Just a Wish Away by Barbara Freethy

Author:Barbara Freethy [Freethy, Barbara]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 2940014180788
Publisher: Barbara Freethy
Published: 2012-03-30T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Braden entered the realty office where his sister Carey worked. It was the biggest of three realty companies in Sand Harbor. Carey was one of four associates in the firm. She had received her license six months earlier and was already reaping the benefit of the new developments going up on the outskirts of town.

The receptionist waved him down the hall. Carey was working in the smaller second office on the left. His younger sister took after their fair-haired mother with the same blonde hair, round face and warm smile. Like their mom, Carey was also a hard worker. She'd been working since she was fifteen and loved to make money. She'd told him that love, marriage and family were on the back burner until she'd met her career goals. Maybe she'd learned something from the disaster of his young marriage.

When he entered her office, she looked up from her desk in surprise. "What's wrong?" she asked warily.

"Nothing. Everything's fine."

"Everything can't be fine if you're here. You haven't left your apartment in weeks, nor have you returned any one of my phone calls in the last ten days," she pointed out.

Because her phone calls usually had to do with getting him out of his apartment. "Sorry about that," he muttered. "But here I am."

She tilted her head to one side, giving him a thoughtful look. "You seem different."

"I didn't come here to talk about me," he said quickly.

"But we need to talk about you. I'm worried."

"You don't have to be. I'm the big brother. It's my job to worry about you, not the other way around."

"That's not the way our family works."

She was right about that. They'd become a very tight unit after his father died – actually, even before his dad had been killed, because it had always been his mom, his brother and his sister. And he'd been the oldest, the one who made sure everyone else was okay.

"I have a question for you," he said, taking a seat in front of her desk.

"What's up?"

"I'm trying to find out who handled the rentals on the Wellbourne estate."

She raised an eyebrow. "Seriously? That's your question for me?"

"Why? What did you think I was going to ask?"

"I don't know. Something more personal -- like, what do you think I should do with the rest of my life? Because I actually have an answer for you."

"What's that?"

"Real estate. This town is booming. It wouldn't take you long to take the classes and we could be partners together. When Matt graduates from law school, we could bring him in on some deal. Make it a family business. It could be great."

He smiled at the enthusiasm in her eyes. "You've thought about this."

"For a long time. The best thing is you'll be safe, and I won't have to worry about the phone ringing in the middle of the night or two men in uniform walking up to our door." Her eyes watered. "I used to dream about that happening, Braden. In my

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