Naomi
I stood outside of the store and just stared at the place. The paperwork had all been done and the store was finally mine. I couldn’t stop smiling. I was so unbelievably happy.
“So, Alastair is working on a few storefront designs based on the sketch you gave him,” Atticus said as he joined me. “It’s a cute little place…it used to be a hardware store, but then Manny got a bigger store,”
“It is cute, and I can’t wait,” I said as I finally unlocked the door and pushed it open. The smell was the first thing that hit me, and I scrunched my nose. It didn’t necessarily smell bad, but it smelt like a place that had been closed up for a long time with no ventilation. Not only that, but the place was dusty. “Well, I’ll get started with the cleanup while you make your list,” I then said to A
