Yours for the Night (38 page)

“I have lots of men in my life. Realtors, clients,
friends.”

One of Julia's eyebrows went up. “And sex?”

“I have sex.” Even to her ears she sounded defensive. “Okay,
not a lot of sex. It's been a while, but sex for me means commitment. I can't do
casual.” She shrugged. “Ever since my engagement ended...” She'd believed Drake,
who was a lawyer, was perfect for her. They'd worked together on a few closings.
They were both hard-working and ambitious. It wasn't until they were talking
wedding dates that they'd realized how little their agendas meshed. He wanted to
move to New York to a bigger firm. She was building a business in Seattle. He
wanted children right away. She felt they should wait a couple of years until
the marriage had strong roots. A year ago he'd gone to New York without her.
Since then she'd thrown herself into work and hadn't missed Drake as much as she
would have imagined.

“He was a moron to pick New York over you.”

“Thank you. I agree!”

“So, your big news?”

“I got an amazing listing today. It's my big break. Uncle Ned,
an old friend of my father's, called me out of the blue and offered me the
Bellamy House.”

Julia's eyes widened once more. “That beautiful old place on
the hill?”

“Yeah. The woman who owned it died a couple of months ago.
Uncle Ned is her executor. There's a grandson and he okayed the sale.”

“That's terrific.”

“I know.” She turned mock serious. “There's just one
problem.”

Julia grabbed her hand. “It needs staging?”

“Yes! The problem is I need it staged right away. I think I
have the perfect buyers. I hate to ask you, but do you think you could stage it
tomorrow? I'd love to show them the place Thursday morning.”

“Miracles are what I do.” Julia morphed from love-addicted
friend into professional home stager, tapping at her tablet, then nodding. “Do
you have the key to the place?”

“Yes.”

“If you can show me the home tonight, I'll figure out what I
need and by tomorrow night, you'll have your miracle.”

“I can't wait to show you. This house is going to change
everything for us.”

ISBN: 9781459244597

YOURS FOR THE NIGHT

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