Ciara knew she shouldn’t have done it, but Kelly had been working on the church’s Heating, Ventilation and A/C system well into the night, and he was weary.
So she called Steve to see if he could help repair the furnace.
Ciara knew Steve wasn’t a Heating, Ventilation and A/C serviceman, but she knew he was handy. She thought he could hand tools to her hubby, or provide him an extra hand if needed. If nothing else, Steve could help keep Kelly awake. When he showed up, he brought five packs of beer with him, and he instantly opened one for himself, and one for Kelly. He told Steve he had to repair the furnace, and he didn’t want to drink, but Steve didn’t think one beer would make a pressing difference. Kelly looked at Ciara and raised an eyebrow. She shook her head no, and he handed the beer to her. Ciara dumped it in the sink, which had Steve irritated. He said he paid money for that beer, and if she was just going to throw it away, he would have drunk it. Kelly tried to explain that he didn’t love to drink when he had to work the next day. He was working on the furnace, and it upset him because he could do more damage if he was drinking. Steve said that was an honorable answer, and asked if we minded if he had a couple more. Ciara was monitoring every beer he drank, and he was weary of her nagging.