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“Okay, people!” Bill was waving them over to the front of the house.
Julia
“Okay. First things first,” Bill started back up again.
“Jules, you already know Mitch?” Julia
“Then if there’s anything you need, you can just ask Mitch. I’m sure he’ll be happy to take care of you.
Anyway,” Bill continued, “are you ready to jump into the wonderful world of bathrooms?”
“Excuse me?” Julia
Bill smiled and explained. “The owners of this place want to see some pattern options for their bathroom tile before we start laying anything down. How would you feel about sketching some designs for them to choose from?” Julia
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to work on already. “That sounds fine,” she said, trying not to gush.
“Good. After Mitch introduces you to the rest of the guys,” Bill concluded, “you can head into the trailer. I’ve got you all set up.” He smiled and walked off.
Mitch and Julia
Jules tried to keep her mind from wandering during the introductions, but she couldn’t stop thinking about the lines of the house, the angles, and there was a Lily Allen song playing on repeat in her head. “Sun is in the sky, oh why oh why would I want to be anywhere else?” She was still humming to herself and bobbing her head softly when she heard Mitch saying her name.
“Jules? Julia
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“Oops. Sorry.” Julia
“Yeah, sure.” Mitch smirked. “You’re surrounded by college guys and you’re busy thinking about bathroom tiles. I buy that.”
“Hey, I’m a much better multi-tasker than you give me credit for.” Jules laughed, punching him lightly on the upper arm.
“I’m sure you are. C’mon, let’s head over to the trailer.” He pointed and led the way.
“Thanks for the tour, Mitch. Let the guys know that it was great meeting them, okay?” she joked, winking.
“Later, Jules.” Mitch laughed.
Julia
Julia
Unfortunately we don’t have a desk for you, so you’ll sort of be drawing wherever you can find space. The desk I’m setting you up with to start is the new project manager’s, but I’m sure he won’t mind if you borrow it for the day. He seems like a nice guy. Give a holler if you need anything.
Bill
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Alone in the trailer, Julia
This was definitely going to be a fun job. She tapped the eraser of her pencil on the vast expanse of white space on her blank page. A fresh sketchbook was one of her favorite things in the universe—so full of possibility. Still tapping her eraser against the page, she began to brain-storm about tile designs. Since it was an eco-friendly project, maybe something with leaves? Or maybe something geometric to match the lines of the house? Or something with an ocean motif, since they were so close to the beach? Dividing her paper into four quarters, she decided to give each idea a chance and then commit to fully sketching the best two designs for the owners to choose from.
Julia
A familiar voice answered, “I didn’t know this office came with a chair warmer. Man, this job gets better every day.”
Julia
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“Remi?” she said, dropping her pencil onto her—
correction— his desk.
“We’ve got to stop meeting this way.” He laughed.
His laugh was even deeper and richer than Julia
Julia
She wasn’t sure whether to laugh or groan—it looked like his mother had dressed him. Still, it was impossible to ignore how hot he looked. Remi wore his authority well, and the little trailer was suddenly filled with his friendly confidence.
Smiling back without even realizing it, Julia
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Julia
This will all be okay. I’ll just focus on what I’m doing and soon I won’t even notice he’s here.
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She pushed her dark curls back off of her face and gathered up her sketchbook and pencils. Squinting out the window at the crew working outside, Julia
There were no two ways about it; he was standing directly in front of her. She opened her mouth to speak, but Remi beat her to it.
“I wasn’t expecting to see you here. It’s a nice surprise,” he said with a coy smile.
“Yeah, this is unexpected,” Julia