Smooth Finish
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Cody Marx had dated Jared Creed for a short time back in high school and she'd never forgotten him. But when Jared's stepfather died and his half brother, Kenny, got into trouble, they drifted apart. Years later, they're both professional subcontractors working on the same remodeling project—the old MacKenzie Homestead just outside Esmerelda, Massachusetts.
Cody and Jared have both changed and matured since those teenage years, but will the innocent spark of passion ignited long ago burst into the blazing flame of revitalized desire?
Adrianna Dane
Adrianna Dane has been putting pen to paper since the age of ten. She currently resides in the state of Washington. She has a great fondness for using a fountain pen when writing her first drafts. Hobby interests are varied, including photography and traveling. The first defining love story Adrianna read back in junior high school was "Wuthering Heights" by Emily Bronte, and that set her on the road to her long-standing love affair with books of all genres. Her inspiration in writing often can be found by listening to song lyrics, from hard rock to classical, and reading poetry by such poets as Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Edgar Allen Poe, and Ranier Maria Rilke. But finding inspiration for her stories truly has no boundaries for Adrianna. In 2006, her dark fantasy GLBT story, Body Parts, won its category in the Dream Realm Awards. Adrianna has written more than 100 stories, short, novella, and novel length, delving into many facets of the human condition - contemporary, futuristic, and fantasy, and all the flavors therein and in between. In other words, wherever the story and the characters, as well as their intricate stories, take her imagination, then her pen and/or computer keyboard, are sure to follow.
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Smooth Finish - Adrianna Dane
Cody Marx had dated Jared Creed for a short time back in high school and she'd never forgotten him. But when Jared's stepfather died and his half brother, Kenny, got into trouble, they drifted apart. Years later, they're both professional subcontractors working on the same remodeling project—the old MacKenzie Homestead just outside Esmerelda, Massachusetts.
Cody and Jared have both changed and matured since those teenage years, but will the innocent spark of passion ignited long ago burst into the blazing flame of revitalized desire?
This story is a work of original fiction. All names, characters, locations, and incidents are products of the author's imagination, or have been used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons living or dead, locales, or events is entirely coincidental.
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Copyright 2018 by Adrianna Dane
Cover Art Designs by T. A. Gallup
This story was originally released in May 2006 by Amber Quill Press/Amber Heat
CAUTION: This story contains explicit sexual situations and strong language. You must be over the age of 18 years of age to read this story.
Smooth Finish
By Adrianna Dane
Dream Romantic Unlimited, LLC
Table of Contents
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Author Bio
Networking Links
Chapter One
Dad, are you serious?
Cody couldn’t believe he really meant what he was saying. He’d never done it before.
Yes, I’m serious. Do you want the job or not? I can’t fit it in my schedule and they want it done within the month. It’s that old MacKenzie farmhouse.
Willow MacKenzie’s place. She’d inherited it from her mother, and Cody knew Willow wanted nothing more do to with the place, especially after the recent notoriety, and couldn’t wait to put it on the market.
It had been neglected for a lot of years, and Cody also knew the wood floors in that place would need a skilled hand to bring them back to their former beauty. If she pulled it off, her reputation in the floor refinishing business would be secured. Even her father wouldn’t be able to fault her then.
Of course I want it. I’m just surprised you’re actually trusting me to do this on my own.
’Bout time, don’t you think? Can you handle it on your own? I took a quick look, but it was a while ago. You know how it is. Looks like you’ll be dealing with maple, but they’re in pretty rough shape. Customers say they’re not ready and keep putting things off and then there they all are wanting the work done at the same time. I figure if we split up these contracts, we can get both houses sanded and finished before the next flurry comes in just before the holidays. They’re both big jobs. You sure you’re up to the MacKenzie place on your own?
Cody straightened her shoulders and glared at her father. She’d been helping him sand and refinish floors since she was a teenager and now he asked her that question?
Why should she be surprised? It seemed she’d spent practically her whole life trying to prove herself to him—to be the son he’d never had, yet it had never been enough. She loved working with the wood, but the only thing he seemed to see was that she was female and trying to be a part of a profession that was meant for a man to do. She’d attempted to show him for years that she had what it took to make a success in this business—even if she was a woman. It had been like waiting for finish to dry on a particularly humid day, and she’d practically given up trying.
Her only recourse was simply to keep doing her best. So this was a big surprise and she didn’t dare turn it down, even if she’d wanted to—which she didn’t.
Ever since her mother had died when Cody was only ten, she’d attempted to do everything she could to make her father’s life easier. He’d never remarried, and there were times when it seemed he took Cody for granted, assuming she’d always be there for him. Cook him a good meal and he was all compliments, but sand and finish a wood floor to perfection and she heard nothing for all her hard work and attention to detail.
Of course, she was now twenty-six and she was still here, still waiting for that one word of encouragement, but that didn’t mean it would always be that way. Eventually, she’d just cut her losses and move on. Some day. Maybe.
She still couldn’t believe he trusted her to do this job on her own. He’d never even attempted it before, always thinking he had to be on site to maintain control of the projects himself. Well, she wouldn’t look a gift horse in the mouth. This was her chance to prove herself to him.
Everyone else in Esmerelda seemed to know she was competent enough to handle a sanding and refinishing job, except the man she most wanted to impress—her father. This might just be the chance she’d been waiting for.
Drew Evans is the contractor you’ll be working with on this job.
He peered at her closely. That won’t be a problem for you will it?
Cody grimaced inwardly, not daring to show her distaste to her father. Andrew Evans, owner of Evans Construction, had been a classmate of hers back in high school. After graduation they’d even dated for a while, but it hadn’t been anything serious, and she’d finally called it quits a little over a year ago. Still, he was constantly making passes at her, trying to get her to go back out with him again.
She’d dropped him because she’d found out he was two-timing her, and then after the fact, she’d discovered it wasn’t just once. Fat chance she’d be dating him again. She’d just have to make do with this situation because she wanted