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Lots of work ahead
“Wouldn't this come under the heading of unfinished business?” she asked, arching an
eyebrow.
“You would think so.”
Back upstairs twenty minutes later, we sipped iced tea and hammered out an informal
agreement.
“We're going to have to take this step by step,” Michael said. “We don't have a bottom-
less bank account like some of the folks buying houses down here.”
“I understand.”
“Our short-term goal is to get the upstairs ready for the coming season,” I added.
“Okay…” she said, glancing around the room dubiously. “For starters, you're going to
need to rip out that kitchen.”
“That's our first priority.”
“And the bathroom needs lots of work.”
“We know.”
“And this place is just begging for some curb appeal. Let's tart it up a bit.”
“Bring it on!” I said, ready for anything now.
She sat back in her chair.
“Great,” she said. “But you're going to need a first-rate handyman to get all that stuff
done.”
Michael spoke up again.
“Makes sense. Do you have anyone in mind?”
She all but glowed.
“As a matter of fact I do.”
“Fabulous. When can he start?”
She cocked her head.
“Hey, wait a minute. What about me?”
I was puzzled.
“What about you?”
“Am I hired?”
I glanced at Michael, who nodded almost imperceptibly.
“You are
so
hired,” I said, smiling for the first time all day.
☼ ☼ ☼
From the start, it was obvious that Jane was an action person.
In her first week on the job she called us more times than Daniel had called during the
whole three months he'd been on our payroll.
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