Twenty Seven - Step Closer

“You’ve got to be kidding me.” Sam sighed, exasperatedly, as the interior designer he hired for renovating a room in his condo unit came.

He had an extra room and he wanted to turn it into a home office and he hired a contractor to renovate the space. When he talked to Nora Jones over the phone, everything seemed fine, he even appreciated that she agreed to meet immediately that day. And then they met and she brought someone unexpected.

“Is he working for you too?” Sam asked as he glanced at the man sitting beside Nora.

“When he has time.” Nora replied with a smile.

“Is he going to work on this project? I don’t think I would be comfortable having him around.” Sam added.

“You’ll have to get used to him.” Nora replied. “If you’re going to stay here in Estrella, then you’ll be seeing a lot of him. No one in Estrella doesn’t know who Seb is.” She added.

“Are you some sort of celebrity here?” Sam asked Seb sarcastically.