Renovations (By Design Book 6) by J.A. Armstrong

Author:J.A. Armstrong
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: J.A. Armstrong Books
Published: 2016-02-28T17:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Jameson walked into her mother’s kitchen, took off her jacket and flopped into a chair. “How was Spence?”

Jameson’s father had picked Spencer up early that morning to bring him to Ithaca for the night. Jameson had some things she wanted to look in on at her office and some inquiries she needed to make. Spencer loved visiting with Jameson’s parents—Gam and Gamps he called them.

“I think your father wore him out,” Maureen Reid said. “He’s napping. No offense, J.D., but you look like you should join him. Long drive wore you out?” she asked.

“Long day wore me out,” Jameson replied.

“Everything okay at the firm?” Maureen asked her daughter.

“Better than okay, actually. Jonah and Melanie are like steamrollers,” she said proudly. “Those two have more ideas than Einstein, I swear.”

“You must be pretty impressed to want to make them partners,” Maureen said.

Jameson laughed. “Jonah already called?” she guessed. “He called you and not Candace,” she kept laughing.

“I’m sure he figures his mother already knows.”

“Yeah, she knows I was planning to ask him,” Jameson said. “So? Was he excited or confused?”

“I’d say a little of both,” Maureen replied. “He doesn’t want you to feel obligated. Neither does Mel from what he said.”

“Obligated? Hell, he runs that place better than I ever did,” Jameson said honestly.

“J.D. just out of curiosity, why ask them now?”

Jameson shrugged. “Is that your question or is it his, because I thought I had made that clear to them both.”

“Maybe it is a bit of both,” Maureen admitted.

“Mom, there’s a lot of reasons. Why not now?’

“Okay, but that’s not what I asked. You want to do other things?”

Jameson nodded. “Actually, yes, I do.”

“And?”

“Look, Candace has to travel more now than ever before. We’ve learned to be apart, you know? Hell, when she was in the Senate, we spent almost every week apart.”

“So, what’s different now?” Maureen wanted to know.

“A lot of things. We have Spencer more. I have Spencer more. He misses her, you know? I miss her.”

“So, you want to travel with her more, is that what you are saying?”

“I’d like to have that option, I guess,” Jameson said. “And, honestly? I like getting my hands dirty. You know that.”

Maureen grinned. “You don’t say.”

“You know what I mean. I love design, but I love getting my hands on the project more. Jonah and Mel, they love the design part. That’s what the firm needs—that energy. It’s not like I am signing everything over. I’ve crossed my T’s and dotted my I’s legally. I’m not stupid.”

“No one thinks you’re stupid, J.D.”

“I know. I just don’t know why this is such a huge shock to everyone.”

“Maybe because it came out of the blue.”

“No, it didn’t. I’ve been thinking about how and who I should transfer more authority to for two years.”

Maureen nodded. “But, you never shared that with anyone until now. Can’t you see how Jonah might think you feel you have to do this?”

“Not really, no. It’s not an obligation. Candace said something similar. It’s a sound decision and frankly, I think it’s perfect timing.

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