Page 27 of Beau (Sheppard’s Shadow #5)

The faeries had been very helpful since they got the house finished.

She still felt bad for not allowing them to do the house when she first moved in with Beau.

It would have saved her a great deal of time and heartache.

Going through the things that had been left behind by her father had been hard, but things from her grandmother had really killed any kind of love for the woman.

She was a mean, nasty sort of person that had ruled them all with an iron fist. Even when they were adults.

She was setting the table when Beau came home from work.

In the morning, they were going to the courthouse to find out what happened with the two people they had an interest in.

The other Sheppards were going to be there as well because they were going to support Rogen and the rest of the Watson family.

Jameson was going to be their attorney, and she thought that he was looking forward to that as much as they were getting things done with the other woman. She’d caused enough trouble as it was.

“What are we having?” She told him. “I love pot roast and potatoes. Especially with bread to sop up the gravy with. How was work today?”

“Better. I think that I’m getting used to their gossip and can tune it out better.

I don’t mind that they say things anymore about people, but I wish they’d stop it.

Some of the things they say are just plain mean.

” He agreed with her but never asked what they were saying.

She’d tell him if it involved something that they could do something about.

But usually, he would only hear about it if she mentioned it in passing.

“Did I tell you that tomorrow is my day off? I’m going to the library to read to the younger kids at noon. ”

“I wanted to do that when we were younger, but Mother wouldn’t allow us to be associated with those sorts of people. She treated us with disdain when we even mentioned it.”

Beau had told her the other night about how his grandfather had beaten him so badly that he had three broken ribs as well as a bloodied lip.

He wasn’t allowed to shift either to make himself better.

It was his punishment for asking if he could get a job after school in his junior year.

While he did heal faster than a human would, it was still several weeks before he could get around without wincing.

“I don’t miss them at all. Not even when I’m down in the dumps about something do I think about them in a good way.

I’m not glad that they’re dead, I wish they could have gone to prison for some time for what they did, but I’m happy that they’re not in my life. ”

Danielle couldn’t believe how well they turned out for what had been done to them as children through their adult years.

She didn’t think she could have survived had she even had half of the way they’d been treated.

But each one of them was kind and well-mannered.

They treated their fellow man the same way they treated everyone, with compassion and tenderness.

Sometimes they could be harsh when the time called for it, but otherwise they were the nicest men that she knew.

After dinner, they stayed in the dining room just talking about their day.

Beau had several investments of his own that he was keeping an eye on, and he was happy to report that the woman he’d been trying to get to expand, Tess the soap woman, was going to take him up on his offer to help her so that she could get into a bigger building and make a name for herself.

Jameson was going to go over the contracts with her next week, and that would be the beginning of a whole new relationship.

“She’ll be making the kind of money that she only dreamed of once she gets up and going.

It’s going to take about a month to get all the equipment that she needs in place, but after that she’ll be rolling along.

” She asked if she was going to make other kinds of soaps.

“Not at first. She just wants to get her product out in a timely manner so that she can get some reviews from people who bought from her.”

“Well, I’m happy for her. You said that the building that you’re getting for her would have a shop where she could sell things too.

I’m going to make it a point to go there weekly to make sure I don’t miss any of her new designs or smells.

” He said with a laugh that she should work for her.

“I thought about it. But I was worried that she’d think I was spying on her for you.

I don’t want her to think that when you guys have a good relationship going on right now. ”

“I guess that’s true. I’d hate for her to feel obligated too in thinking that she’d have to hire you.

You’re brilliant, have I told you that?” She told him not enough, and they both laughed.

“Anyway, I’ve been reaching out to other vendors that I’ve come across when we’re out and about.

Did you know that there is a quilting club in town?

They make the most beautiful quilts I’ve ever seen.

And they usually donate them to causes so that they can be raffled off.

That’s where the one they’re working on now goes to the Center for Adults.

I guess they need new books in their library, and this is a good way to make the money to purchase them. ”

“The town library has had a raffle too. They get money from late fees and such, but sometimes they need to have whole sections replaced. The children’s area is in such a state of flux all the time that I’m surprised when they have raffles and fundraisers that get them money enough to buy whole sections of books.

” He asked her if they take donations; it seemed like a good cause to donate to.

“Yes, they do. I don’t know the address right now, but I can get it for you tomorrow.

I’m excited to be a part of the library where people can go to use the computers and books at the same time. ”

After locking up the house, they were headed to bed.

Danielle was exhausted and needed about fifty hours of sleep, but knew that she’d not miss a night making love with Beau for anything.

However, almost as soon as her head hit her pillow, she was out for the night.

She woke up briefly when Beau wrapped himself around her, but then she went right back to sleep.

It would be good to get a full night’s rest when she had so much to do tomorrow.