Never Let Me Go by Kianna Alexander

Author:Kianna Alexander
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Published: 2020-08-25T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

Maxwell parked his SUV on the dirt path leading to the jobsite for the Crown Center expansion project. Strolling past the line of earthmovers, graders, and pickup trucks loaded with various supplies, he moved toward the trailer housing the base of operations for the project.

It was just past eight on Friday morning, and the weather was perfect for the first day of building. Generally, jobs like this would start earlier in the week, but a paperwork error had pushed the start date back. The temperature was already around fifty degrees and was expected to climb to near seventy before day’s end. He’d dressed in a pair of sturdy jeans, a maroon NCCU sweatshirt, and steel-toed work boots.

He navigated through the maze of equipment and bodies in motion, headed for the main site of what would become the new Crown Civic and Performing Arts Center. There, at the epicenter of the bustling activity of the site, men and women in bright orange construction vests and shiny yellow hard hats scurried about, carrying various tools and materials. A line of bright orange rope, supported by stakes, marked the shape of the building’s footprint. The sounds of machinery, engines, and conversation were all around him, yet he barely noticed the din. Years of working on construction sites had him so accustomed to the cacophony, it was merely background noise now.

Stopping near the western edge of the rope line, he scanned the crowd for a moment before he spotted his construction supervisor. Braxton Williams was easy to spot, since his six-foot, four-inch height meant he easily towered over most people, even on a busy construction site.

Raising his hand up, Maxwell called, “Hey, Williams!”

Looking up from the clipboard in his hands, Braxton said something to the woman he’d been speaking to and shook her hand before striding over to where Maxwell stood. With an easy smile and a tip of his hard hat, he drawled, “Morning, boss man.”

“How are things going?” Maxwell jerked his head in the direction of the woman he’d seen Braxton talking to. “Who was that? I’ve never seen her on one of your sites before.”

Braxton shrugged. “She’s new. Her name’s Patterson, and she runs the cement company that’s doing the foundation and the floors.” He paused, adjusting his hard hat. “It’s been a while since we were on a jobsite together. How long has it been? A year?”

Maxwell thought about it for a moment. “Yeah, about that long. I only call you in for the commercial jobs, and I’ve been building mostly homes lately.” He had another construction manager who specialized in residential projects. “How’ve you been? How’s the family?”

A smile spread over Braxton’s face. “Amy got promoted at the bank. She’s head loan officer now. And Jordan’s in third grade now. Reading ahead of his grade level, though. What’s new with you?”

That brought a smile to Maxwell’s face. He’d often heard Braxton bragging about his son. Knowing that he now had a beautiful daughter of his own filled him with a new and wonderful sense of parental pride.

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