The Grumpy Roommate Gamble (Heroes of Huckleberry Creek #1)

TEN

FELICITY

When the weekend rolled around again, and Gabe suggested we grill out Saturday night to take advantage of the cooler temperatures, I leapt at it. I loved outdoor dining and even had a cute little outdoor space set up at my place with a bistro set and cafe lights. Not that I’d seen it in months. I hadn’t been able to make myself go back to the house since Gabe had started work. With all the tear out necessary for repairs and renovation, I knew it was in the “worse before better” stage, and my heart just couldn’t take it. When I’d mentioned it, Gabe had loaded the table and chairs into the back of his truck, along with the black iron chandelier he’d found in the garage that I’d never actually gotten around to hanging because there really wasn’t a good tree for it in my yard. But he had the perfect spot underneath a massive oak, and he’d already hung it from the branch, setting my bistro set beneath.

It was a little worse for wear, having not gotten a fresh coat of paint this summer as I’d intended, but that didn’t detract from my joy one bit. I’d raided my candle supply and set votives alight on each of the branches of the chandelier. In the early dark, the flickering flames made me grin like a loon.