Everyone started laughing, even Elizabeth. She shot me a sympathetic look. 揙h, honey. Yes. Everybody knows.?
I buried my hands in my face and Wyatt rubbed my arm. His chest shook with laughter.
揑t抯 okay, bookworm.?His teasing grin was back and his teeth flashed. 揑 don抰 mind everyone knowing what I can do.?
揈w.?Avery threw her napkin at him.
揥e抮e just giving you a hard time, Hannah.?Sam grinned at me. 揟his is what we do.?
I rolled my eyes, despite my burning face. 揑 know.?
Wyatt cleared his throat and addressed the table. 揧ou know when I was in Europe last year??
Holden raised an eyebrow. 揧eah??
揑 filmed a music video while I was there where they smeared me in silver body paint.?His expression was unreadable. 揑 had to wear a merman tail.?
揥hat??Holden asked, blinking.
The entire table stared at him with open mouths, including me.
揥hat are you doing??I whispered. 揥hy are you telling everyone??
Wyatt nodded to Holden. 揧ep. You can see me dancing in the background.?
Emmett抯 eyes glowed like this was too good to be true. 揘ame. Artist. Now.?He unlocked his phone, fingers hovering.
揇epths of Love by Tula.?Wyatt took a bite of pie and ignored me gaping at him.
The opening notes played through Emmett抯 phone.
揙h my god.?Emmett stared at the screen with wide eyes. Avery peered over before she snorted. 揊irst the chopping wood video and now this? Oh my god. This is amazing.?
Emmett made everyone watch twice before Elizabeth and Sam returned to their seats.
揑抳e already sent it to everyone I know,?Emmett informed Wyatt. 揑抦 dressing up as you for Halloween.?
Wyatt shrugged with a small smile. 揙kay.?
I pinched his side and he shot another wink down at me. It dawned on me.
Wyatt told everyone about the video so they抎 forget about the search party thing.
揧ou might as well post it on social media,?he told me, reaching over and stealing a bite of my pie.
Elizabeth straightened up and gestured to me. 揌oney, I forgot to tell you. I love the photo of you in the window.?
A smile pulled at my mouth. 揥yatt took that one.?One of my shoulders lifted in a shrug. 揑抦 trying something new.?
Wyatt squeezed my shoulder. 揑t抯 working.?
Did he mean with the store, or with my hot girl plans, or the finding true love thing? I wasn抰 sure.
Sam took a sip of his beer. 揧ou抮e breathing new life into that place.?
揑 walked past today and someone was painting the wall,?Elizabeth added.
I nodded. 揟hat抯 Naya and her team. She抯 going to paint a new mural.?
The light shifted in Elizabeth抯 eyes and she watched me with a small smile. 揑t抯 time. I can抰 wait to see it.?
揑抣l post progress pics on social media. I抦 thinking about doing a time-lapse.?This morning, while Naya and her team rolled primer over my mom抯 mural, I took videos.
Before Naya had arrived, I had taken about a hundred pictures of the wall, included a selfie in front. My heart still twisted at the idea of painting over it, but Elizabeth was right. And my instincts were right. It was time.
揑 bought wallpaper,?I blurted out. 揑 pick it up tomorrow morning at the post office.?
Avery抯 eyes lit up. 揑 didn抰 know that. You need help applying it??
揑f you have time, sure. I don抰 know what I抦 doing.?I frowned. 揑 don抰 know if it抣l look good but I抦 sick of the store looking straight out of the nineties.?I rolled my eyes. 揑抎 still like to rip the carpet up but one step at a time.?
Wyatt shrugged. 揕et抯 do it.?
揇o what??I raised an eyebrow.
揂ll of it. Let抯 rip the carpet up, fix the shelves, and put wallpaper on. We can get a bunch of plants for the front window.?
Holden turned to Emmett. 揇o we still have that flooring from that Ucluelet house??
Emmett frowned in thought, tilting his head. 揟he one that was boat-access only??
Holden nodded.
揑t should be in the warehouse.?
Holden tilted his chin to me. 揥e did a reno on a big house last year and the owner changed his mind about the flooring color but we couldn抰 return it.?He sat back with his arms crossed over his chest. 揑t抯 nice, it抯 a dark cherry wood that would look good in your store.?
Emmett nodded. 揥e could install it in a day.?
I blinked. 揧ou could??
Holden shrugged. 揝ure. It抯 just taking up space in the warehouse anyway.?
Excitement flopped around in my stomach and I bit a smile back. 揙kay.?
Wyatt squeezed my shoulder again and shot me an amused smile. 揥e could do the shelves and wallpaper at the same time. Then you wouldn抰 have to close twice.?
Avery raised her hand. 揈lizabeth and I can help.?