The space
was perfect for Jessica to build her dreams. She was starting over and she just
knew walking in to the building that this was going to be the spot she could
call her own. It wasn’t a house or an apartment, it was a storefront. She was
going to open her treats store and make something of herself. She just needed a
name.
Jessica Wyland was new to Lynwood
and had been looking for a place for a few weeks. She had found it and was
thrilled. Partially because she was nearly positive that there weren’t many
locations she hadn’t toured already. It was a small town and while she had
never thought of herself as a small town girl she felt at home immediately upon
arriving.
She walked around the two rooms
lightly dragging her fingertips across the dusty surfaces. It wasn’t very large
but it would be enough for her. She could picture the oven along one wall with
a decorating table in front. She would put shelves and cabinets up along the
back for all of her supplies, then on the side opposite the oven would be the
refrigerator, blast chiller and maybe a few more storage pieces.
Wandering into the front she stood
with her hands on her hips gazing at the covered display windows. She could see
herself using the glass markers to draw fun designs during the holidays. She
already pictured the tables of desserts beckoning in potential clients. She
even saw the small area set up on the side next to the register for doing
consultations.
“So what are we thinking?” Mary
Loster, the real estate agent, asked patiently. When they first started looking
she had been very enthusiastic at each new store but now she was just waiting
to see if Jessica could be satisfied.
“It is
perfect Mary!” Jessica was finally happy.
“Really?”
Mary was taken aback. She had already checked a list of additional locations to
take Jessica to later that afternoon. She couldn’t believe her ears. This place
had been on the market for a few months and most others that had looked at it
just felt it was slightly too cramped for their companies. Jessica on the other
hand worked with smaller items so this was a good match for her.
“Yes. It is
absolutely what I have been looking for. I can picture where everything will go
and I just know the location is going to be ideal!” Jessica was gushing. She
didn’t care. For the first time since she had returned to the United States she
felt like things were going the way she had planned.
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