Hot SEAL, Rusty Nail~SEALs in Paradise by Teresa Reasor & Paradise Authors

Author:Teresa Reasor & Paradise Authors [Reasor, Teresa & Authors, Paradise]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: navy seal romance, seals in paradise series, contemporary romance, humor, navy seals, military romance
Amazon: B07GNZ94SJ
Publisher: Teresa Reasor
Published: 2018-10-16T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 10

The smell of fertilizer and blooming flowers blended on the sluggish breeze as Sloane got out of the car and tucked her purse strap over her shoulder.

Connor caught her hand as they strolled across the gravel parking lot to the main office. Even that casual contact had her heart drumming. A passion like this couldn’t sustain itself forever, but she could—and would—enjoy it for the next nine days. Now she knew what she was missing, she wished she’d slept with him that first night.

They passed row after row of trees planted with military precision across several acres of land on the drive up, but here rows of greenhouses stretched alongside the main structure. A pebbled patio curved around the exterior of the office and branched out into sidewalks that stretched out on either side, and creative displays using some of the available plants were set up along the borders while a large fountain trickled in the sunniest area of the patio. The main building squatted beneath the shade of a huge Magnolia tree.

“One day I’d like to buy a house and have a Magnolia tree in my yard,” she commented.

“They’re nice trees, but they shed their leaves, and it’s a chore to rake them up.”

“But they bloom beautifully, and the blossoms smell wonderful.”

“They take a long time to get established and to bloom, though. Up to eight years.”

“Really? So long?”

“Yeah. This one was already here when Dad built the place.” He opened the door for her.

Sloane smiled as she eyed the interior. The structure was long, with wide wooden beams, and set up like a country store, with shelves along the walls and displays set up in the center aisle.

“Uh-oh. I’ve seen that look before.”

“What look?”

“The look of an avid shopper.”

“Actually all you’re seeing is a look of interest, because I’m not a gardener, and I don’t have a clue about any of this. It’s just the country store ambiance.” She narrowed her eyes at him. “And if we were in the a sporting goods store looking at fishing equipment, tents, camp stoves, and all that, what kind of look would be on your face?”

He grinned. “Guilty. Why don’t you look around while I go find Dad?”

“Okay.”

Other people milled around the store, seeming to know exactly what they needed.

She wandered down one of the aisles and studied the supplies on the shelves. Flower pots, hanging baskets, bird feeders, bird food, potting soil, plant food, fertilizer, peat moss, sand, tools, hoses, wind chimes, all sorts of knickknacks to put in the yard, and several types of powder and spray to protect plants from insects. How could anyone have a clue what they needed?

She paused by a five-foot-wide magazine rack with books on how to build a deck, how to plant vegetables, and several other germane topics. She was thumbing through one of them when Connor returned.

“He’s out back in one of the greenhouses.”

She replaced the book on the rack and walked with him around the back of the building.

Inside the greenhouse, huge fans at either end stirred the air, keeping the temperature moderate.

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