“Wow, don’t you looknice,” Salzy said when Jamie walked into the kitchen of the diner.
“Thanks.”
“I’m off to Hanson’s.Is there anything you need?”Salzy had the keys to the old
Ford truck.
“No, I can’t think of anything.Did Joesph give you a list of what he needed?”Jamie asked, his own keys in his hand.
“Yep.”Salzy thumbed over his shoulder to the dining room.“He’s on the phone now.I think he’s found someone to do all the tile work, and he was working on a painter.To be honest, I wasn’t looking forward to doing that painting.Not as hot as it’s getting.”
“Yeah, I can’t say I blame you.”
“Where are you off to?”Salzy asked before downing his glass of water.
“I need to get some things printed for Joesph and then I’m going to go clothes shopping.I don’t have hardly anything here, and I have no idea when I can get back to Atlanta to pack up my stuff.”
“Maybe by the end of the week?I can follow you up with the truck.”
“That’s not a bad idea.I don’t have that much, and to be honest, what furniture I do have is mostly junk.”
“You should put an ad up on Craigslist and either sell it or list it as free, and they pick it up.That way you don’t have to worry about it.”
“You’re just full of good ideas today.”Jamie grinned.“Might need to keep you around.”
Salzy frowned.“Haven’t we already talked about that?”
“Yeah, just making sure you heard me.”
“Hey, if you’re getting a hot tubanda grill, you’ll find it hard to get rid of me!”
Jamie laughed along with Salzy.“Okay, days a wasting, so I’d better get a move on.You too.”He clapped Salzy on the shoulder as he passed him, going towards the dining room.“Tell Terry I said hey.”
“Will do.”Salzy started whistling as he pushed through the screen door; it slammed behind him.“Sorry...sorta.”
“Hey,” Jamie said after Joesph disconnected the call he was on.“I’m going to run out and get some things printed regarding the kitchen equipment for you, and then I’ll be back.”
“I’ve got a few painters that are coming to give us quotes this afternoon.I gave a list to Salzy but didn’t put paint on it.I’ll see what the quotes are.If we can get the paint cheaper at the hardware store, I’ll get it there.”
“Smart.I’ll have all the specs and such for the equipment I’ve ordered.Got that all taken care of.”
“That’s good news.I will need the measurements.”Joesph looked at where the counter had been.“I need to find a decent carpenter.”
“Call Terry at Hanson’s hardware.”Jamie leaned over and wrote down the number from his phone.“I have no doubt she’ll know just about every good tradie around here.”
“Good idea.I should have asked her about painters.”
“You can still ask her.Also, ask her about the painters you’ve lined up.I got the impression that she’s just like her great-grandfather.She won’t put up with much crap.”
Joesph wrote her name down next to the number.“Is she the one that Sal has a thing for?”
“The one and the same,” Jamie said, grinning.“He has it bad, too.”
“Um...what are you going to do after you bring those documents back?”
“I had planned on going and doing some shopping.I’m tired of washing out underwear every night.”
“Yeah, that’s not attractive at all.I don’t want to have to move your nasty drawers when I want to take a shower.”
