Building Something Hot

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Building Something Hot: Chapter One"Mom, I don't see why you feel the need to move all the way to Texas!" Briella stared at her mother. In all her twenty-four years, she had never faced something that made her so angry and so sad at the same time.Chapter TwoJameson flew back to New York the next day. He wasn't helping much with the move anyway. It seemed like all he did while he was there was complain and get in the way, so the girls were secretly pleased he was out of their hair.Chapter ThreeThe girls spent the next day helping Charlee finish unpacking. The house was really shaping up and already starting to look like a home. There was plenty of space that had yet to be filled, but Charlee would enjoy taking care of that in the months to come. When the last box was finally emptied, all three women gave a yell of victory and collapsed on the living room furniture.Chapter FourKason and Dexter spent the next hour showing Briella and Mila different sites along the lake. Briella couldn't help but notice how absolutely beautiful it was on the lake, like a wonderland of nature, and how lucky Kason was to live right beside it.Chapter FiveThe plane ride home was relatively quiet, with both girls lost in their own daydreams. When they landed in New York, they hailed a cab and went back to their apartment.Chapter SixThe next morning Mila and Briella headed to work. "You look like shit, honey. Did you even get any sleep?" Mila asked, looking at Briella's puffy eyes and the dark circles underneath.Chapter Seven"So, looks like you two worked things out?" Mila asked, and smiled at a very happy Kason and Briella.Chapter EightThe next morning Briella woke up in Kason's arms. She immediately remembered the night before and smiled broadly. She felt as if the whole world could fall down around her, but as long as she was in his arms, it wouldn't matter. She could get used to waking up with him like this every morning, if only they lived in the same city.Chapter NineWhen the guys got home that night, they called to let Briella and Mila know they'd made it. They sounded exhausted, so the girls didn't talk for too long. Briella and Mila thanked them for the shirts, and said they had been wearing them all day.Chapter TenThe girls wouldn't be able to see Dexter and Kason for another three weeks, until they made it to Texas. But as Kason reminded her, there were ways around that. Briella and Kason both bought webcams so they could see each other when they were talking on the computer. It wasn't the same as being together, but it was the next best thing. They spent plenty of time talking and watching each other while they did.Chapter ElevenThe next morning, Kason's alarm clock buzzed promptly at six. He tried to shut it off before it woke Briella, but it took too long because one of his arms was underneath her. She yawned and stretched as he shifted his arm and pushed the button to silence the alarm.Chapter TwelveTwo hours later, there was still no word on Charlee's condition. Kason was pacing in front of the nurse's station, waiting for someone to give him some new information. After another fifteen minutes, a doctor came out to the lobby of the ER.Chapter ThirteenWhen the group got to the hospital, they headed straight to the fourth floor. They were told by the nursing staff that Charlee had made some progress overnight, and that she was out of Intensive Care. Visitation was no longer limited to one person at a time for five minutes. Briella was elated to hear about her progress, and hoped that everything would be okay after all.Chapter FourteenEverything after that seemed to pass in a blur for Briella. There was so much to do, and that helped keep her from breaking down with grief. She notified all of Charlee's friends, then went to the funeral home to make arrangements. She chose a casket and headstone and made plans for the wake, all the while running on autopilot.Chapter FifteenMonday morning, everyone returned to work. No one was surprised when Briella announced she and Mila would be running the company, and that Kason was now a part owner. There were a few older architects who seemed resentful that people so young were now running the company. Briella sensed this and told everyone that if they were uncomfortable with the new management, they were free to leave and would get positive recommendations for new jobs.Chapter SixteenAfter a fun-filled weekend of shopping in New York, Briella found herself back at work Monday morning. It had been a typical Monday, between meetings, paperwork, and project updates, but that all changed with a single package that arrived just before lunch.Chapter Seventeen"Someone get over here and help her!" Kason yelled, with tears streaming down his face.Chapter EighteenThe wedding was only a month and a half away, and Briella and Kason were busy trying to tie up last minute plans. Mila had been traveling a lot, drumming up new business for the firm, making the demand for their designs higher than ever. Briella had to hire four new architects to ensure deadlines were met.Chapter NineteenA few days before the wedding, Briella went for her final dress fitting. Luckily, Briella's dress still fit, and if anything, it was a little too big in the waist. The bust was tighter, but looked as though it was made to fit that way.Chapter TwentyBriella and Kason sat in the limo cuddling on the way to the reception. The photographer had kept them and the wedding party at the church for forty-five minutes after the guests had left, then sent them on their way, telling them he would get more pictures at the reception. The wedding party was following in a different limo, giving Briella and Kason some time to be alone.Chapter Twenty-OneBriella and Kason sat in the waiting room of the doctor's office, nervously waiting to be called for Briella's first ultrasound. "We won't be able to see too much this early, mostly just the heartbeat," Briella told Kason.Chapter Twenty-TwoBriella lay in her bed watching Mila apply makeup in the bathroom. Mila was getting ready for her first date since she and Dexter had broken up, and she had asked Briella if she could get ready at her house, to avoid tension with Dexter.OTHER BOOKS BY STEPHANIE NICOLE