BANG IT OUT (CLEARWATER CONSTRUCTION) BY CAMERON HART – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: Cameron Hart
- Language: English
- Genre: contemporary romance
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DELILAH
I add another soft pink peony to the bouquet I’m working on,
followed by two springs of lily of the valley. Taking a step back, I
admire my work. The lovely spring arrangement is sure to make
Mrs. Handler smile. Her husband, Frank, ordered these for their upcoming
anniversary.
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They’ve been married for fifty-five years, which is mind-boggling to
me. What’s even more astonishing is that they still look at each other as if
they can’t believe they’ve been lucky enough to spend so many years with
their best friend.
I ignore the painful thump of my heart at the thought of trudging back to
my studio apartment, alone. Always so alone. Grams has been gone for
almost a decade now, and my mom… Well, she split as soon as I wasn’t her
legal responsibility anymore. In fact, she left a little earlier than that, but I
don’t want to go down that path of bitterness. Not this early in the morning,
and certainly not without coffee.
Shaking my head of those thoughts, I focus back on the beautiful
flowers giving off a fresh, sweet, and delicate scent. I close my eyes and
call to mind the garden my grandma had growing up. It was a gorgeous
sanctuary with flowering vines crawling up a lattice archway, leading to a
rainbow of plants and flowers. The last time I was there, I–
“Wrrrrr-chrrrrr-crreeeeeech!!”
The most awful, ear-splitting sound rips me away from one of a handful
of good memories I have of my childhood. It starts up again, and I huff out
an irritated breath. It sounds like metal scraping against metal mixed with
nails on a chalkboard and a healthy sprinkle of random whirs and bangs to
complete the cacophony of chaos.
I stare at the wall I share with the restaurant next door, frowning as
more obnoxious noises fill my otherwise peaceful and pristine shop. What
the heck is happening over there? I know the place closed down a few
months ago, which I must admit, I wasn’t too sad about. It made the whole
block smell like raw fish and salami.
This new development, however, might be worse.
When a jackhammer roars to life, shaking the flowers in the bouquet I
just put together, I decide I need to go have a stern talk with whoever is
disrupting my day. This level of noise is unacceptable.
Taking a deep breath, I wipe my hands on my black apron with the shop
logo on it in pink. Blushing Blooms. This shop is my pride and joy, and I’ve
worked my ass off over the last five years to save up enough money to get
the business off the ground. I can’t have anything driving my customers
away.
I step outside, breathing in the cool morning air, knowing it’ll warm up
by mid-morning and then be downright sweltering by late afternoon. Just
another beautiful spring day here in Clearwater, Oregon.
A saw whirs to life, making my blood boil. Can’t I even appreciate
nature for one single, solitary second without all that racket? I’m aware I’m
not in the best mood as I stomp toward the storefront next door, but
whoever is in here deserves my wrath.
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