willpower to play nice and not let her mouth make a bigger mess of the situation than it already was. The last few months had been rough for her, and she should have known that this job wasn’t going to be the sudden stroke of good luck she’d hoped for. But damn, did it have to be this hard?
She could have handled a rude client if that’s all she was dealing with. But seeing Noah again had nearly knocked her off her feet. And it seemed, in keeping with her horrible luck, that he would be working on the cabin as well. Great.
She felt sorry for herself another minute and then pushed off the wall. Might as well get something done . It was stupid that she’d have to come back tomorrow when the person who owned the house was right in the other room, oggling her ex boyfriend. But she was used to working with rich clients who had no respect for other people’s time. She might as well forget the woman and make the best of the situation.
The cabin really was astounding. Deep amber log walls surrounded her. The traditional design of the wood was warm and welcoming and she imagined how nice it must be to be cozy in the cabin during one of the area’s frequent snowstorms. She hoped the evil woman wouldn’t do too much damage to the original beauty of the place.
It did need a few upgrades though.
The carpet, to start with, was a horrible shag monstrosity. Lily did a slow circle, imagining a room with plush cream carpets and deep red bedding with accent pillows and artwork in shades of orange warming the room even more. She jotted a few notes to herself and then stuck her head into the small adjoining bathroom. Avocado tiles and an old pink toilet greeted her. She tried not to cringe at the puffy seat cover and cracked tile. She was thinking more white and grays, small shimmering tiles. But who was she kidding? The space needed to be totally rebuilt. It felt pointless to even look at it before she knew what Noah would be doing to remodel the place.
She imagined he would have some updated plans going within a week or two which would help her out considerably. And she would have to wait until tomorrow to meet with this Lydia person and figure out exactly what she was supposed to be working on.
It probably made more sense just to leave and come back tomorrow, but Lily had a real stubborn streak and she felt herself digging her heels in despite knowing it was a waste of her time. She’d be damned if she was going to let the skinny and overly tanned Mrs. Uptight scare her off.
She felt the frustration tightening in her shoulders and wasn’t sure if it was from this disaster of a first appointment or from seeing him again. Lily made her way back down the hall, looking briefly into each room she passed, wondering where Noah and her client had gone.
God only knew what those two were up to. She was no fool. She knew how women responded to Noah’s smooth good looks. And she knew how Noah worked, how eager he was to please the client at all costs, no matter what that entailed.
Her brow furrowed at the thought. His easy friendliness with other women had been a major factor in their awful breakup and despite her absolute hatred of him she felt an old jealousy creep into her gut. Since they’d split she’d been very careful to avoid Noah and she’d successfully kept those old feelings deep inside her where they couldn’t do much damage. And now, here he was with the worst timing in the world, shoved back into her life. She couldn’t believe her horrible luck.
What was worse, he was looking better than ever. He’d always been fit but she could tell he’d put on some muscle since they’d broken up. His brown hair was a longer now too, giving him a sexy disheveled look. And those eyes . Damn, his dark green eyes with their long long lashes were still a knockout, even behind the new wire-rimmed glasses he was sporting. Glasses that screamed I’m sexy and intelligent. Noah was definitely not an easy man to ignore.
The sound of
She could have handled a rude client if that’s all she was dealing with. But seeing Noah again had nearly knocked her off her feet. And it seemed, in keeping with her horrible luck, that he would be working on the cabin as well. Great.
She felt sorry for herself another minute and then pushed off the wall. Might as well get something done . It was stupid that she’d have to come back tomorrow when the person who owned the house was right in the other room, oggling her ex boyfriend. But she was used to working with rich clients who had no respect for other people’s time. She might as well forget the woman and make the best of the situation.
The cabin really was astounding. Deep amber log walls surrounded her. The traditional design of the wood was warm and welcoming and she imagined how nice it must be to be cozy in the cabin during one of the area’s frequent snowstorms. She hoped the evil woman wouldn’t do too much damage to the original beauty of the place.
It did need a few upgrades though.
The carpet, to start with, was a horrible shag monstrosity. Lily did a slow circle, imagining a room with plush cream carpets and deep red bedding with accent pillows and artwork in shades of orange warming the room even more. She jotted a few notes to herself and then stuck her head into the small adjoining bathroom. Avocado tiles and an old pink toilet greeted her. She tried not to cringe at the puffy seat cover and cracked tile. She was thinking more white and grays, small shimmering tiles. But who was she kidding? The space needed to be totally rebuilt. It felt pointless to even look at it before she knew what Noah would be doing to remodel the place.
She imagined he would have some updated plans going within a week or two which would help her out considerably. And she would have to wait until tomorrow to meet with this Lydia person and figure out exactly what she was supposed to be working on.
It probably made more sense just to leave and come back tomorrow, but Lily had a real stubborn streak and she felt herself digging her heels in despite knowing it was a waste of her time. She’d be damned if she was going to let the skinny and overly tanned Mrs. Uptight scare her off.
She felt the frustration tightening in her shoulders and wasn’t sure if it was from this disaster of a first appointment or from seeing him again. Lily made her way back down the hall, looking briefly into each room she passed, wondering where Noah and her client had gone.
God only knew what those two were up to. She was no fool. She knew how women responded to Noah’s smooth good looks. And she knew how Noah worked, how eager he was to please the client at all costs, no matter what that entailed.
Her brow furrowed at the thought. His easy friendliness with other women had been a major factor in their awful breakup and despite her absolute hatred of him she felt an old jealousy creep into her gut. Since they’d split she’d been very careful to avoid Noah and she’d successfully kept those old feelings deep inside her where they couldn’t do much damage. And now, here he was with the worst timing in the world, shoved back into her life. She couldn’t believe her horrible luck.
What was worse, he was looking better than ever. He’d always been fit but she could tell he’d put on some muscle since they’d broken up. His brown hair was a longer now too, giving him a sexy disheveled look. And those eyes . Damn, his dark green eyes with their long long lashes were still a knockout, even behind the new wire-rimmed glasses he was sporting. Glasses that screamed I’m sexy and intelligent. Noah was definitely not an easy man to ignore.
The sound of
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