“Just a little bit higher.”
In tandem with Judd, Liam shifted the slide on his shoulder.
“That’s it,” Mitch said. “Hold what you’ve got, while I bolt this bad boy in.”
The work day was drawing to a close and the new Waldrop Park playground was almost assembled. Across the way, Liam could see Riley laughing with Miranda as they threaded the blocks of the tic tac toe game onto pipes. Her cheeks were flushed with heat and maybe a little sunburn. It was the first time he’d seen her smile since the flood, and the sight of it hit him straight in the gut.
“You want me to dump the water cooler over your head?” Judd asked.
“What?”
“You keep looking over there like that and the new playground’s gonna catch on fire.”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“Sure you don’t.” Judd chuckled an
