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Those stairs needed help They should be the first thing on her list Or his “I’ll fix the steps I’ll go out there early toot some wood that will fit for now She should rebuild the whole thing at the end of the project, but the first thing we need to do is fortify the in that house”
Zep sighed in obvious relief “Thank god I orried I would have to work onit easy because I didn’t want to have to pound nails when I had a hangover Now I can drink I think I’ll go dance, too Cal, don’t take all those ladies Leave a couple for me”
Zep pushed his chair back and winked Harry’s way
It looked like the party had started Harry sat back He wasn’t taking everything Zep said to heart Sera really didn’t seem like she was into him, but that didn’t mean he couldn’t help her out He would si sure his aunt didn’t do soht and all Sera needed was tiure out he wasn’t a jerk like her last boyfriend, then he would be in place when she was ready
After all, it wasn’t like he had to leave Papillon right after Angie’s wedding He could hang around, do so nice here
He sat back and mentally made a list Maybe patience and some manual labor would pay offchapter fiveSera took a deep breath and tried to understand the words Sylvie was saying over the sounds of Luc giggling at solanced back in to where Zep was drinking his coffee and Luc was having lunch because it was eleven in the aed hietting ready for the day
It must be nice to be able to sleep in She honestly didn’tuntil ten in the
“Sera? Are you listening to me?”
She forced herself back to the conversation at hand “I a about codes”
“Yes” A long sigh ca frustrated Or anxious “I was down on the second floor and they were talking about sending out code enforcement”
“Sending the late as it was She didn’t need city hall gossip She needed to get out to Guidry Place and start working She’d gotten online the night before and she was fairly sure she could change a couple of boards on the porch stairs It wouldn’t be pretty, but hopefully it would be enough so workers could safely get in and out of the house