drawer.”
“Hmmm.” He rubbed his finger across his
mustache. “Wonder if she takes it home to play with Rye?”
Kelcey’s mouth dropped open in surprise.
She couldn’t believe he said that. “Dax!”
“What?” he asked, his tone completely
innocent although his eyes twinkled with laughter.
“I don’t think Alaina is into…that kind of
thing.”
“I have no idea if Rye is either, but I’ve
always believed what two people want to do together is cool, no matter what it
is.”
So many images popped into her head at that
statement…images that came from her imagination since she hadn’t experienced
anything like that in real life.
Dax lifted his camera and snapped a shot of
the creek. “The bank by that pool would’ve been a great spot for Alaina to build
her B-and-B if she hadn’t been so determined to refurbish Stevens House.”
“Yes, it would’ve been nice for her place
to be on the water, but…”
Kelcey stopped. She couldn’t believe the
perfect name for Alaina’s place had been under everyone’s noses all along.
“Dax, does this creek have a name?”
“Yeah. Crystal Creek. Why?”
My gosh, that’s perfect . A huge smile turned up her lips. “Dax, you just solved the biggest
problem Alaina has.”
“Great.” He frowned, obviously confused.
“What did I do?”
“You came up with the perfect name for
Stevens House.”
Eager to tell Alaina her idea, Kelcey took
off at a jog for the mansion. “What did I come up with?” Dax called out.
Without turning around or slowing her pace,
Kelcey shouted, “The Inn on Crystal Creek!”
Chapter Six
Alaina squealed when Kelcey told her the
name she’d come up with for the B-and-B, which made Emma come running to make
sure everyone was all right. Emma joined in the squealing after Alaina told her
what Kelcey had said. Holding on to each other, they jumped up and down while
turning in a circle.
Emma pulled out of the circle first. “Now I
know the name of the restaurant too.”
“What?” Kelcey and Alaina asked at the same
time.
“Café Crystal.”
Alaina beamed. “It’s perfect! I can’t
believe I didn’t think of such a perfect name.”
“You were trying too hard,” Kelcey said. “I
wasn’t trying at all, so it came to me when I was talking to Dax.”
“However it came to you, I’m so happy with
it. Okay, now that we have a name, we have a lot to do, like order the
invitations.”
“I’ll do that today.”
“I’m going back to the restaurant,” Emma
said. “I’m getting really good with the nail gun.”
Once she left, Alaina looked at Kelcey
again. “Does that scare you as much as it does me?”
“Definitely.”
Kelcey giggled with her friend until Alaina
turned serious again. “Several things before I forget. Bob got tied up at his
other job, so we rescheduled for Wednesday. I spoke with Ally Briscoe at the Lanville
Journal about my website and brochures. She’s the newspaper’s bookkeeper,
but she’s also an amazing graphic artist. She’s coming Wednesday too. Michaela
and Jax Greene are coming Thursday to interview me and take pictures for the
article and ad in the paper. UPS delivered the accounting software I ordered,
so it can be installed whenever you’re ready.”
“I’m ready now.”
“Great! I’ll let you play while I go back
upstairs before Rye yells for me again.”
Alone in the office, Kelcey unwrapped the
accounting software and slid the DVD into the disc drive. While the software
installed, she went to the kitchen for a Coke and a couple of Emma’s peanut
butter cookies. With her sugar fix close by, Kelcey opened the program,
prepared to work.
The sound of rain pattering on the window
glass captured Kelcey’s attention. It surprised her to see how dark it had
become outside. Sunset wouldn’t occur for another hour, yet the thick, gray
clouds made it appear much later.
Everyone had left half an hour ago. Alaina
told her she and Rye were headed to Rye’s parents’
“Hmmm.” He rubbed his finger across his
mustache. “Wonder if she takes it home to play with Rye?”
Kelcey’s mouth dropped open in surprise.
She couldn’t believe he said that. “Dax!”
“What?” he asked, his tone completely
innocent although his eyes twinkled with laughter.
“I don’t think Alaina is into…that kind of
thing.”
“I have no idea if Rye is either, but I’ve
always believed what two people want to do together is cool, no matter what it
is.”
So many images popped into her head at that
statement…images that came from her imagination since she hadn’t experienced
anything like that in real life.
Dax lifted his camera and snapped a shot of
the creek. “The bank by that pool would’ve been a great spot for Alaina to build
her B-and-B if she hadn’t been so determined to refurbish Stevens House.”
“Yes, it would’ve been nice for her place
to be on the water, but…”
Kelcey stopped. She couldn’t believe the
perfect name for Alaina’s place had been under everyone’s noses all along.
“Dax, does this creek have a name?”
“Yeah. Crystal Creek. Why?”
My gosh, that’s perfect . A huge smile turned up her lips. “Dax, you just solved the biggest
problem Alaina has.”
“Great.” He frowned, obviously confused.
“What did I do?”
“You came up with the perfect name for
Stevens House.”
Eager to tell Alaina her idea, Kelcey took
off at a jog for the mansion. “What did I come up with?” Dax called out.
Without turning around or slowing her pace,
Kelcey shouted, “The Inn on Crystal Creek!”
Chapter Six
Alaina squealed when Kelcey told her the
name she’d come up with for the B-and-B, which made Emma come running to make
sure everyone was all right. Emma joined in the squealing after Alaina told her
what Kelcey had said. Holding on to each other, they jumped up and down while
turning in a circle.
Emma pulled out of the circle first. “Now I
know the name of the restaurant too.”
“What?” Kelcey and Alaina asked at the same
time.
“Café Crystal.”
Alaina beamed. “It’s perfect! I can’t
believe I didn’t think of such a perfect name.”
“You were trying too hard,” Kelcey said. “I
wasn’t trying at all, so it came to me when I was talking to Dax.”
“However it came to you, I’m so happy with
it. Okay, now that we have a name, we have a lot to do, like order the
invitations.”
“I’ll do that today.”
“I’m going back to the restaurant,” Emma
said. “I’m getting really good with the nail gun.”
Once she left, Alaina looked at Kelcey
again. “Does that scare you as much as it does me?”
“Definitely.”
Kelcey giggled with her friend until Alaina
turned serious again. “Several things before I forget. Bob got tied up at his
other job, so we rescheduled for Wednesday. I spoke with Ally Briscoe at the Lanville
Journal about my website and brochures. She’s the newspaper’s bookkeeper,
but she’s also an amazing graphic artist. She’s coming Wednesday too. Michaela
and Jax Greene are coming Thursday to interview me and take pictures for the
article and ad in the paper. UPS delivered the accounting software I ordered,
so it can be installed whenever you’re ready.”
“I’m ready now.”
“Great! I’ll let you play while I go back
upstairs before Rye yells for me again.”
Alone in the office, Kelcey unwrapped the
accounting software and slid the DVD into the disc drive. While the software
installed, she went to the kitchen for a Coke and a couple of Emma’s peanut
butter cookies. With her sugar fix close by, Kelcey opened the program,
prepared to work.
The sound of rain pattering on the window
glass captured Kelcey’s attention. It surprised her to see how dark it had
become outside. Sunset wouldn’t occur for another hour, yet the thick, gray
clouds made it appear much later.
Everyone had left half an hour ago. Alaina
told her she and Rye were headed to Rye’s parents’
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