Rough Edges by Kimberly Krey

Author:Kimberly Krey [Krey, Kimberly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Contemporary, Western, Inspirational, Westerns
Amazon: B00RMZC6EO
Publisher: Candle House Publishing
Published: 2015-01-25T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

“Is it ready?” Allie’s question, coming from behind the dividing wall, made Braden smile.

“You’re not a very patient person, are you?” He traced the brush back up the final leg of his project before taking a step back. Perfect, even if he said so himself. Braden couldn’t remember being so proud of a job. Endless drafts of their design had finally led to one, incredible stand. Display case was more like it.

“C’mon,” Allie groaned, “it’s been the longest week of my life. I’ve been patient enough. I’m dying here.”

Braden chuckled. She hadn’t been patient at all. Constantly nagging, trying to sneak peeks around the sheet he’d used to block off this corner of the shop.

“Okay.” He gripped hold of the black sheet and wadded it into his hands. “It’s ready.”

In a rush, Allie came scurrying around the wall and into the room. She stopped short once she caught sight of the stand. Her hands flew to her face as she gasped. “Braden, Paige is going to love this.” Her voice was choked with emotion. She walked slowly, almost reverently toward the piece. “It looks exactly like the sketch. Only … more incredible than I could have imagined.”

He allowed for a humble smile as a burst of gratitude filled his chest. Twelve full-sized drawings would fit into the black, standing display case. He’d used narrow beams of wood to create a rotating piece that stood like a miniature version of the Eiffel Tower. Paige’s birthday was less than two weeks away. The piece – nearly as tall as Allie – would stand in the front room so all visitors could see Paige’s latest work.

“I love the finish,” Allie added, circling it as she went.

“I used this matted paint to make the surface flat. You don’t want glossy when you’re going to have all that glass to display her work. ‘Course I ordered non-glare glass but it’ll still catch the light a little. We want it to show off her work, not compete with it.”

“You’re right,” she said, throwing her arms around him. “I love everything about it. And I’m glad I put some extra work into our picnic, because I plan to reward you handsomely.”

He liked the sound of that. Not only did it have him looking forward to a nice lunch out back, the comment also told him that Allie had finally accepted his work as a gift, and that she was done trying to pay him for it. Cash, he’d never accept. Food was a different story. Braden ran the tip of his nose over her neck, pulling in a breath of her magnificent smell. The tropical scent had him recalling the lotion he’d seen her spread over her hands and arms time and time again. It had become a drug to him. Something he depended on throughout the week to make him feel right.

A loud crack of thunder boomed outside, followed by a light pattering on the glass skylight overhead. Allie’s eyes went wide as she looked up.

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