Chapter 152

Chapter 0152 “Sure.” Alec got up and came over to sit beside me.

“Okay. Here is my inspo picture.” I moved to the tab with the picture of the g****e image.

“I like it. Surprised you are choosing that.”

“Why?”

“Figured you would go for more like your shop.”

“Oh, no. I didn’t want that for my office.” Fl*pping to the second tab, I showed him the paint and the rug.

“Looks good. What about a desk.”

“Keep an open mind.” I said as I fl*pped to the last tab.

Alec was surprised but didn’t comment right away. “That’s what you want?”

“Well, they need restored.” I said confidently.

“That they do but if you can pull it off, those will be nice desks.” Alec agreed.

“Do you even want a desk like that? I can find something more modern if you wanted.” I offered.

“No, I like what you picked out, it will just be an ordeal.”

“Because I have so much on my plate right now?” I asked, sarcastically.

Alec half smiled. “Something like that.”

“Jeez.” I playfully pushed him.

“You forgot flooring.”

“Oh, I did! Can we not match the flooring that is already there?”

“We probably could.” Alec thought about it. “Ask mom when she comes back here.”

“Okay, did I spend too much?”

“You barely spent anything.” Alec got up and went back to the desk and started working again. Hitting the buy button, it said it will arrive by wednesday. Apparently, her membership made for express shipping.

“I’m going to start there and then we can decide how we want to decorate it after it is finished.”

“Okay.” Alec was only half listening.

“I’m going to go get my arm supplies.” I told him as I went to the door.

“Want me to go with you?” Alec looked up at me.

“That’s okay. I will only be gone five minutes.”

“I’ll hunt you down after six.” Alec grumbled as he looked back at his papers.

“Promise?” I asked as I walked out. Giving me an evil smile, he tried not to smile but went back to his paperwork. Going up the stairs, I was able to make it to get the art supplies before heading back. “You made it in thirty seconds to spare.” Alec muttered as I came back in. “Oh shoot, let me try again.” I joked as I sat down. Pulling out the sketch pad, I froze.

What should I draw? My mind went to Ace and his dad planting the tree today. So, I started drawling what I think his tree would look like when it was fully grown. A massive Elm tree. One full of life with thick branches. The whole thing took me till lunch to complete.

“That looks really good.” I hadn’t even noticed Alec behind me. I was finishing the shading when he spoke.

“It’s what I think Ace’s tree will look like when it’s fully grown.”

“I think that would look really good hung up in our new office.” Alec took the sketch pad and studied it.

I was at a loss for words. More than once I had brought up Ace and he never got upset. Setting the sketch pad down, he looked at me. Without even thinking, my arms wrapped around his neck. Kissing him hard, he basically caught me and k*ssed me back.

“Thank you.” I muttered as I let him go.

“What was that for?”

“For not being upset I drew that in memory of Ace.”

“I accepted a long time ago that he might not have been your first love but I would be your last. Besides, he was still your best friend and more than once protected you. He died saving you and for that, I am internally grateful. If hanging a picture that you drew in memory of him, helps you grieve, then I’ll do it.”

I had no words so I just pulled his head down to me and k*ssed him again. That was until the door opened and Jasper and Emmy walked in. “Oh, sorry!” Emmy shrieked.

“It’s fine. What are you guys up to?” I asked as we let go of each other. Alec took the page out of the book