A Clean Sweep [Suncoast Society] (Siren Publishing Sensations) by Tymber Dalton

Author:Tymber Dalton
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Romance
Published: 2014-05-20T16:00:00+00:00

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Ted drove back to his apartment complex that night, full of conflicted emotions. He couldn’t deny his feelings for Essie.

Then again, feelings were just that. Feelings lied—all the time. He damn well knew that.

It was his fricking job to know that.

When he made the final turn, he was aggravated to see his usual way into the complex blocked by construction barricades and heavy equipment. Several bright klieg lights illuminated the parking area, where it looked like a dozen workers were gathered and working around a gigantic hole in the middle of the asphalt. Large mounds of dirt and chunks of asphalt lay to the side.

This can’t be good.

Ted rolled down his window as the complex manager walked over to his truck. “What’s going on?” Ted asked him.

“Utilities break. Water and gas lines.”

“We don’t have gas in here.”

“I know. It’s a through-line that apparently no one knew about before they started working on the irrigation system. The water will likely be off until tomorrow morning, at the earliest. Maybe longer. We’re putting everyone up at hotels for the night if they need it.”

“Dammit.” He needed it. He’d wanted a long, hot shower. “Hold on.” He grabbed his cell phone and called Mark. “Hey, long story short, my complex has no water until tomorrow, at least. Can I bunk there tonight?”

“Sure. You know you can. We’re already home.”

“Thanks. I’ll see you soon.” He ended the call. “I’m good. Will they let me in?”

“Yeah, you have to go around to the back entrance. We have it unlocked for tonight.”

“Thanks.”

Ted got turned around, found the back entrance that he usually didn’t use because it was only open during daylight hours, and parked as close to his unit as he could. Thirty minutes later, he’d packed a few days’ worth of clothes just in case and was on his way to his brothers’ house.

He had a key, but they’d left the front door unlocked for him. Mark stood in the kitchen, hair damp from a shower, and was unloading their dishwasher.

“So what happened?” Mark asked.

“I don’t know. Apparently they were working on the irrigation system and took out a water line and a gas line at the same time.”

Mark laughed. “That takes serious skills.”

“Tell me about it.” He headed back to what was now a guest room and home office, but had been his room growing up. He set his bag on the dresser and stared around. It felt so different.

Josh stepped into the doorway. “Guest bath’s all yours, dude. I’m done.”

“Thanks.”

“You know, I understand you like your privacy, but you could move back here and pay a fraction of what it costs you every month there.”

Immediately following his divorce, Ted had needed privacy and time to lick his emotional wounds. Yes, he’d stayed with his brothers for a couple of weeks while he got an apartment lined up, but other than that, he’d been on his own.

Part of it was he’d wanted to prove he was more evolved than his little brothers, especially since his degree was in mental health counseling.

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