Hundred Reasons (Money for Love Book 1) by Ali Parker & Lexy Timms

Author:Ali Parker & Lexy Timms [Parker, Ali]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: BrixBaxter Publishing
Published: 2018-05-03T03:00:00+00:00

17

Declan

“You ready?” Samson asked.

I glanced up from my computer with a frown. It was too early in the morning for me to read my brother’s mind.

“Ready for what?” I asked.

“To talk about the Tanner property,” he said as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.

“Oh.” I squeezed my eyes closed and sat back in my chair. “Can it wait?”

“No,” Samson said stubbornly. “It’ll be quick, but I want to get things ironed out quickly before we lose our chance.”

“How would that happen?” I asked.

“Alex could sell to someone else while we’re still trying to come up with a game plan,” he said.

“That won’t happen,” I said.

“You can’t know that.”

He was right. I couldn’t know for sure, but after talking to Alex the other day, I felt certain. Samson didn’t give me a chance to tell him any of that, though.

“I don’t want to screw this up,” he said. “It’s too good of an opportunity.”

This was the last thing I wanted to talk about. My lunch with Alex was still fresh in my mind. I hadn’t been able to stop thinking about her since I’d dropped her off at the shop.

Days later, I still couldn’t figure out what I did to upset her. Our lunch was going great. She loved my Mila stories, and I found every reason to make her laugh. Watching her green eyes light up with amusement had quickly become more enjoyable than my food. Then, without warning, something shifted. Her demeanor changed. Everything about her became heavier. I had no idea why or what I did wrong.

My secretary poked her head into the office and interrupted both Samson’s and my thoughts. She’d just gotten in and asked if we needed anything before she got to work. We both said no, and she stepped back out without another word.

I welcomed the interruption. It forced me to think about something other than Alex. But the second she was gone, I knew my thoughts wouldn’t be kept at bay for long.

The door swung shut behind her, and Samson immediately turned his eyes on me. I stifled a groan and tried to keep my face blank. He had on his best professional expression. I knew this was a conversation I wasn’t going to get out of. He was determined to have this discussion, and as much as I hated it, I had to let him.

“I talked to Barry,” Samson said. “And he found two other properties within a hundred miles that would be perfect franchise locations.”

“For what?” I asked blankly. I thought he wanted to talk about Tanner Bikes.

“Tanner Bikes,” Samson said.

“You want to franchise it?” I asked, immediately thinking about how Alex would take that news.

“I want to consider it,” Samson said. “I ran the numbers again, and honestly, we could make a fortune. With the reputation Tanner Bikes has in the motorcycle community, the name alone would bring in a ton of business.”

“If that were true, the shop wouldn’t be on the brink of financial ruin.”

“That’s only because they haven’t been running it properly,” Samson said.

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