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up then.”
Forty-five minutes later as Phil was shutting down his computer, Alec’s phone rang. “Hey, shorty.”
Phil came to full alert and moved closer. More so when Alec started to frown, then added, “That’s odd. I checked everything personally before you moved in. I can’t believe it’s leaking. I’ll try to get ahold of one of the guys and send someone over to take care of it for you. I would do it myself, but I’m running late for my date right now.”
Another minute went by while Alec listened to Sophia on the other end. “No, it’s not a problem. I don’t want it leaking all night. Really, that is what we’re here for. We’ll get it taken care of. Someone should be there within an hour.”
Alec hung up the phone and turned to address Phil. “The washing machine hose is leaking water. Those appliances are brand new. I can’t imagine what’s going on, but someone’s ass is going to get chewed out if they didn’t install everything properly.”
“How bad is it?”
“She said not bad, but apologized and said that she didn’t know it was leaking until the load was done and the wood floor got pretty wet. She cleaned it up fast and shut the washer down. The drip seems to be done, but I don’t want her to be inconvenienced either. I’ll see if I can track someone down. Though it might not be easy on a Saturday close to five.”
“I’ll take care of it,” Phil found himself offering.
“You? You’re going to go take care of a leak?” Alec said, astonished.
“What, you think I can’t handle a leaky hose?”
“No, that isn’t it. It’s you volunteering to do it. I know it’s not your thing, and I appreciate all the help you put in when I’m doing flips, but this is what we pay the guys for.”
“True, but like you said, it will be hard to find someone. Unlike you, I don’t have anything going on tonight and it’s on my way home.”
“If you’re sure?” Alec hedged.
Oh, he was sure. More than sure. This couldn’t have fallen in his lap any better.
***
Sophia jumped up and answered the doorbell. Her face immediately flooded with embarrassment to see Phil standing on the other side holding a tool bag.
Seeing him shouldn’t have brought images of construction workers modeling for a calendar. But as luck would have it, she had no control over that thought, causing her to flush an even deeper shade of red.
“Are you okay?” he asked, brushing past her.
Damn him for noticing. Of course with the amount of heat rushing through her body, she wouldn’t be surprised if she were flame-red right now. “Sure. What are you doing here?” She turned and shut the door behind him.
“You have a leak,” he reminded her.
“True, but Alec said he was sending one of the guys over.”
“I told him not to bother. We were at the office—just leaving actually—and it was on my way home.”
She followed him to the laundry room, mortification mixing in with embarrassment that he would witness and somehow figure out what happened. As if it wasn’t her lucky day already, Phil would happen to be with Alec when she called. “Sorry you got pulled away from your night.”
“No problem. I didn’t have plans anyway. I was going to go home, have a beer, and grab some dinner.” He set his tool bag down and eyed the washing machine suspiciously. “Looks like the machine has been moved. You didn’t move it to clean up the water did you? It’s too heavy to move around on your own.”
Yeah, that’s what happened. She moved it to clean up the water. “I didn’t want water to stay on the wood floors.” Too bad she didn’t think about that before, now realizing there was still water under the machine. “I might not have gotten it all, though.”
“I’ll take care of it.” He extended his hand and turned the machine on. Waiting while the water started to fill the load she already started, he eyed the leak, then shut the machine back off.
She moved back to give him room,
Forty-five minutes later as Phil was shutting down his computer, Alec’s phone rang. “Hey, shorty.”
Phil came to full alert and moved closer. More so when Alec started to frown, then added, “That’s odd. I checked everything personally before you moved in. I can’t believe it’s leaking. I’ll try to get ahold of one of the guys and send someone over to take care of it for you. I would do it myself, but I’m running late for my date right now.”
Another minute went by while Alec listened to Sophia on the other end. “No, it’s not a problem. I don’t want it leaking all night. Really, that is what we’re here for. We’ll get it taken care of. Someone should be there within an hour.”
Alec hung up the phone and turned to address Phil. “The washing machine hose is leaking water. Those appliances are brand new. I can’t imagine what’s going on, but someone’s ass is going to get chewed out if they didn’t install everything properly.”
“How bad is it?”
“She said not bad, but apologized and said that she didn’t know it was leaking until the load was done and the wood floor got pretty wet. She cleaned it up fast and shut the washer down. The drip seems to be done, but I don’t want her to be inconvenienced either. I’ll see if I can track someone down. Though it might not be easy on a Saturday close to five.”
“I’ll take care of it,” Phil found himself offering.
“You? You’re going to go take care of a leak?” Alec said, astonished.
“What, you think I can’t handle a leaky hose?”
“No, that isn’t it. It’s you volunteering to do it. I know it’s not your thing, and I appreciate all the help you put in when I’m doing flips, but this is what we pay the guys for.”
“True, but like you said, it will be hard to find someone. Unlike you, I don’t have anything going on tonight and it’s on my way home.”
“If you’re sure?” Alec hedged.
Oh, he was sure. More than sure. This couldn’t have fallen in his lap any better.
***
Sophia jumped up and answered the doorbell. Her face immediately flooded with embarrassment to see Phil standing on the other side holding a tool bag.
Seeing him shouldn’t have brought images of construction workers modeling for a calendar. But as luck would have it, she had no control over that thought, causing her to flush an even deeper shade of red.
“Are you okay?” he asked, brushing past her.
Damn him for noticing. Of course with the amount of heat rushing through her body, she wouldn’t be surprised if she were flame-red right now. “Sure. What are you doing here?” She turned and shut the door behind him.
“You have a leak,” he reminded her.
“True, but Alec said he was sending one of the guys over.”
“I told him not to bother. We were at the office—just leaving actually—and it was on my way home.”
She followed him to the laundry room, mortification mixing in with embarrassment that he would witness and somehow figure out what happened. As if it wasn’t her lucky day already, Phil would happen to be with Alec when she called. “Sorry you got pulled away from your night.”
“No problem. I didn’t have plans anyway. I was going to go home, have a beer, and grab some dinner.” He set his tool bag down and eyed the washing machine suspiciously. “Looks like the machine has been moved. You didn’t move it to clean up the water did you? It’s too heavy to move around on your own.”
Yeah, that’s what happened. She moved it to clean up the water. “I didn’t want water to stay on the wood floors.” Too bad she didn’t think about that before, now realizing there was still water under the machine. “I might not have gotten it all, though.”
“I’ll take care of it.” He extended his hand and turned the machine on. Waiting while the water started to fill the load she already started, he eyed the leak, then shut the machine back off.
She moved back to give him room,
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