Page 101 of His Curvy Distraction

And she was stunning.

“You’re not supposed to look so hot in those clothes.”

“Would you rather I changed?” she asked with a smirk.

“No. I just can’t wait to strip you out of them later.”

She laughed and tipped her head back for a kiss.

I kissed her soundly, lingering long enough to have my body debating hiding out in bed all day instead of working at the campground.

Natalie, far smarter than me, pulled back with a chuckle. “You’re going to make us late.”

I shook my head and followed her out the door. “I would never.”

She laughed, knowing it was a lie.

She decided to ride with me to avoid having one more vehicle there. I had to convince her I didn’t mind if she drove my SUV, or my car for that matter, if she needed to. She finally agreed.

“Have you thought of a name for the summer camp?” I asked as I drove toward the campground.

“I… No. Does it need a name? I thought it would be MacKellar Cove Recreation Center.”

“It can be. I thought you might want a name for it. It’s going to be so much more than a rec center.”

“Hmm. That’s true. But do you think I should come up with a name?”

“I do. Natalie’s Retreat?”

She wrinkled her nose. “I don’t want my name on it. It’s for the town.”

“What about something with Mountain View?”

“That could be a good idea. I like honoring Harry and Sue and what they built here.”

“I bet they would love that.”

She nodded. She looked out the window, thinking as I drove the rest of the way to the campground.

Amelia was already there, as were a few other vehicles, when we arrived. Natalie greeted everyone, thanking them for attending.

I followed behind her, letting her shine. Knox, Sofia, Sebastian, and Teddy, who worked for Knox, were all there for the first day of the build. Each of them had extensive knowledge and experience. They divided up the rest of the days of the week, and each was managing the project for one day solo.

Natalie coordinated with the four of them and assigned each of them a color for the day so she could tell volunteers which team they would be working with. It was going to be a big day, but with their skills and Natalie’s organization, it was going to be good.

The first volunteers arrived shortly before eight, and Natalie quickly assigned everyone a leader to work with. She joined Sofia’s group and started working.

I was assigned to Sebastian’s group with a dozen others. Sebastian gave clear, easy-to-follow instructions to the volunteers who were helping.

“When we get this panel done, we’re going to raise it up and brace it so it doesn’t move. Before we can secure it, we will need to make sure it’s plumb and level so everything matches up when all the panels are in place. Then we’ll move to the next panel. Each team has four panels to start with.” Sebastian met the gazes of everyone in the group.

Natalie had a concrete foundation poured right after the fundraiser, and with inspections done, the building was ready to go up. A sill was installed on top of the concrete for the walls to be attached to, and as a barrier between the concrete foundation and the walls.

Sebastian paired me with a man I didn’t know to assemble our part of the wall.

“I’m Omar,” I said, offering the man my hand.

“Whoa, the mayor. I know who you are. I’m Andre Davidson.”

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