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The boathouse was no frills with room for a decent-sized craft, the deck forming a vee similar to the shape of a hull, built on what appeared to be a permanent steel-pile dock foundation.
The wood needed more than refinishing. Between being old and not being treated correctly or regularly, the floor looked to be rotting in places.
Presley walked toward the cutout for the boat, peering at the water that lapped below. “I’d love to turn the roof into a patio directly over the water. I could add an outdoor sectional, a dining table, some tiki torches…”
“Since it’s been wired, you might be able to do an outdoor kitchen,” I said.
“Oh, maybe a wet bar? Could I get water out here?”
“We’d have to see if there’s a water line.” I bent down to inspect the decking more closely. “You’ll need to replace all this wood,” I said as I pushed against a section, and it gave a little. I stood, alarmed at how bad it was. “This isn’t stable at all. We need to get back from the edges—”
Presley took a step toward me, then let out a yelp as the board beneath her cracked and shifted. I instinctively reached for her and pulled her into me. Fortunately the board hadn’t broken all the way through; otherwise she might be in the drink right now.
As it was, she was facing me, chest to chest, because I’d instinctively dragged her up against me.
We stood there catching our breath. My heart pounded like a jackhammer, fifty percent from the scare, fifty percent because…Jesus. Presley Holiday was in my arms.
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