here, no one hardly stops by. That’s why I don’t keep too many things stocked.”
“I see. Well, good luck.”
“Thank you, Brian. You have a good day now, you hear?”
Brian waved and told him the same.
Driving back to his mom’s home, he couldn’t help but think of all the potential that was there for that hardware store.
Hopefully it’ll get into the right hands and they’ll bring it back to life like it used to be.
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Jill heard Brian’s car engine coming up the driveway, signaling his return. She glanced up from the work she was doing to confirm it was true. Standing up and brushing off all the mess she made, she began walking back towards her lawnmower where Brian was already working on the fix. “Did you find what you needed?” Jill questioned.
“Sure did.”
Fixated on the job at hand, Brian offered up no other words and not even a look. He instead stayed busy doing what he needed to do to solve the problem.
Jill tried watching so that if this should happen again she could handle fixing it herself. However, her eyes and mind strayed more on Brian than on what he was doing. She had to admit that he was of more interest to her than fixing a lawnmower anyway.
Not long after, Brian had everything put back together. He got up and said, “That should do it.” He pressed the choke button and pulled the cord. The lawnmower began purring on the first try. More importantly, it stayed running.
Relieved, Jill thanked him.
“No problem,” he smiled.
She turned the mower back off so that if anything else was said between the two of them, they could hear one another.
“Better be careful. It may not turn back on now,” Brian teased.
Jill didn’t catch his playful tone. Instead her eyes bulged out of her head. “Seriously?”
Brian laughed. “No, I’m kidding. You should be good for a while now as long as nothing else quits on you.”
Jill smacked him on the arm as she said, “Don’t do that!”
“Ow,” Brian winced.
Again, Jill looked alarmed and Brian laughed all the harder.
“That didn’t hurt, did it?” Jill asked plainly.
“Nah, I was just playing.”
Both of them calmed down, and Brian remembered he had some other things he needed to get done. “Well, I should probably get going.”
“Thank you again for fixing this for me. You’re my hero for today,” Jill declared with a smile.
“Anytime, Jill.”
Brian moved closer to Jill and she could feel her heartbeat start to race, not knowing what to anticipate.
He gently took her hand in his and with sincerity he said, “With as much as you’ve done for my mom, this was nothing. I owe you so much more than this. So when I say anytime, I mean anytime. Please don’t hesitate to ask for help if you need it.”
Jill cleared her throat for a quick second because of the heat his touch induced in her. “Okay,” she finally breathed out with a nod.
Brian let go of Jill’s hand, conscious of wanting to be careful with her; to take things really slow. The last thing he wanted to do was scare her off or do something that would make her want to avoid him. He was thankful for everything that did happen, and counted it as a win for now.
But
“I see. Well, good luck.”
“Thank you, Brian. You have a good day now, you hear?”
Brian waved and told him the same.
Driving back to his mom’s home, he couldn’t help but think of all the potential that was there for that hardware store.
Hopefully it’ll get into the right hands and they’ll bring it back to life like it used to be.
---------------
Jill heard Brian’s car engine coming up the driveway, signaling his return. She glanced up from the work she was doing to confirm it was true. Standing up and brushing off all the mess she made, she began walking back towards her lawnmower where Brian was already working on the fix. “Did you find what you needed?” Jill questioned.
“Sure did.”
Fixated on the job at hand, Brian offered up no other words and not even a look. He instead stayed busy doing what he needed to do to solve the problem.
Jill tried watching so that if this should happen again she could handle fixing it herself. However, her eyes and mind strayed more on Brian than on what he was doing. She had to admit that he was of more interest to her than fixing a lawnmower anyway.
Not long after, Brian had everything put back together. He got up and said, “That should do it.” He pressed the choke button and pulled the cord. The lawnmower began purring on the first try. More importantly, it stayed running.
Relieved, Jill thanked him.
“No problem,” he smiled.
She turned the mower back off so that if anything else was said between the two of them, they could hear one another.
“Better be careful. It may not turn back on now,” Brian teased.
Jill didn’t catch his playful tone. Instead her eyes bulged out of her head. “Seriously?”
Brian laughed. “No, I’m kidding. You should be good for a while now as long as nothing else quits on you.”
Jill smacked him on the arm as she said, “Don’t do that!”
“Ow,” Brian winced.
Again, Jill looked alarmed and Brian laughed all the harder.
“That didn’t hurt, did it?” Jill asked plainly.
“Nah, I was just playing.”
Both of them calmed down, and Brian remembered he had some other things he needed to get done. “Well, I should probably get going.”
“Thank you again for fixing this for me. You’re my hero for today,” Jill declared with a smile.
“Anytime, Jill.”
Brian moved closer to Jill and she could feel her heartbeat start to race, not knowing what to anticipate.
He gently took her hand in his and with sincerity he said, “With as much as you’ve done for my mom, this was nothing. I owe you so much more than this. So when I say anytime, I mean anytime. Please don’t hesitate to ask for help if you need it.”
Jill cleared her throat for a quick second because of the heat his touch induced in her. “Okay,” she finally breathed out with a nod.
Brian let go of Jill’s hand, conscious of wanting to be careful with her; to take things really slow. The last thing he wanted to do was scare her off or do something that would make her want to avoid him. He was thankful for everything that did happen, and counted it as a win for now.
But
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