Page 44 of Seductive Nights

"Actually, I have lunch plans with my mom. Is that okay?"

"Perfectly okay, Addison. I just thought we would treat you to lunch. How about tomorrow?"

"Tomorrow works."

"We'll have lunch; just the three of us, so we can get to know each other a little better. How about that?"

"Thanks, Margo. That sounds great."

Margo grinned and turned toward the door. Carley was right next to her.

As she backed out of her parking space, Carley asked, "Can you tell me a little bit about where everything is in town? Since I'm not from here, I probably should know a little bit more."

Margo glanced at her sister and nodded. "I forgot about that. Okay, sure. Margo's office was located on First Street. She pulled out of the driveway and turned left on First Street. Then turned left on Main Street. "So to the left here is the grocery store. I think you're familiar with that."

Carley laughed. "I am. I've been there a couple of times."

"And on the right here is the ice cream shop. Next to the ice cream shop is the insurance office. Next to that is the laundromat. And then next to that is the nail salon. That's where I always go."

"Oh, I'm gonna have to try them. Your nails always look awesome."

Margo grinned. She was beginning to feel pretty darned special, and it had been a long time since that feeling had been in her head.

"Next to the grocery store on the left is the barber shop and then Williams’ Hardware."

She continued down Main Street, "And right at the end of Main Street, is the old barracks. So, we drive straight into the barracks. I'm going to have to ask him if he's changing the name. He was going to get rid of the barracks name, but I'm not sure if he did."

They pulled into the parking lot next to Quinn's truck. Just as she parked, Quinn stepped out of the main door. He waited for them to each get out of the vehicle and sauntered towards them.

"Hello there, ladies."

Margo grinned. "Hi, Quinn."

Carley was more enthusiastic. She couldn't stop smiling. "Hi, Quinn. I'm really excited for this opportunity."

He chuckled. "I am too. Well, come right in. Let me show you what we have here."

They stepped into the front room of the first building. It was open and bright. There was a pool table in the middle of the room. The back wall was a line of cabinets with a countertop. To the right of that was a refrigerator, and there was a sink next to the refrigerator. A dishwasher was below the counter next to the sink. "So, this is the common area." Quinn started his tour. "Any condo owner will have access to this area. Once we have the condos full enough, the owners will then vote on an association board, and the association will be responsible for keeping track of this. Eventually, you won't walk right into this area because if somebody wanted to rent it out for a private party, that wouldn't be very private. There will be glass walls here that create a little bit of a hallway, but it'll be open and bright."

Margo nodded. "You've done a nice job here, Quinn."

"Thank you. We're very happy with how it's turning out. It's been a lot of work, but it's coming along."

"I'll say."

Quinn moved toward the hallway. Margo and Carley were right behind him. To the right of the hallway was the first unit. "There will be four units down here on the first floor and six units upstairs. That's because the upstairs doesn't have a common area. Down here are all one-bedroom units. Upstairs are all two-bedroom units. Those will be ready in about two months. Right now, the three units down here are finished, and the far one at the end should be ready shortly. I'll say a few weeks."

Carley looked around and smiled. "It looks really nice here."

Quinn nodded. "Thank you." They meandered through the condo. He showed them the kitchen, the amenities, the showers, the bathroom, and the bedroom and then walked them down to the next one. He continued with his tour. "Each of these units is identical, and, of course, when someone buys, they're welcome to change it up however they want. But for selling purposes, all the walls will be white. All the kitchens will have beige and copper granite counters and white cabinetry. From there, it's up to the individual buyers what they want."

Margo nodded. "That's great, Quinn. It looks very nice. Do you think there'd be the opportunity to change some of the units up for a little variety when showing them?"

Quinn looked at her and cocked his head to the side. "I hadn't thought of that."

Margo nodded. "Well, if you wanted to have a couple of the units with dark cabinets and maybe a lighter granite, it doesn't have to be anything big, just a little variation in how the kitchen looks, mostly. Kitchens and baths are so important."

"Okay, well, I think that shouldn't be a problem. Let me talk to the architect about that, and we'll get that scheduled for the upstairs units since these downstairs ones are already finished. And since I have two more buildings to remodel, it shouldn't be a problem at all making changes over there."

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