Chapter 6
FRIDAY MORNING, CARLOS MET CECILIA at Kenworth’s thirty minutes before the store opened to finalize his work and get paid for the shelves he’d built and installed. It was December fourth and he had finished the project one day ahead of schedule. People weren’t big on remodeling this time of year so he had to make sure that the money from this job could last him into January. Part of him hoped that Cecilia might tip him for his excellent work and early timing, but his more realistic side shoved that thought out of his head as quickly as it had entered. If Cecilia’s skin were green, she could pass as the Grinch’s sister. He reminded himself to be extra nice to her anyway.
“Nice work, Carlos.” Cecilia ran her hand over the shelves and rubbed her fingertips together as if she’d pic
