Sarah vs. the Handy Man
I was going to wait for my beta reader to check it but I couldn't wait any longer. All mistakes are mine.
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Sarah Walker is a single mom who moves to Burbank to get away from her idiot boyfriend who doesn't want to be a father. She needs things fixed in her new home and calls Chuck the handy man.
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Chapter 1
Sarah and her sister Carina are caring boxes out of a moving truck.
"I cannot believe Bryce could be this selfish. He actually told you that you and Travis were getting in the way of his success! I wish he was here right now so I can kick his ass!"
"Let's just forget about it, Carina. I just want to forget about him and give Travis a good life."
Sarah and Carina puts the boxes down in the unorganized living room and walk down the hall. They walk into a bedroom that has a baby gate blocking the down way.
Sarah and Carina climb over the gate. Sarah picks up a dirty blonde haired 1 year old who was waddling on the floor.
"Hey Travis."
"Mommy!"
"One of these days Bryce is gunna come looking for another chance, are you going to give it to him?"
"I've given him too many chances. He comes asking for his son, I'll say 'what son?'."
Sarah, carrying Travis, and Carina sit on the plastic covered couch.
"You remember Bryce's reaction when I told him I was pregnant."
"Yeah. Bastard."
Sarah chuckles and shakes her head.
Carina's phone rings. "Hello...Hi babe...I'm at my sisters helping her unpack...Really?!...Hold on. (Turns to Sarah) Um, you don't really need my help, right? I mean, we can finish unpacking tomorrow, right?"
Sarah smiles. "Your boyfriend?"
"Yeah."
"Go on. I got it from here."
"Thanks. (To phone) I'll be right there." Carina hangs up.
"So this John Casey guy, when do you think I'll meet him?"
"He's a busy guy. I'll have to ask him."
"So do you looove him?"
"Uh...oh, look at the time." Carina looks at her watch. "I need to be heading home."
Carina quickly says bye to Sarah and Travis and runs out the door.
"Oh Travis," Sarah tells the young boy who is sitting on her lap. "Auntie Carina's in love."
Travis smiles and climbs up to Sarah's shoulder where he snuggles close to her and falls asleep.
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In the morning, Sarah is woken up by knocking on her front door.
Sarah rolls off her bed, pulls on her robe, and walks to the front door. Not even bothering to look in the mirror to fix her bed hair. She opens the front door.
"Hi, can I help you?" Sarah asks sleepily but then immediately is in full attention when she sees the hot buff guy at her door. She also immediately remembers that she is in a robe and her hair is a mess.
"Yeah, good morning, you called for a handy man?"
The guy looks at Sarah with a dazzling smile that leaves Sarah speechless.
"Miss?"
"Uh, yeah, I need you...I mean a man...A HANDY MAN! A handy man." Sarah blushes.
Sarah lets the man in.
"Names Chuck by the way." He says holding out his hand.
"Sarah Walker." She says taking his hand.
An imaginary spark lights between their hands.
"Is it me or did it just get really hot in here?" Chuck asks, teasingly.
"The Air Conditioning doesn't work." Sarah says dumbly.