Reflecting Love's Charms (Bellingwood Book 14) by Diane Greenwood Muir Page A
Authors: Diane Greenwood Muir
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Andrew asked. "I could jump in."
Sylvie looked at him. "How would you get out?"
"How did Polly get out? Did she use the tunnel?"
Polly shook her head. "Eliseo had to bring a ladder."
He looked around. "Where is it? Let's check this out."
"I don't know where it is, but no, you're not going down there," Sylvie said. "Now, here are your clothes. Go into the garage and change. We have work to do."
"Man, I never get to do anything fun," he complained. Andrew stomped his feet as he walked toward his mother and when she didn't let him take the bag, looked up at her. "What?"
"You know what." Sylvie raised her eyebrows.
"Yeah. Sorry."
Polly turned around at the sound of another vehicle pulling in and was surprised to see Henry's truck. "Just a sec," she said and ran back to the driveway.
"Hi there," he said when he got out of the truck. "What are you all doing over here?"
"I was in a funk, so we came over to work it out on the yard. What are you doing here?"
"Heath is meeting me to get those windows carried inside and start building you a porch."
"Now?" Polly pulled him into a hug. "Already?"
"It's as good a time as any. Will that help your funk?"
Polly didn't let him go. "You have no idea."
"I've been thinking on this whole house renovation thing and I have a couple of ideas I want to pose to you." He took her hand and they walked toward the lumber.
"What?" she asked. "Don't keep me in suspense."
"What if I bring water and electricity in and we let Heath and Hayden move in this summer and rough it while they do demolition? We'll pay them over and above, but it wouldn't cost nearly as much as hiring subcontractors. Dad and I will teach them how to do the work and maybe we could turn the garage into a shop with some of your dad's tools and equipment."
" That's a great idea," she gasped. "Have you talked to them?"
He shook his head. "I wanted to talk to you first, but I know Hayden was considering hiring on with a road crew again and I'd just as soon put him to work here so he can be close to his brother."
Polly leaned on him. "I had the worst day going and you just made things a whole lot better." She reached up and kissed his cheek, grinning at the stubble. He hadn't shaved for a few days. "Thank you."
"I know better than to let you sit on a project for too long. It starts stressing you out. If I don't keep up with you, it worries me that you'll just move us over here before the house is ready and I'll be stuck with cold showers and no heat this winter."
"You aren't going to make the boys take cold showers, are you?" she asked.
"They won’t have air conditioning for a while, so they'll be thankful for cool showers, but no. We'll make sure there's a bathroom that works and electricity in part of the house for them."
"I met one of our neighbors today," Polly said. "Pat Lynch?"
He shook his head. "I know they live around here, but I don’t know them very well. Her husband is Al or something? Dad probably knows them. Their kids were older than me."
"She's talkative. I'm supposed to go over someday so I can meet Albert." Polly grinned. " Her Albert. I don't know if she's always called him that or if she was just laying claim in front of the new woman in the neighborhood."
Henry laughed. "You're a bit of a threat, you know."
"Barry the radar guy was here. He's not talkative. And he left without telling me anything. Did he talk to you?"
"He's odd," Henry agreed. "He likes to do his thing and get out. You probably freaked him out by being here. I suppose you tried to talk to him."
"Like any normal person," Polly said. "It was difficult, though."
"I don't know if I want to tell you what he found."
"Why not? Is it bad?"
Henry shook his head. "No, but I was kind of thinking I'd like it to be a surprise. Can you wait?"
" That's mean." Polly swatted his arm. "Are we safe in the yard?"
"Let's just stay in the front yard. Okay?"
"He found another room, didn't he?”
"I'm not telling. Just stay out front until I
Sylvie looked at him. "How would you get out?"
"How did Polly get out? Did she use the tunnel?"
Polly shook her head. "Eliseo had to bring a ladder."
He looked around. "Where is it? Let's check this out."
"I don't know where it is, but no, you're not going down there," Sylvie said. "Now, here are your clothes. Go into the garage and change. We have work to do."
"Man, I never get to do anything fun," he complained. Andrew stomped his feet as he walked toward his mother and when she didn't let him take the bag, looked up at her. "What?"
"You know what." Sylvie raised her eyebrows.
"Yeah. Sorry."
Polly turned around at the sound of another vehicle pulling in and was surprised to see Henry's truck. "Just a sec," she said and ran back to the driveway.
"Hi there," he said when he got out of the truck. "What are you all doing over here?"
"I was in a funk, so we came over to work it out on the yard. What are you doing here?"
"Heath is meeting me to get those windows carried inside and start building you a porch."
"Now?" Polly pulled him into a hug. "Already?"
"It's as good a time as any. Will that help your funk?"
Polly didn't let him go. "You have no idea."
"I've been thinking on this whole house renovation thing and I have a couple of ideas I want to pose to you." He took her hand and they walked toward the lumber.
"What?" she asked. "Don't keep me in suspense."
"What if I bring water and electricity in and we let Heath and Hayden move in this summer and rough it while they do demolition? We'll pay them over and above, but it wouldn't cost nearly as much as hiring subcontractors. Dad and I will teach them how to do the work and maybe we could turn the garage into a shop with some of your dad's tools and equipment."
" That's a great idea," she gasped. "Have you talked to them?"
He shook his head. "I wanted to talk to you first, but I know Hayden was considering hiring on with a road crew again and I'd just as soon put him to work here so he can be close to his brother."
Polly leaned on him. "I had the worst day going and you just made things a whole lot better." She reached up and kissed his cheek, grinning at the stubble. He hadn't shaved for a few days. "Thank you."
"I know better than to let you sit on a project for too long. It starts stressing you out. If I don't keep up with you, it worries me that you'll just move us over here before the house is ready and I'll be stuck with cold showers and no heat this winter."
"You aren't going to make the boys take cold showers, are you?" she asked.
"They won’t have air conditioning for a while, so they'll be thankful for cool showers, but no. We'll make sure there's a bathroom that works and electricity in part of the house for them."
"I met one of our neighbors today," Polly said. "Pat Lynch?"
He shook his head. "I know they live around here, but I don’t know them very well. Her husband is Al or something? Dad probably knows them. Their kids were older than me."
"She's talkative. I'm supposed to go over someday so I can meet Albert." Polly grinned. " Her Albert. I don't know if she's always called him that or if she was just laying claim in front of the new woman in the neighborhood."
Henry laughed. "You're a bit of a threat, you know."
"Barry the radar guy was here. He's not talkative. And he left without telling me anything. Did he talk to you?"
"He's odd," Henry agreed. "He likes to do his thing and get out. You probably freaked him out by being here. I suppose you tried to talk to him."
"Like any normal person," Polly said. "It was difficult, though."
"I don't know if I want to tell you what he found."
"Why not? Is it bad?"
Henry shook his head. "No, but I was kind of thinking I'd like it to be a surprise. Can you wait?"
" That's mean." Polly swatted his arm. "Are we safe in the yard?"
"Let's just stay in the front yard. Okay?"
"He found another room, didn't he?”
"I'm not telling. Just stay out front until I
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