Page 68 of With Spite

Exposed brick. Wood on the ceilings. Dark-stained concrete floors.

It was my Pinterest board come to life.

The back would be even cooler, I knew.

He led me through the closed door, and I heard the hammering before I saw anyone.

“Great soundproofing,” I mused.

“The best,” Hux confirmed.

“When are you moving in?” I asked.

“When they’re done.” He shrugged. “Plus, I kind of feel bad, because Benz likes going outside, and she won’t be able to do that here.”

“She has a lot of room,” I pointed out. “It’ll be okay.”

“Maybe,” he agreed.

We came to a stop at the first bedroom, where I spotted Koen in the corner of the room talking to another man I didn’t know.

Koen was a part of the Dixie Wardens MC and a general contractor. He also owned several businesses in town, along with an RV park I’d briefly considered moving into when I’d first decided to move here.

In the end, I’d chosen to take Birdee’s place. Which sometimes I hated, because the Hubers made it damn near impossible to enjoy any time outside—or even inside sometimes.

I felt like I had eyes on me twenty-four-seven in my own damn neighborhood.

It felt slightly suffocating.

“Ah, Hux.” Koen pushed off the wall and came our way, his eyes briefly hitting on me before settling on Hux. “You got a minute?”

“Go on,” I said. “I’m just going to explore.”

Hux winked and stepped away with Koen, leaving me in the room as I stared at what was going on in the floor.

“What are you doing to the floors?” I asked curiously.

“Putting in new heated floors,” the man said. “Better ductwork and insulation, too.”

“Oh,” I breathed. “Heated floors. That sounds heavenly.”

“Heavenly, and pricey.” The man chuckled. “But it’ll be real nice in the middle of winter, that’s for sure.”

I left him there, wandering my way throughout the house.

There were six bedrooms in total.

There was also a back set of stairs that led directly to the outside.

But there was parking on the backside, which I recognized as where Hux usually parked his truck and bike.

“…elevator,” I heard Hux say.

I turned around and spotted him at the end of the long hall.

“Can easily add one to this end,” I heard Koen say as they continued to walk toward me.

I leaned against the door and watched them come.