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You missed a drip.” Erol, former owner and current resident
ghost of my shop, swooped around the antique vanity I was
varnishing. He pointed a critical finger at a spot where the
gloss had run.
“Thanks,” I replied, swiping my brush up the wood to smooth it. I
stepped back and examined it. Since we were both perfectionists, I was
confident that it was done but did one final walk-around just to make sure.
I’d created the piece from an old desk and mirror I’d picked up at two
separate auctions and had been working on it for a week. Satisfied, I
dropped my brush in a can of turpentine and peeled off my gloves.
“You should make a nice profit off that,” he said, hovering beside me
with his arms crossed over his purple polo shirt. “Ya done good, pig.”
The reference to Charlotte’s Web made me smile since it was a movie
we both loved.
“Thanks. I’m happy with it.” I pulled my phone from my back pocket
and snapped pics of it from all angles, careful not to catch myself taking the
pic in the mirror. I wasn’t shy, but I wasn’t exactly looking my best, either.
“I’ll put it on the website now,” I said, flipping through the pics to make
sure they did the vanity justice. The overhead light shone off the cherry
finish, catching the round spots on the edges and curved feet. Since the top
of the desk had been scarred beyond redemption, I’d covered it with a thin
piece of white marble shot through with gray. The result was classy and
functional.
Erol cocked a brow. “You think that’s a good idea? You don’t exactly
have a lot of time to deal with selling such a large piece right now.
Vacation, then bachelorette party, then wedding, all in the next week.”
He was right, and the same mental exhaustion that had been plaguing
me for a month settled back in. Empathetic being that he was, he noticed.
“I’m so sorry, sugar. I didn’t mean to steal your Zen. I just don’t want to
see you pile more on your plate. You don’t need the money right now, so
why don’t you hold off?”
I sighed. I wasn’t exactly an overachiever, but I did like to check things
off my list. However, at this point, there wasn’t any room left to even
squeeze it in at the bottom of the page.
Curving my mouth into a smile, I winked at Erol. “No, don’t apologize.
Thanks for saving me from myself.” I had to admit, I felt a little lighter as
soon as I shoved it to the back burner.
He winked back. “That’s what I’m here for. One of us has to keep you
sane.”
That made me laugh, mostly because he was right.
Erol drew his brows down as I picked the bucket with my brush in it up
and carried it to the sink. “You really are pushin’’ yourself too hard. I know
you’ve got twenty things holding spot one on your priority list right now,
but after the wedding, you’re gonna take some real time off, got it?”
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