Chapters 1 and 2 Summary

Chapter 1 - After a brief introduction describing heroine Lizabeth Kane's childhood fantasies about growing up to be a fairy (see "Quotes", p.2), narration describes her first encounter with hunky love interest and carpenter, Matt Hallahan. Both resist their (intense) initial attraction to each other; both realize Lizabeth is seriously under-qualified to be a laborer on Matt's construction project, and both realize that her handyman-special home is the most important thing in her life. When Matt gives in and hires her, Lizabeth resists the temptation to celebrate her desperately needed job with a kiss.

On her first day, Lizabeth leaves her two sons (Jason and Billy, both excited about their mom's cool new job) in the company of her elderly and eccentric Aunt Elsie. At the site, Matt gives Lizabeth her first, and deliberately easy, assignment - painting wood trim. Later in...