ANOTHER STORY ANOTHER TIME

CHAPTER THIRTY * THE BOATHOUSE

November 22nd, 2019

Four months later.

Stiles ran up the ramp coming from the dock, he had just learned that the floor crew and the wall crew arrived on the same day, he was trying to figure out how to fix this. With Corporal Perry walking with him,

 "Let's see, (He paused for effect) how can I fix this little army scheduling mishap." Walking up the ramp to the doorless cabin, Stiles turns makes his way through the large open room to the kitchen where he located Miss. Mayo, the lady in charge of the floor company. She was an older woman in her fifties, short in stature, with old fashion librarian glasses perched at the end of her nose. As Stiles walked into the room, she turned to look at him over top of her glasses. She stated matter of factly, 

"The floors need to be sealed, and dry for 24 hours before you can walk on them. It will take all day to seal with there being three levels. " Stiles realized he would have to cancel the wall company. Mayo smiled "If you want me to finish by tonight, I can call in more folks and send the bill to John." Stiles stopped in his tracks, 

"Yes, well you know the General, and he wants this done the best and fastest way possible." Stiles smiled as he stood his ground with the older lady, he swallowed hard, she turned and quipped at him,

"I had no idea he was so popular." 

"He is after all a decorated General in the United States Army" Stiles snarked at her with his crooked grin, then he saw Mr. Torres walking his way, 

"Good morning Mr. Torres, well it appears that there was a scheduling mistake made... Obviously we have to have the floor installed and ready before walls can be sealed, I tell you what, for your trouble today I will let you take a look at the new blueprints for the larger cabin." Torres who was a smaller Latin, Caucasian mix gentleman, smiled and blurted, 

"Did you say it was larger, really larger than this." Stiles looked at him blankly, 

"If you're not interested just tell me, I can ..." Torres interrupted,

 "No please don't get me wrong, this is a large and lovely home, you just said the other was bigger, it threw me, sorry." Stiles smiled at his comment,

 "Take a look at these, and since I know your cousin Marcel, I'll give your guys a nice bonus at the end, I'll double it if its ready by Christmas." Torres grinned at Stiles,

 "Yes, but if I do not win with the bid?" Stiles looked at him and smiled at Perry, 

"Oh, dear sir I have more pull here than you know," With that he winked and patted Mr. Torres on the back. "See you Monday." Stiles smiled then remembered, "Oh, Mr. Torres, Happy Thanksgiving." The man ginned at him,

"And to you and yours as well Sergeant Stilinski."

 "Well, that was impressive Stilinski." Corporal Perry said as the two walked inside the new boathouse practically built on top of the lake. Stiles laughed, 

"Stick with me you'll learn a good deal about manipulative word play." She sat down on a stool by the empty bar. 

"Have you spoken to Derek lately?" Stiles asked her as he looked at her, 

"He hasn't been in the office in quite some time now?" She grimaced, 

 Stiles looked at her, "How are you doing now, you know with all the new things brought to your life? If I recall your headed into your fourth full moon?" She smiled,