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hours to make this place spic-and-span.”
She shook her head as she looked down at River’s bare hands. She took out a pair of rubber gloves from her kit and handed them to River. “Here, put these on.”
River’s brow furrowed as he took the gloves from her. “Are you saying only three hours? I was planning to spend the whole day on this.”
“Nope, I’m saying that it will take the two of us only three hours. I know all the shortcuts in cleaning. Then you can take me out for a late lunch to a place of my choosing.” She put out her hand. “Deal?”
River grinned and shook her hand. “That’s more than a deal. Only three hours of cleaning and having lunch with a beautiful woman. Tell me what to do first, chief.”
“I’ll start in the kitchen. You take out all the living room furniture and then start washing the ceiling, then the walls all the way to the floor. Start at the top and work your way down.
River leapt into action as Mary started emptying the kitchen cabinets. She disinfected the refrigerator and all the cabinets while rewashing all the dishes and cookware.
The stove and oven were so caked with grime that Mary scrubbed until she thought the skin was going to come off her hands.
After River washed down the walls and the floor of the living area, Mary had him wipe down all the furniture and check for bedbugs. Then she had him do the same in the bedroom.
While he was concentrating on the bedroom, Mary tackled the bathroom. It was a disgrace. Putting on a pair of heavy-duty gloves, Mary doused everything with disinfectant. Then, using a brush, she scrubbed from the ceiling to the floor.
At last satisfied, she took as step back and studied the bathroom. It wasn’t pretty, but it was clean and safe for use. It would do for a man. With a new mop, she rinsed down all that she had scrubbed.
River poked his head around the bathroom door. “My gosh, it looks downright civilized. After listening to you, I was afraid to put my precious bottom on that toilet seat.”
“You’ll have to get a new seat. It’s cracked, and the medicine cabinet is rusted through and through,” she conveyed, pointing at the metal cabinet. “We can get them at the hardware store after you take me to lunch.”
Realizing that Mary was also offering to go shopping with him, River did a little jig in the narrow hallway and then held out his arm. “Madam, I think your carriage awaits.”
Mary smiled back while she pulled off her gloves, ignoring his outstretched arm. “Let’s wash our hands and then we’ll be off.”
“Sounds like a plan,” replied River, his eyes sparkling as he handed Mary a bar of soap.
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N ot only did River purchase a toilet seat and a bathroom medicine chest, but Mary saw to it that he had new towels, sheets, floor rugs, and decorator pillows for his couch.
River “thanked” her for saving him from the deprivation of being without what he called “frou-frou” stuff he said he never knew he needed in the first place.
Returning to River’s abode, Mary helped carry his new purchases in and set them on the small kitchen counter. She gave him explicit instructions as to the placement of each new decorator item. “Well, I’ll be off.”
“Listen, Mary, I can’t thank you enough for your help today. I never would have cleaned so well and gotten everything done in one day. You saved me a lot of time and effort.”
“I’m glad to help.” She looked around. “I have another free day tomorrow. You still need to go to the grocery store and spruce up the outside of this monstrosity you call home. If you want, I could stop by and help again.”
“Would you? That would be great. Maybe if we finish early enough, I could rent a boat and we could watch the sunset on the water,” River said.
“I’ll be here at nine. We’ll start early, and get all this done. If I’m not too tired, we celebrate somehow.”
River’s eyes twinkled. “I think that’s a plan. I’ll be waiting for you,
She shook her head as she looked down at River’s bare hands. She took out a pair of rubber gloves from her kit and handed them to River. “Here, put these on.”
River’s brow furrowed as he took the gloves from her. “Are you saying only three hours? I was planning to spend the whole day on this.”
“Nope, I’m saying that it will take the two of us only three hours. I know all the shortcuts in cleaning. Then you can take me out for a late lunch to a place of my choosing.” She put out her hand. “Deal?”
River grinned and shook her hand. “That’s more than a deal. Only three hours of cleaning and having lunch with a beautiful woman. Tell me what to do first, chief.”
“I’ll start in the kitchen. You take out all the living room furniture and then start washing the ceiling, then the walls all the way to the floor. Start at the top and work your way down.
River leapt into action as Mary started emptying the kitchen cabinets. She disinfected the refrigerator and all the cabinets while rewashing all the dishes and cookware.
The stove and oven were so caked with grime that Mary scrubbed until she thought the skin was going to come off her hands.
After River washed down the walls and the floor of the living area, Mary had him wipe down all the furniture and check for bedbugs. Then she had him do the same in the bedroom.
While he was concentrating on the bedroom, Mary tackled the bathroom. It was a disgrace. Putting on a pair of heavy-duty gloves, Mary doused everything with disinfectant. Then, using a brush, she scrubbed from the ceiling to the floor.
At last satisfied, she took as step back and studied the bathroom. It wasn’t pretty, but it was clean and safe for use. It would do for a man. With a new mop, she rinsed down all that she had scrubbed.
River poked his head around the bathroom door. “My gosh, it looks downright civilized. After listening to you, I was afraid to put my precious bottom on that toilet seat.”
“You’ll have to get a new seat. It’s cracked, and the medicine cabinet is rusted through and through,” she conveyed, pointing at the metal cabinet. “We can get them at the hardware store after you take me to lunch.”
Realizing that Mary was also offering to go shopping with him, River did a little jig in the narrow hallway and then held out his arm. “Madam, I think your carriage awaits.”
Mary smiled back while she pulled off her gloves, ignoring his outstretched arm. “Let’s wash our hands and then we’ll be off.”
“Sounds like a plan,” replied River, his eyes sparkling as he handed Mary a bar of soap.
23
N ot only did River purchase a toilet seat and a bathroom medicine chest, but Mary saw to it that he had new towels, sheets, floor rugs, and decorator pillows for his couch.
River “thanked” her for saving him from the deprivation of being without what he called “frou-frou” stuff he said he never knew he needed in the first place.
Returning to River’s abode, Mary helped carry his new purchases in and set them on the small kitchen counter. She gave him explicit instructions as to the placement of each new decorator item. “Well, I’ll be off.”
“Listen, Mary, I can’t thank you enough for your help today. I never would have cleaned so well and gotten everything done in one day. You saved me a lot of time and effort.”
“I’m glad to help.” She looked around. “I have another free day tomorrow. You still need to go to the grocery store and spruce up the outside of this monstrosity you call home. If you want, I could stop by and help again.”
“Would you? That would be great. Maybe if we finish early enough, I could rent a boat and we could watch the sunset on the water,” River said.
“I’ll be here at nine. We’ll start early, and get all this done. If I’m not too tired, we celebrate somehow.”
River’s eyes twinkled. “I think that’s a plan. I’ll be waiting for you,
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