Zina Abbott Books: Saturday Snippet: She Stood As Straight As a Lodgepole Pine

Saturday, January 21, 2023

Saturday Snippet: She Stood As Straight As a Lodgepole Pine

Today's Saturday Snippet is taken from

Dead Set Delphinia

Sweethearts of Jubilee Springs, Book 11

by Zina Abbott

The aggravating woman had the audacity to jerk her hands from beneath his grasp, and stand up straight as a lodge
pole pine in her two inch heels. The brown wedge-shaped hat sporting ostrich feathers dyed pink that she wore added at least four more inches to her height. She stared at him as though he was a simpleton. “I would think it is obvious. I am moving this table, Mr. Nighy. You did an adequate job of organizing the bedroom set the way I instructed. However, I had an inspiration this morning that I believe will enhance the display. It required me to find the right size table for what I need. Now that you are here, perhaps you can lift the other end and help me carry it.”

“If you had told me yesterday you wanted it up front, I would have already placed it there. Unfortunately, your directions on how I should arrange my furniture store were such that you were very clear the less expensive pine furnishings should be kept to the back.”

Delphinia waved off his complaint. “Pshaw, Mr. Nighy. That was yesterday. There is no time to quibble today. Your eleven-thirty appointment will be here before you know it. Now, if you will give me a hand with this table…”

“Out of the way, Miss Brown. I will move the table. The last thing I need is for you to catch those two inch heels on something and trip.”

Delphinia scowled at him. She had been walking in two inch heels for years, quite capably, and knew how to do so without tripping.

“Very well, Mr. Nighy.” Delphinia spun on the ball of her foot and strode towards the front of the store. She tapped her foot as she impatiently waited for him. Finally he appeared pushing the table as it stood on end with its bottom edge balanced on a furniture dolly. She tipped her chin up and willed herself to not blush with the realization that if she had known such equipment for moving heavy furnishings existed, it would have saved her a considerable amount of tugging and pulling.

“Where did you have in mind for this to go, Miss Brown?”

Delphinia ignored the hint of sarcasm in Bennett’s voice as she strode over to the oak headboard. “Right here. Place it to line up with the edges.”

Bennett looked at the headboard which someone, evidently her, had placed on two of the wooden blocks he kept in back for his casket work. “Would you mind explaining why you lifted the headboard up on blocks? And why do you want the table in front of it after you told me last night to keep bedroom sets separate from dining sets?”

Delphinia huffed in annoyance. “Just trust me on this. We want to create the illusion this is a mattress. A very short mattress.” She started towards the table still on the dolly. “Here, I’ll help you guide this in place. When we get it set up, you’ll see what I have in mind.”

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