Chapter Twenty-Three
Amelia
I stood beside Lucy and scanned the lot in front of us. As promised, Max had arrived last week and taken care of the excavation. It was early evening now, and the foundation crew had left for the day. I took care of the architectural design for projects, while Lucy and I handled the construction together. I contracted out for excavation, foundation work, and plumbing. Conveniently, Lucy was also a certified electrician.
I grinned when I met Lucy’s eyes. “Time to start building.”
Lucy held her hand aloft for a high-five. “You got it,” she said when our hands collided with a whack. “Should we start tonight or wait until tomorrow?”
Alaskan summers created an odd dynamic. On the one hand, when it came to anything one might want to do outdoors, summer felt so sh
