soon as you can get it.”
Addie chuckled.
Small town
.
Everyone knows everything
. At that moment, she wouldn’t have chosen to be anywhere else.
----
Restoring the floors took the rest of the week. Addie spent several nights at Mel’s apartment to get away from the sanding dust. But when Jason had finished, she was amazed at how clean he left the place and was thrilled with the job he’d done.
Ryan Bronwyn had been true to his word. As soon as she’d called him, he’d arranged to meet her at his warehouse, so she could choose her furniture. Addie debated, but finally mustered up the nerve to call Mel’s friend, Nate, to ask if he’d go with them to pick out the stuff. He’d offered to help her decorate, but she’d secretly wondered if he’d just been being polite.
Nate set those worries aside at once. He sounded genuinely pleased to help out and changed his plans for that evening to meet them at Ryan’s.
The furniture was better than Addie had hoped. It took Mel, Nate and her very little time to select what they wanted. Ryan promised to have it delivered.
The next afternoon, standing in the front room as two men carried things in, Addie was excited. Each bedroom received a queen-sized bed, a nightstand and a nice-sized dresser and mirror. She’d also chosen a comfortable armchair for each room, a small writing table and a straight-back chair to sit at it. It was more furniture than the rooms had previously had, but it all fit nicely, and she thought it would be perfect.
“That bedroom stuff looks great.” Nate followed the deliverymen down the stairs for the last time and saw them out. “Thanks,” he said.
“Yes, thank you!” Addie called to them.
They nodded and left, then Nate closed the door. “The rooms already feel more comfortable than they did. The drapes and blinds are fine, so you’ll want to keep their colours in mind when you’re choosing linens and a spread. A couple of the rooms are blue, two are mauve and two have interesting, mustard-coloured drapes.” He made a face.
Addie grinned. “They’ll be fine. I’ve seen some beautiful fabric using that colour as an accent woven through. If I can find something like that, it’ll look fantastic. I’m going with comforters instead of bedspreads.”
He nodded. “And mattresses. You’ll want some of them, of course.”
“Thanks.” She screwed up her face at him. “Really, I thought I’d just let people sleep on the floor within the bed frame. Nice and firm for the back, you know.”
“You might get a few guests, though I’m not sure they’d be the type of folks you were after.” He wandered into the dining room. “These chairs look fine!”
“Hardly any of them are the same.” She followed his gaze and chewed her lip nervously.
“Who cares? For all anyone knows, you planned it that way! They’re attractive and sturdy. I’d mix them all up. Instead of having two tables with matching chairs, and the others unmatched, just move them all around. It’ll look more natural that way.”
“If you say so.” Addie and Nate dragged chairs around until all four tables were full.
He touched the carved swear words in the top of one table and shook his head. “Do you have cloths or do you need to get some?”
“I have all those. Apparently, my little houseguests didn’t get into the linen closet.”
He ran his hand over the top. “Put down a table pad first then the cloth. No one will ever know what’s under here.”
“That’s what I thought,” she agreed. “They’ll be fine.”
He walked into the front room. “This stuff is better than fine. I love the deep-red brocade sofa and the white brocade easy chair. But the red and white striped loveseat really ties it all together.”
“Different fabric.” She touched the cotton loveseat cushion. It was modern, while the other two were older and more classic. But he was right, they looked incredible together.
He started to reply, when a knock sounded on the
Addie chuckled.
Small town
.
Everyone knows everything
. At that moment, she wouldn’t have chosen to be anywhere else.
----
Restoring the floors took the rest of the week. Addie spent several nights at Mel’s apartment to get away from the sanding dust. But when Jason had finished, she was amazed at how clean he left the place and was thrilled with the job he’d done.
Ryan Bronwyn had been true to his word. As soon as she’d called him, he’d arranged to meet her at his warehouse, so she could choose her furniture. Addie debated, but finally mustered up the nerve to call Mel’s friend, Nate, to ask if he’d go with them to pick out the stuff. He’d offered to help her decorate, but she’d secretly wondered if he’d just been being polite.
Nate set those worries aside at once. He sounded genuinely pleased to help out and changed his plans for that evening to meet them at Ryan’s.
The furniture was better than Addie had hoped. It took Mel, Nate and her very little time to select what they wanted. Ryan promised to have it delivered.
The next afternoon, standing in the front room as two men carried things in, Addie was excited. Each bedroom received a queen-sized bed, a nightstand and a nice-sized dresser and mirror. She’d also chosen a comfortable armchair for each room, a small writing table and a straight-back chair to sit at it. It was more furniture than the rooms had previously had, but it all fit nicely, and she thought it would be perfect.
“That bedroom stuff looks great.” Nate followed the deliverymen down the stairs for the last time and saw them out. “Thanks,” he said.
“Yes, thank you!” Addie called to them.
They nodded and left, then Nate closed the door. “The rooms already feel more comfortable than they did. The drapes and blinds are fine, so you’ll want to keep their colours in mind when you’re choosing linens and a spread. A couple of the rooms are blue, two are mauve and two have interesting, mustard-coloured drapes.” He made a face.
Addie grinned. “They’ll be fine. I’ve seen some beautiful fabric using that colour as an accent woven through. If I can find something like that, it’ll look fantastic. I’m going with comforters instead of bedspreads.”
He nodded. “And mattresses. You’ll want some of them, of course.”
“Thanks.” She screwed up her face at him. “Really, I thought I’d just let people sleep on the floor within the bed frame. Nice and firm for the back, you know.”
“You might get a few guests, though I’m not sure they’d be the type of folks you were after.” He wandered into the dining room. “These chairs look fine!”
“Hardly any of them are the same.” She followed his gaze and chewed her lip nervously.
“Who cares? For all anyone knows, you planned it that way! They’re attractive and sturdy. I’d mix them all up. Instead of having two tables with matching chairs, and the others unmatched, just move them all around. It’ll look more natural that way.”
“If you say so.” Addie and Nate dragged chairs around until all four tables were full.
He touched the carved swear words in the top of one table and shook his head. “Do you have cloths or do you need to get some?”
“I have all those. Apparently, my little houseguests didn’t get into the linen closet.”
He ran his hand over the top. “Put down a table pad first then the cloth. No one will ever know what’s under here.”
“That’s what I thought,” she agreed. “They’ll be fine.”
He walked into the front room. “This stuff is better than fine. I love the deep-red brocade sofa and the white brocade easy chair. But the red and white striped loveseat really ties it all together.”
“Different fabric.” She touched the cotton loveseat cushion. It was modern, while the other two were older and more classic. But he was right, they looked incredible together.
He started to reply, when a knock sounded on the
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