What a Bachelor Needs (Bachelor Auction book 4)
“The boards beneath were turn-of-the-century maple, by the look of them, more than a hand-span wide and solid through.
As for the porch… yes it swayed, but it too was in better overall condition than he’d been led to expect. The circular area at the corner end would make a perfect outdoor space for a small child to play in while her mama sat in a rocker and took a well-earned rest.
He could see it in his mind’s eye and he wanted to make it happen.
Jett examined the railings and the decking more ...carefully and thought of the little girl inside. Some of it could do with replacing. There was going to be expense.
He found her in one of the bedrooms, changing Claire’s diaper, and retreated to the hall with a haste that would have made his slalom coach proud.
“I’m, ah, just going to stay out here and talk, while you do that in there,” he said and she laughed and wasn’t that a sound he could stand to hear some more of, for it danced across his skin like a longed for breeze on a soft summer night.MoreLess
As for the porch… yes it swayed, but it too was in better overall condition than he’d been led to expect. The circular area at the corner end would make a perfect outdoor space for a small child to play in while her mama sat in a rocker and took a well-earned rest.
He could see it in his mind’s eye and he wanted to make it happen.
Jett examined the railings and the decking more ...carefully and thought of the little girl inside. Some of it could do with replacing. There was going to be expense.
He found her in one of the bedrooms, changing Claire’s diaper, and retreated to the hall with a haste that would have made his slalom coach proud.
“I’m, ah, just going to stay out here and talk, while you do that in there,” he said and she laughed and wasn’t that a sound he could stand to hear some more of, for it danced across his skin like a longed for breeze on a soft summer night.MoreLess
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