Aphrodite's Garden (A Fast Break Romance) (6 page)

"You're lucky to have it. They don't make 'em like that any more."

Josie wouldn't know. How she longed for a nice, cozy place that was warm in the winter with no yard work in the summer.

Something that wasn't in the middle of a town where she'd always been under a microscope and had never fit in.

"I'm more than happy to oblige," he was saying.

She couldn't help smiling at the quaint turn of phrase in Cole's slow, southern drawl, even though she wasn't quite sure what he meant. "I'm sorry. You're happy to oblige?"

"Sure. I can crawl up under the house and have a look at that pipe, then I could run down to the hardware and get what I need to fix it. I expect I'll need to get a look inside to see if there's any trouble in there, though."

"Of course."

"I'll just mosey on into town to get some supplies, then. If you could swing by here at lunch to let me into the house?"

Josie looked at her watch. "I could leave now-"

"Oh, no ma'am. There's no need for that. It'll take me a bit to get what I need and come back here to start work on it. Noon'll be fine."

"Noon it is then. Um, Mr. Craig?"

"Cole, please. Mr. Craig sounds like my daddy."

His warm, soft chuckle heated every ounce of her blood.

The images running amuck in her mind weren't the least bit fatherly.

"I'll call Mr. DeFoe at the hardware and ask him to bill me for the supplies."

"No need. We'll settle up later."

"You're sure?"

"Yep. See you in a bit."

The line went dead. Josie replaced the phone and sat back in her leather chair. A burst water pipe. Her house was probably a mess. She should go assess the damage. But Cole seemed to have everything under control. She rolled the mouse to disable the screensaver on her computer, and the stupid thing locked up again.

If only Cole Craig could work his magic on her hard drive...

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Chapter One