All He Ever Desired
“He’d started his day with an hour-long telephone call trying to convince a homeowner she was totally in the wrong while simultaneously soothing her ruffled feathers. Then he’d spent the rest of the day laying shingles. He wasn’t in the mood to see Dean Carpenter’s truck pulling up the drive.
He dropped his hammer on the roof with a thud and made his way to the ladder.
“You want me to come down?” Josh asked.
“I’m all set.” He paused a few rungs down. “But if he starts something and i...t looks like he’s kicking my ass, then yeah, come down.”
Nick was picking up the ties they’d been cutting off the bundles of shingles and throwing over the side all day.
“Hey,” Ryan said. “Your dad’s here.”
“I told him I’m almost done.”
“So you knew he was coming?”
“Yeah, I called him to come get me.MoreLess
He dropped his hammer on the roof with a thud and made his way to the ladder.
“You want me to come down?” Josh asked.
“I’m all set.” He paused a few rungs down. “But if he starts something and i...t looks like he’s kicking my ass, then yeah, come down.”
Nick was picking up the ties they’d been cutting off the bundles of shingles and throwing over the side all day.
“Hey,” Ryan said. “Your dad’s here.”
“I told him I’m almost done.”
“So you knew he was coming?”
“Yeah, I called him to come get me.MoreLess
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