made it so
Sera's happiness and that of her children's, was more important to
Peter's family than Peter, or his whereabouts.
Jeff knew exactly what he wanted to
order and the waitress still looked thrilled to have them all
sitting together at her table as she left them to place his
order.
Deb jumped into the conversation
immediately after the waitress left and told Jeff that it was
actually quite appropriate that they had run into him. "We're here
to celebrate Sera's new job and hopefully new
beginnings."
Jeff looked at Sera and once more
lingered a little longer than necessary as he took in the long hair
wisping down her neckline, the eyes that were framed with the
slightest of make-up but looked stunning, and the red top Sera was
wearing that didn't hide the many attributes Jeff had imagined, but
had tried not to think about.
"I'm glad we met up too. Sera, I
realize my hiring was done a little rashly," he laughed shaking his
head, "but I've got to say, in the last few days you've made
changes I never even thought to make and everyone is more than
happy to have you around." Then looking down at her blouse again,
"I just ask that you never wear your hair down or this great
looking top to work, or I'll lose total control of my guys who are
already pushing their luck with me."
They all laughed as Sera squirmed
uncomfortably in her seat while turning a deep shade of
pink.
Jeff asked Chad what type of job he
did and then Chad asked Jeff about some of his work and their
clients. Chad told him he had actually heard of some of the jobs
Mason Landscaping had completed and was impressed with the work. He
asked him if they did a lot of work for businesses or mostly for
individual homes because his company was moving to a new location
and would need to revamp the building and its gardens. Chad was in
real estate and knew of several people who could use a 'flip' of
their home - inside and out to add the curb appeal before putting
their homes on the market for a better selling price.
The men exchanged business cards and
looked satisfied at the women, having taken care of business
matters first.
Sera was all smiles and looked at Jeff
proudly as if she had had something to do with what had just
happened. "I love the work you do. Some of the jobs aren't that
impressive, although they all look wonderful," she added quickly,
"but others are a work of art. The one Mason Landscaping did on
Melody Court should have been submitted to Landscaping World
Magazine. It was a work of genius." Then, almost embarrassed by her
excitement, "I'm sorry, but I saw the before and after shots and I
couldn't get over the fact that it was the same place. It looks
like something you’d find in the garden Eden."
Jeff laughed at that trying hard not
to imagine Sera in a skimpy Eve outfit running around the Melody
Court gardens. "I did that one. They gave me free rein on that job.
I had done their previous home and the wife," Jeff paused and
laughed at what came next, "the wife told her husband to butt out
this time and just let the professionals do their thing. They gave
me a budget to work with, but the vision I had for the garden
didn't require as much money as it did work. That's a job I was
really happy with. Someday, if I ever have a home I can look
forward to coming home to at night, I'd love to do something
similar. Although honestly, I don't think my dream home will be
that easy to do, I just have too many ideas."
"What kind of ideas?" Deb asked,
genuinely interested.
"Well, I have ideas going in two
directions. One would be for my old man bachelor pad, and the other
if I ever marry, would include a large area for the family to play
without having to worry about stepping on the tulips or getting a
rose bush thorn stuck in their feet."
Deb looked pleased at that and added,
"I'd love to have our home re-done, but Chad is talking about
moving to a bigger place soon."
"I didn't know that." Sera looked at
her sister-in-law and suddenly began to worry.
Sera's happiness and that of her children's, was more important to
Peter's family than Peter, or his whereabouts.
Jeff knew exactly what he wanted to
order and the waitress still looked thrilled to have them all
sitting together at her table as she left them to place his
order.
Deb jumped into the conversation
immediately after the waitress left and told Jeff that it was
actually quite appropriate that they had run into him. "We're here
to celebrate Sera's new job and hopefully new
beginnings."
Jeff looked at Sera and once more
lingered a little longer than necessary as he took in the long hair
wisping down her neckline, the eyes that were framed with the
slightest of make-up but looked stunning, and the red top Sera was
wearing that didn't hide the many attributes Jeff had imagined, but
had tried not to think about.
"I'm glad we met up too. Sera, I
realize my hiring was done a little rashly," he laughed shaking his
head, "but I've got to say, in the last few days you've made
changes I never even thought to make and everyone is more than
happy to have you around." Then looking down at her blouse again,
"I just ask that you never wear your hair down or this great
looking top to work, or I'll lose total control of my guys who are
already pushing their luck with me."
They all laughed as Sera squirmed
uncomfortably in her seat while turning a deep shade of
pink.
Jeff asked Chad what type of job he
did and then Chad asked Jeff about some of his work and their
clients. Chad told him he had actually heard of some of the jobs
Mason Landscaping had completed and was impressed with the work. He
asked him if they did a lot of work for businesses or mostly for
individual homes because his company was moving to a new location
and would need to revamp the building and its gardens. Chad was in
real estate and knew of several people who could use a 'flip' of
their home - inside and out to add the curb appeal before putting
their homes on the market for a better selling price.
The men exchanged business cards and
looked satisfied at the women, having taken care of business
matters first.
Sera was all smiles and looked at Jeff
proudly as if she had had something to do with what had just
happened. "I love the work you do. Some of the jobs aren't that
impressive, although they all look wonderful," she added quickly,
"but others are a work of art. The one Mason Landscaping did on
Melody Court should have been submitted to Landscaping World
Magazine. It was a work of genius." Then, almost embarrassed by her
excitement, "I'm sorry, but I saw the before and after shots and I
couldn't get over the fact that it was the same place. It looks
like something you’d find in the garden Eden."
Jeff laughed at that trying hard not
to imagine Sera in a skimpy Eve outfit running around the Melody
Court gardens. "I did that one. They gave me free rein on that job.
I had done their previous home and the wife," Jeff paused and
laughed at what came next, "the wife told her husband to butt out
this time and just let the professionals do their thing. They gave
me a budget to work with, but the vision I had for the garden
didn't require as much money as it did work. That's a job I was
really happy with. Someday, if I ever have a home I can look
forward to coming home to at night, I'd love to do something
similar. Although honestly, I don't think my dream home will be
that easy to do, I just have too many ideas."
"What kind of ideas?" Deb asked,
genuinely interested.
"Well, I have ideas going in two
directions. One would be for my old man bachelor pad, and the other
if I ever marry, would include a large area for the family to play
without having to worry about stepping on the tulips or getting a
rose bush thorn stuck in their feet."
Deb looked pleased at that and added,
"I'd love to have our home re-done, but Chad is talking about
moving to a bigger place soon."
"I didn't know that." Sera looked at
her sister-in-law and suddenly began to worry.
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