Page 5 of Last Chance Seduction
I attended a conference and had missed out on meeting the new guy.And I wasn’t grumpy at all that I didn’t get a baked good or welcome gift.No, instead I got the sound of hammers hammering themselves on my brain and making my job twice as hard.
Mr.Darcy rolled onto his stomach, then stood up before stretching to his heart’s content, yawning as he did so.
“Ooh, good stretch,” I said and rolled my eyes.
Why did I say that every time my cat stretched?And I knew I wasn’t the only one who did it.It was like a reflex at this point.
My phone chirped beside me, and I smiled down at the readout, grateful for the distraction.Because there was no way I was going to get actual voice work done until they were done hammering whatever the hell they were hammering today.
“Hello Posy,” I answered.
“I was going to ask how you were doing, but I can hear the hammering from here,” my closest friend said with a laugh.
I paused at that thought, wonderingifPosy was my closest friend.Maybe she was my closest friend locally, I had a huge group of friends online, because I hadn’t lived in Colorado for the past couple of years.I put my hand over my heart, rubbing at the sharp pain there, thinking of why I had moved away.But no, I wasn’t going to think too hard about that.I was better now.Breathing, finding my happiness.
And I was building a local community.With my neighbors who weren’t annoying the hell out of me, and with people like Posy, who made me smile.
“It’s never ending.”
“Have you met your neighbor then?I mean, has he even explained what he’s doing?The houses aren’t that old.What could he be adding?”
“I have no idea.He hasn’t said a darn thing to me.Which is very annoying.So I have no clue what he’s doing over there.But it’s not like I have a choice in the matter.He didn’t have to tell anyone or ask.”
“I’d say you can come over here and work, but I’m on as many deadlines as you.I shouldn’t be upset that we have work, but it is a little overwhelming.”
“I am grateful for the jobs, but you’re right.I’m just having to become an owl now.”
“I’m sure there’s a ‘whoo’ joke in there, but I’m tired after finishing that fantasy novel.”
“How many words did you have to ask the author to pronounce for you?”
“I’m not even going to count at this point.”
We both laughed, and I shook my head, petting Mr.Darcy as he found his way onto my lap.
“Anyway, I just wanted to check in on you.Because I have to go back into the booth.”
I leaned into my chair, comfortable for the first time in a long while.“Thank you, I’ll get back into the booth once the hammering ends.”
As soon as I spoke the words into existence, the sound of a saw whirling echoed through my home, and I groaned.“And apparently saws.”
“You know, if you go over there, maybe you could ask the contractor or owner what’s going on.I know that they have a job to do, but you never know, you could find a window during the day to work.”
“We all know that construction crews never work on time.”
“Maybe this one does.I know that the one Cullen works for is usually decently on time.”
“So how are things with you and Cullen?”I asked, teasing.
“We’re having dinner tomorrow.”
“And is dinner all you’re having or are you just calling yourself dinner at this point?”I asked dryly.
“What do you mean?”Posy asked, truly not understanding the innuendo.I swore the two were already dating, though I knew Posy and Cullen didn’t believe so so I didn’t even bother answering the question.Posy was more of a hermit than I was and rarely left the house.If she did, it was sometimes with me, but more often than not, it was with Cullen.But if the two wanted to remain friends, and be each other’s safety, I wasn’t going to complain or say anything about it.
“I should at least get some work done, even if it’s not voice work.And rest.”
“Okay then.Maybe we can do coffee at Lattes on the Rock in a couple of days?”
