"He said the girl was based on Belle's drawings."
"It was a very sweet gift."
"You should see if Maverick could add something small for your shop.You have a larger sidewalk area; you could turn that into a small space for tables and chairs, a few flowers and shrubs by the building itself, and maybe a small water feature."
"I hadn't even thought about doing something like that at my place.You think there's enough space?"
"We can ask Maverick to take a look.He might have a design in mind for you."
I chewed my lip, wondering if I had enough in savings to cover the addition.Or whether that was something that the town covered."I'd love to make the space more inviting."
"I told you we'd make the bakery better than it was before."
"Yeah, but I hadn't even thought about upgrading the outdoor space."
"Now that I'm working with the rest of my brothers and Cooper, I think about all the possibilities.We want to make every job better than the last.It's not something I can turn off."
"I think that's great."
He smiled."And you thought I was just an electrician.All of us know the ins and outs of construction, installing floors and securing drywall.Cooper made sure of it."
"I can see why Natasha and Eve hired you to renovate the town."
"It's our first large contract, and we want it to be successful.But so far, we've had a pipe burst and an electrical fire before we could get to the repairs."
"It's a large town like you said.It can't be easy to do it all at once."
"Eve and Natasha wanted to renovate the inn first and then inspect the other buildings for plumbing and electrical issues later.Then when an issue popped up, that's what prompted them to take a look at the repairs sooner."
"I'm sure no one blames you or Hudson for those emergencies."
"Some of the shop owners would say otherwise."
I sighed."I know how some of them can be difficult.But it's just not possible to please everyone."
"We try to do our best.We want to have a good reputation."
"And you do."
"Dinner smells good already."
"I'm happy to be home more this week and to have someone else to cook for."
"Me too."But his presence set me on edge.I couldn't avoid him.It made me confront these growing feelings I had for him.He'd been so accommodating, offering me a place to live and a vehicle to drive.He was taking care of me, and I needed to remind myself that he was only doing this as a favor to Tom.It had nothing to do with how he felt about me personally.
"You'll be happy once we start work on the bakery."
"I'm able to bake and sell my products, so I'm okay with doing this renovation the right way.I don't want to rush.I want to use this opportunity to make the space more usable and exactly what I want going forward so that it feels like an upgrade."
He grinned."I like how you think."
"You're the one who helped me see that this was an opportunity, not something to feel bad about."
"You'll need to talk to Eve about the outdoor patio area."
I chewed my lip."Belle's was a large one.I'm not sure if they'd want to do another project so soon after hers.Especially since they're performing costly repairs on the plumbing and probably electrical now in every building."
"Eve and Natasha want to invest in the town.They want it to be the best it can be."
