Free Then You Happened by Sandi Lynn

walk the path of life, you might as well do it in style.”
    He walked out of the closet with a smile on his face. “I like the way you think.”
    “Thank you.” She smiled back.
    I introduced them and then Sierra walked back out. She just needed to get a rubber band for her hair.
    “Wow, dude. She’s really hot. Shit. I’d tap that ass. Out of my league or not.”
    “Don’t talk like that and I don’t want to talk about her. Let’s get to work.”

Chapter 12
    Sierra
     
    So much for my day. Instead of canceling my meetings, Kirsty turned them into phone conferences. I sat in the lounge chair by the pool with my phone on speaker. Cameron and Paolo had been working all day on my closet. Once I finished the last meeting, I got up and went into the kitchen for a bottle of water. Rosa was cooking dinner.
    “Builder Boy doesn’t have a girlfriend,” she said with her back turned to me.
    “So.”
    “I think he’s a good man.”
    “You’ve known him for a few hours. He could be a serial killer, for all you know.”
    “Listen to your nonsense.”
    My phone rang and it was Delia calling. “Hello,” I answered.
    “Are you home, darling?”
    “No, I’m not. I’m still at the office.”
    “Really? Because I was just at the office and they said you worked from home today.”
    Shit . “Just joking. Of course I’m home.”
    “Good. I’m on my way over. I have something to talk to you about.”
    F.U.C.K ., I mouthed as I pounded my fist on my thigh. “Okay, Mother. See you soon.”
    Rosa stood there, staring at me with a wooden spoon in her hand. “Is she coming now?”
    I nodded my head. Instantly, I had a headache.
    Cameron and Paolo walked into the kitchen, as they were finished working for the day.
    “It was nice to meet you, Sierra.” Paolo smiled.
    “It was nice to meet you too, Paolo.”
    Cameron smiled at me and then started to walk out the door to the guest house.
    “Excuse me, but where are you going?” Rosa asked.
    I wanted to burst into laughter.
    “I’m done for the day. I was going to take a shower.”
    “When you’re done, come back here. I cooked dinner for you.”
    “Oh, Rosa, thank you, but—”
    Oh boy, here it comes. You don’t turn down something Rosa did for you. Big mistake.
    “Excuse me, young man? I slaved over this stove all day to cook a meal for you and you’re going to refuse it?” she yelled as she shook the wooden spoon at him.
    He looked at me and I shrugged my shoulders.
    “No, Rosa. I swear, I’m not refusing it. It smells delicious. Just let me go shower and clean up real quick and I’ll be back.”
    “Okay. Hurry up,” she spoke calmly.
    I was dying and bursting with laughter on the inside. “Good job, Rosa. You probably just scared my builder off and now my house will never get done.”
    “Nonsense. Did you want to be alone with Delia?”
    “Have I told you that I love you?” I smiled.
    “You can thank me in my next check.” She smiled as she handed me a glass of tequila.
    I took a couple sips when I heard the doorbell ring. Delia had already opened the door and let herself in before I got there. My stomach tied itself in knots.
    “Hello, darling,” she said as she kissed both of my cheeks. “Did your painting arrive?”
    “Yes. I hung it in the kitchen,” I replied as she followed behind.
    She stood there and looked at it with her finger on her chin. “Do you think that’s the best place for it?” she asked.
    I rolled my eyes. “Yes I do.” I didn’t want to tell her the meaning behind the painting. She wouldn’t understand and she’d just make some rude comment about my father.
    She said hello to Rosa and walked over to the stove to see what she was cooking. A few moments later, Cameron walked through the patio door. He looked at Delia and smiled.
    “Sierra, who’s this man that just walked into your house?”
    Here we go . I sort of felt bad for Cameron, having to be subjected to the likes of Delia. I walked over to him and hooked