North stepped back. “I already looked at the central heater, that is why I am late. You need a new one.” Tess withdrew her hands from the sling’s straps as well as lowered her voice to a hiss. “What do you mean I need a new boiler?” “The one you have is older than you are. I tracked down somebody to substitute it.” Tess had forgotten that she’d muffled her PC to keep from waking the baby as well as had missed a call from him. “I ordered a new one for you,” he said. Tess did not like the fact that North had taken over her house, her furnace was her business, as well as she would have eventually called the heating as well as cooling provider. Tess had anticipated that the Heating, Ventilation as well as A/C dealer would recommend a boiler repair, but replacing the electric furnace was something other than what she anticipated. How would she afford a new heating as well as cooling system at such a time? Why couldn’t it be that the Heating, Ventilation as well as A/C device only needed a heater/heater tune-up? North could see the wheels turning in Tess’s head, as well as he told her he had taken care of the boiler as well as any anticipated expenses. To save face, she made a fuss about maintaining the same heating technology as well as how the heating dealer had to be qualified! She also unnecessarily mentioned how ell she North had learned quite a bit about Tess in the short time they had been neighbors, as well as he knew better than to bring up an argument. He would not even mention that the Heating, Ventilation as well as A/C repairman who would do the job was his buddy… When she got like this, not even logic was welcome. It had taken much of him to accept his help, as well as he knew better than to push her further. The only reason she accepted his kind gesture was because of the baby.