“That little flowerbed, including the compost and mulch, was only about thirty bucks. I thought, though, since you’ve got stone on your house, you might want me to get some stone to line the bed with.”

Cassidy nodded. “Sure. Can you do that?”

“Hauling stone is a little more labor intensive than just mowing,” she said.

“So you want more money?”

Laura smiled. “I was thinking we could trade.”

Cassidy raised her eyebrows. “Trade?”

“Yes. I’ll do labor intensive—for the original agreed-upon price—if I can use your pool afterward.”

Cassidy met her gaze and grinned. “I think that’s a fair trade. You’re not going to drown, are you? Or slip and fall and sue me?”

Laura stood up. “I won’t drown. I won’t sue you. Can’t guarantee I won’t slip and fall.” She motioned to the house. “You want another cup of coffee?”

Cassidy hesitated. “I should probably get back. My company might be looking for me.”

“Oh, that’s right. The young blonde.”

Cassidy stood up too. “Yes. Becki. And unless you need the thirty bucks now, I’ll add it to whatever you do next week.”

“Sounds good.”

Cassidy nodded. “Well…then I guess I’ll see you later.”

“Enjoy the rest of your weekend.”

Cassidy sighed. “Yeah. You too.”

Laura watched her walk away, wondering at the heavy sigh. Well, not really wondering. The blonde she’d seen her with at the pool would make Laura sigh heavily too.

She went back in the house and poured another cup of coffee. Cassidy was nice, she decided. For that reason alone, she should ditch Frankie’s binoculars. And she should also stop spying on her when she knew Cassidy had company out at the pool. That would be the proper thing to do. In fact, she vowed right then and there that she would not peek out of her window later today when they were at the pool.

That is, of course, providing they weren’t naked. If they were, then all bets were off.

She rolled her eyes. She really needed to get out of the house.

Chapter Fifteen

Cassidy closed her eyes, relaxing as the sun’s rays peeked through the clouds. It was a little cooler today, especially after the brief rain shower they’d had, but it wasn’t enough to keep her out of the pool. Becki, on the other hand, had opted to stay inside. She was in the entertainment room, watching a movie on the giant TV in there. Theater seating, surround sound, a bag of popcorn, and a bottle of water—Cassidy had left her on her own. Becki hadn’t seemed to mind as she’d settled down onto the comfortable seat, waving Cassidy away.