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she faced off with her brother. They both had tempers, and fighting was nothing new to them. But this time, it seemed she was the only one fighting.
“I’m sorry, Dom.” She took a deep breath, shook out her hands and tried to smile at him. “You know I love you, you’re my family. I’ve just been a bit tense lately. I’ve built a lot of businesses from the ground up, but this is the first one that’s mine. It’s really important to me.”
“I know it is.” He grinned, pulled her against his chest in a hard hug and kissed her forehead. “God bless the poor sap that falls in love with you because he’s going to need the patience of a saint.”
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
It took less than an hour for Teal to realize that she just might be able to get everything cleaned up and ready for the Gallery’s opening on Friday. It would be a lot of work, but mostly it was grunt work that anyone could do.
Two of the display shelves Zach had put in had been ripped out of the walls, but the wood was undamaged and after the walls were patched and repainted, they could be reinstalled.
She just needed to call Zach and ask him if he’d do it.
“Have a nice day.”
Teal gave her head a shake and pasted a smile on her. With a polite thank you, she picked up the party box full of donuts and muffins, the tray of gourmet coffees and headed out the door. Five minutes later she pulled up in front of the gallery and tried to calm her heartbeat as she stared at Zach’s truck, already parked in the lot.
Throwing back her shoulders, she strode into the place like she didn’t want to run straight to him and apologize for her outburst that morning. She saw him immediately, standing in the south corner of the room with a full bag of trash between him and her brother.
They both looked her way when she arrived, but neither waved or said anything. Teal’s gaze slid away from Zach’s unreadable one to see a shit-eating grin on her brother’s face. The sinking sensation in the pit of her stomach made her want to run and hide.
“How long have they been like that?” Teal asked Brina Jo, who’d joined her and was already munching on a Boston Crème.
Brina eyed her and swallowed before answering. “Since Zach got here.”
“And that was how long ago?”
“About five minutes after you walked out the door.” There was a beat of silence as the women stared at each other. “I’m a bit surprised he didn’t show up with you earlier, actually.”
Heat crept up Teal’s neck. “He wanted to, but, I, um … told him to back off.”
Her friend frowned and picked up two of the coffees. “I can’t say I’m surprised. Disappointed, but not surprised.”
Teal stood there, her heart pounding and her throat tightening as Brina carried the coffee’s over to her husband.
Doug had canceled his own workday to help out. Dom, like Doug had gone home and showered, before giving up his appointments to stick around and do clean up.
They all knew Lush was her baby, and they all cared about her enough to help her get it back in shape. She hadn’t even had to ask.
Finally, Teal let her gaze rest on Zach.
He looked good. Calm, cool and collected as he talked to Dom. His hair was in it’s natural slightly mussed state, and he was dressed to work. As if nothing had happened.
Something grabbed hold of Teal’s heart and started to squeeze. He had let her walk out that morning. He’d let her deal with the immediate crisis, without trying to take over. She knew now, that he’d only wanted to be there for her, the same way her brother was. The same way her friends were.
Despite Zach’s admitted fondness for sexual domination, he’d never once tried to force her into anything, or take any type of choice away from her. She glanced back at the photo behind her. It was miraculously untouched, and she was thankful, because now she could see something she’d missed before.
That photo matched what Zach had said
“I’m sorry, Dom.” She took a deep breath, shook out her hands and tried to smile at him. “You know I love you, you’re my family. I’ve just been a bit tense lately. I’ve built a lot of businesses from the ground up, but this is the first one that’s mine. It’s really important to me.”
“I know it is.” He grinned, pulled her against his chest in a hard hug and kissed her forehead. “God bless the poor sap that falls in love with you because he’s going to need the patience of a saint.”
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
It took less than an hour for Teal to realize that she just might be able to get everything cleaned up and ready for the Gallery’s opening on Friday. It would be a lot of work, but mostly it was grunt work that anyone could do.
Two of the display shelves Zach had put in had been ripped out of the walls, but the wood was undamaged and after the walls were patched and repainted, they could be reinstalled.
She just needed to call Zach and ask him if he’d do it.
“Have a nice day.”
Teal gave her head a shake and pasted a smile on her. With a polite thank you, she picked up the party box full of donuts and muffins, the tray of gourmet coffees and headed out the door. Five minutes later she pulled up in front of the gallery and tried to calm her heartbeat as she stared at Zach’s truck, already parked in the lot.
Throwing back her shoulders, she strode into the place like she didn’t want to run straight to him and apologize for her outburst that morning. She saw him immediately, standing in the south corner of the room with a full bag of trash between him and her brother.
They both looked her way when she arrived, but neither waved or said anything. Teal’s gaze slid away from Zach’s unreadable one to see a shit-eating grin on her brother’s face. The sinking sensation in the pit of her stomach made her want to run and hide.
“How long have they been like that?” Teal asked Brina Jo, who’d joined her and was already munching on a Boston Crème.
Brina eyed her and swallowed before answering. “Since Zach got here.”
“And that was how long ago?”
“About five minutes after you walked out the door.” There was a beat of silence as the women stared at each other. “I’m a bit surprised he didn’t show up with you earlier, actually.”
Heat crept up Teal’s neck. “He wanted to, but, I, um … told him to back off.”
Her friend frowned and picked up two of the coffees. “I can’t say I’m surprised. Disappointed, but not surprised.”
Teal stood there, her heart pounding and her throat tightening as Brina carried the coffee’s over to her husband.
Doug had canceled his own workday to help out. Dom, like Doug had gone home and showered, before giving up his appointments to stick around and do clean up.
They all knew Lush was her baby, and they all cared about her enough to help her get it back in shape. She hadn’t even had to ask.
Finally, Teal let her gaze rest on Zach.
He looked good. Calm, cool and collected as he talked to Dom. His hair was in it’s natural slightly mussed state, and he was dressed to work. As if nothing had happened.
Something grabbed hold of Teal’s heart and started to squeeze. He had let her walk out that morning. He’d let her deal with the immediate crisis, without trying to take over. She knew now, that he’d only wanted to be there for her, the same way her brother was. The same way her friends were.
Despite Zach’s admitted fondness for sexual domination, he’d never once tried to force her into anything, or take any type of choice away from her. She glanced back at the photo behind her. It was miraculously untouched, and she was thankful, because now she could see something she’d missed before.
That photo matched what Zach had said
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