Chapter 32
One Year Later
"Careful." Sebastian and Ty eased up the front porch steps and set the whiskey barrel planter opposite its mate by the front door. The bright-faced impatiens nodded in the early May breeze, a nice contrast to the freshly-painted house.
Further down the porch, Harrison and Ivy hung the last of the massive Boston ferns from eye bolts in the eaves. In the yard, the last of Porter's crew packed up their trucks. It had been a whirlwind week, taking advantage of the fact that Laurel was out of town, meeting with the board of the Calico Foundation to settle on this year's grant recipients. Sebastian had recruited all his friends to help him finally tackle the exterior of the old farmhouse.