I suppose I do,” she said, patting the wig self-consciously. “I’m sort of in a hurry. Is there something I can do for you?”
He handed her the iron. “I wanted to return this. I found mine.” He remained standing there. He knew he was staring—gawking, actually—but he couldn’t help himself.
“Thank you.” He continued to stand there. “Anything else?”
“Huh?” With some difficulty, Sam managed to pry his eyes from the red dress that clung to her figure so well. Damn, but she looked good. “Oh, yeah. I stopped by Blessing Home today. I have to tell you, Marilee, it needs a lot of work. The place looks like it’s ready to collapse.”
“But it can be repaired, right?”
“We’re talking a lot of money.”
“Will three thousand dollars cover it?”
He shook his head, hoping to clear his brain. All the blood had obviously rushed to another part of his body. “It won’t even come close. There’s structural damage.”
Marilee sighed. “We’ll have to come up with more money. Can you at least start working on the roof?” she asked, wishing he had chosen another time to burden her with the news. She had enough to worrying about at the moment.
“I’m kind of backed up on my other jobs, so I’ll have to do it in my spare time.”
She was beginning to wonder if the girls would ever be able to move back into the home. “Thank you, Sam, that’s very thoughtful of you. I know you’ll do your best. Send me an invoice for the roof, and I’ll get our treasurer to write you a check right away.”
As she watched him go, she wondered where on earth they would find the money to do all the work that was needed. But she couldn’t worry about that now.
She had an audition.
CHAPTER SIX
PICKFORD WAS TWICE THE SIZE of Chickpea and boasted a medium-size mall, which was the only reason Marilee had visited the town in the past. She drove Josh there to shop for school clothes once a year, and she returned in December for Christmas gifts. As soon as she arrived, she stopped at a convenience store and asked for directions to the address listed in the newspaper.
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