After we finish eating, we clean up our mess before Kate asks, “Is there anything else I need to do?”
“Little sis, you just need to stand there and look pretty.”
She glares at me. “That's the last thing I'm going to do considering this is my house, and if you think I'm not going to be here to help out, you're mistaken.”
“You have a regular day job. You don’t have the luxury Scott and I have, and you have your little fella who you need to spend time with, so whatever you can offer is fine.”
Plus, the less time you spend around here, the more opportunities Scott and I have to take breaks and fuck, so please let us handle this.
“Thank you again, Scott,” she says.
“It really isn't an issue.”
“It might not be an issue for you, but it's a big help for me. I feel like this is all my fault.”
“It isn't your fault,” I tell her. “It's a frustrating situation, and I understand why you did what you did, but we’re going to figure this out, and we’re going to make this your dream home. You got that?”
She forces a smile, but I can tell my words don't bring her much peace of mind.
“Well, I don’t know what I’m going to do to make this up to you guys, but I will, okay?”
“You don’t have anything to make up for.” I move close and offer a hug.
“Oh, Mikey, you’re all sweaty! Stop!” Scott laughs as I pull away from her. “So gross.”
I look over her shoulder at Scott, who shrugs like he doesn’t understand what her issue could be.
We chat a bit more before she leaves, and as soon as I close the door behind her, Scott says, “She feels so guilty about this whole thing.”
“It's my fault. I was so frustrated at the situation and didn't know how much money was going to be involved. I had told her all we needed was to get an inspector out here, but I totally understand why she did it. No matter what I say, she just keeps beating herself up about it.”
“You have to admit, it’s kind of fun that we get to play slumber party in this place until we get it fixed.”
“Judging by the look on your pretty face, I know what you’re expecting to get out of this ‘slumber party’.”
I hook my arm around him and pull him close to me, offering a kiss, tasting that sweat on him again. “Yum. I've been waiting to do that ever since you started working out there.”
“You already kissed me before the Chinese food came, remember?”
“I wasn’t talking about kissing you.”
His eyes widen with excitement. “Well, well.”
“You did good today, by the way. Looks like you’ll pick up this stuff real quick.”
“You're not the only fast learner. But are there any big tips that you need to offer me before we really get into this project?”
“You know how to hit a hammer?”
“Obviously.”
“You think you can drill?”
“Does anyone not know how to drill?”
“Then I think we’ll be as good with this as we are in the bedroom. I’m not asking you to do major electric or plumbing.”
“Well, even if we’re not doing any plumbing, I don’t see why we can’t have a little plumbing roleplay?”
