Page 14 of Mistletoe Omega
He frowned and brushed his hands on his jeans. “You’re not old.”
“Thanks.” I bent down and grabbed the drill, placing it out of the way. “Let’s get this locked in, shall we?”
“Sure.” His expression was hard to read, but he jumped into action, helping me lift the partition. Together we easily wedged it over the faucet hookups. Then we drilled and hammered until everything was solidly in place.
I was impressed with how hard Sam worked. He had a good attitude, and he took instruction well. He seemed to actually enjoy the work. Once we had the waterproof green board in place, to protect the exposed walls above the shower, we caulked along the seam between the shower and the wall.
“Do we need to put that stuff between the shower wall pieces?” Sam asked.
“Nope. This unit has interlocking panels. There’s no need.”
“Awesome.” He wiped his forehead with the back of his arm. “Damn, it’s warm in here.” His gaze roved over my bare chest.
A part of me wanted to invite him to take his shirt off. I would have loved getting a peek at his body. But I restrained myself. “You should go get ready for work. I can finish up here. I’m just going to install the plumbing fixtures, and tomorrow I’ll prime and paint the green board.”
He hesitated. “You sure?”
“Yep.” I smiled. “Hey, thanks for your help. It went way quicker with you here.”
His expression warmed. “It was my pleasure. I liked doing it. You’re very patient.”
His compliment made me feel good. “Thanks.”
“I mean it. My old man used to scream at me if I fucked up. And because of that, I fucked up twice as much.” He gave a humorless laugh.
“You can’t pick your family, right?” Again, I wanted to push for info, but I didn’t.
“Nope.” He moved to the door. “If you need any help on the rest of the house, don’t hesitate to ask. I really liked working next to you.”
His offer surprised, but also pleased me. “I definitely will.”
He pointed at me with a mischievous grin. “Especially if you want to work on that ball-cock thing. I’m totally down for that project.”
I snorted a laugh and went back to working on the shower.
Chapter Five
Sam
“You have a visitor,” Patty said, poking her head into the break room.
“I do?” I frowned. There was a brief, excited second where I wondered if maybe Graham had dropped by to see me. But then I shook myself. We didn’t have that kind of relationship yet. When I came around the corner, I was shocked to find Tim leaning against the counter.
“Hey, Gorgeous,” he said, moving to kiss me hello.
I pushed him away and scowled. “What the fuck are you doing here?”
“Aww, Baby. Is that anyway to greet me?” He smirked.
Anger flooded me as I stared at his smug face. “I can’t believe you even have the nerve to come near me.”
He glanced around and lowered his voice. “Well, you are carrying my kid.”
My face flushed. “Yeah. Like you give a shit about that. What the hell do you want?”
His smile faded. “Look, I came back a few days ago, but you were with some other alpha. I didn’t want to intrude.”
My stomach ached at the sly look in his eye. “What the hell do youwant, Tim?”
