enough to snap a few flower pictures with the setting sun in the background. Some of these shots were destined to make great screen savers. Molly was lying on the ground on her belly, to get a close-up shot of the flowers.
“Can I help you?”
Molly spun her head around to see a handsome man, leaning on crutches, looking at her from the front door. At a closer glance, she saw that he had a leg missing from the knee down. Molly stood up, hung her camera around her neck, and walked over to him.
“Hi, I’m Molly. I’m not sure if you remember me from the Veteran’s Ride. This is my friend, Tammy. I’m the photographer hired to take pictures of the build tomorrow. I wanted to snap some ‘before’ pictures and thought I would do it today in case I didn’t get here before the workers do in the morning. I’m sorry if I bothered you.”
Molly was watching him closely. He looked annoyed and stiff. And who could blame him? He didn’t know who she was or what she was doing wandering around on his property.
“You think they’re going to trample on my flowers?”
Molly looked into his dark brown eyes. They were sad eyes but nice to look at.
Her voice shaky, she said, “No. Sorry, I walked through your flowers. They are so beautiful with the sun setting…I couldn’t help myself.” Lowering her voice, Molly said, “Sorry. I shouldn’t have.”
Danny’s shoulders relaxed a little. “May I see?”
Tammy smiled at Danny. She had been nervous when he walked out. It occurred to her then that it probably wasn’t a good idea to trespass on a soldier’s property. Especially one who had been injured, and he probably had guns in his house. Geez, they were stupid girls sometimes.
Danny swung his gaze over to Tammy and then back to Molly. Molly pulled her camera up and turned it on. She hit a few buttons and brought up the pictures she had been taking. She smiled at Danny and turned the camera around so he could see them.
“You can scroll through the pictures by pushing this button.”
Molly pointed to the button Danny needed to touch to move through the pictures. Danny leaned into his crutches and scrolled through the camera. He smiled a few times and looked up at Molly and Tammy.
“You have a good eye for this. I guess I haven’t taken the time to enjoy those flowers at all. My mom planted them to make my house feel ‘cheery’ or something. Thank you for pointing out that I have beauty at my house.”
Danny was quiet a little while. Both women were looking at him and wondering what to do next. Danny cleared his throat.
“Name’s Danny. Would you like to come in and take ‘before’ pictures of the inside?”
Molly raised her eyebrows and smiled. She looked back at Tammy, who was smiling at Danny.
“We don’t want to put you out, but it would be nice to get some before pictures of the house on the inside. Thank you.”
Danny turned and walked into the house, leaving Molly and Tammy to follow. They walked in behind him and closed the door
Danny pointed toward the wall on the west side of the house. “They’re going to knock that wall out and put the addition there.”
Molly walked over and started taking ‘before’ pictures of the room. She knew it would look much different in a few days.
“I do remember you. I thought you looked familiar, but I couldn’t place where I’d seen you,” Danny said.
Tammy observed Danny as he started to relax. His hair was short, military style and sandy brown in color. He wore a day’s worth of growth on his jaw that made him look rugged and sexy. He was thin and ripped…and hot. As if he could tell she was looking at him, Danny turned his head and looked at Tammy. Their eyes met for a few beats. Tammy blushed and looked down. Danny chuckled.
“How does this happen, Danny? Will you have to go and stay somewhere else for a while or can you stay here?”
Danny turned and looked at Molly. “I can stay here. They’ll frame the addition up first. They’ll
“Can I help you?”
Molly spun her head around to see a handsome man, leaning on crutches, looking at her from the front door. At a closer glance, she saw that he had a leg missing from the knee down. Molly stood up, hung her camera around her neck, and walked over to him.
“Hi, I’m Molly. I’m not sure if you remember me from the Veteran’s Ride. This is my friend, Tammy. I’m the photographer hired to take pictures of the build tomorrow. I wanted to snap some ‘before’ pictures and thought I would do it today in case I didn’t get here before the workers do in the morning. I’m sorry if I bothered you.”
Molly was watching him closely. He looked annoyed and stiff. And who could blame him? He didn’t know who she was or what she was doing wandering around on his property.
“You think they’re going to trample on my flowers?”
Molly looked into his dark brown eyes. They were sad eyes but nice to look at.
Her voice shaky, she said, “No. Sorry, I walked through your flowers. They are so beautiful with the sun setting…I couldn’t help myself.” Lowering her voice, Molly said, “Sorry. I shouldn’t have.”
Danny’s shoulders relaxed a little. “May I see?”
Tammy smiled at Danny. She had been nervous when he walked out. It occurred to her then that it probably wasn’t a good idea to trespass on a soldier’s property. Especially one who had been injured, and he probably had guns in his house. Geez, they were stupid girls sometimes.
Danny swung his gaze over to Tammy and then back to Molly. Molly pulled her camera up and turned it on. She hit a few buttons and brought up the pictures she had been taking. She smiled at Danny and turned the camera around so he could see them.
“You can scroll through the pictures by pushing this button.”
Molly pointed to the button Danny needed to touch to move through the pictures. Danny leaned into his crutches and scrolled through the camera. He smiled a few times and looked up at Molly and Tammy.
“You have a good eye for this. I guess I haven’t taken the time to enjoy those flowers at all. My mom planted them to make my house feel ‘cheery’ or something. Thank you for pointing out that I have beauty at my house.”
Danny was quiet a little while. Both women were looking at him and wondering what to do next. Danny cleared his throat.
“Name’s Danny. Would you like to come in and take ‘before’ pictures of the inside?”
Molly raised her eyebrows and smiled. She looked back at Tammy, who was smiling at Danny.
“We don’t want to put you out, but it would be nice to get some before pictures of the house on the inside. Thank you.”
Danny turned and walked into the house, leaving Molly and Tammy to follow. They walked in behind him and closed the door
Danny pointed toward the wall on the west side of the house. “They’re going to knock that wall out and put the addition there.”
Molly walked over and started taking ‘before’ pictures of the room. She knew it would look much different in a few days.
“I do remember you. I thought you looked familiar, but I couldn’t place where I’d seen you,” Danny said.
Tammy observed Danny as he started to relax. His hair was short, military style and sandy brown in color. He wore a day’s worth of growth on his jaw that made him look rugged and sexy. He was thin and ripped…and hot. As if he could tell she was looking at him, Danny turned his head and looked at Tammy. Their eyes met for a few beats. Tammy blushed and looked down. Danny chuckled.
“How does this happen, Danny? Will you have to go and stay somewhere else for a while or can you stay here?”
Danny turned and looked at Molly. “I can stay here. They’ll frame the addition up first. They’ll
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