too interested in the world outside to even care.”

“You were,” he agreed, unable to keep himself from getting closer. “We’ve probably all got a little bit of genius and all sorts of idiot in us.” He was in front of her now, and to him, it seemed like the air between them crackled with energy. He studied her freckles, her button nose, and her baby blue eyes, remembering how easy school had come for Cassie, and how shocked everyone had been when they’d found out she’d dropped out of college.

He cleared his throat. “I, uh, think about all that sometimes, and I can’t help wondering if you left school because of me or if something else was going on.” He took a breath and waited.

Cassie leaned her shoulder against the wall and smiled a sad, soulful smile. “I wish I could blame it on you. It would be easier. But no. I was struggling way before you and I broke up. I always had a hard time concentrating, but I managed to do well by picking things up here and there. But college wasn’t high school.

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