Keeping You : A Small Town Second Chance Romance (Havenport Book 3) by Daphne Elliot

Author:Daphne Elliot [Elliot , Daphne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Melody Publishing, LLC
Published: 2021-09-15T16:00:00+00:00

I gave Callum a late tour of most of the property while I walked through the different aspects of the business.

“We had a rough summer last year. Half our peaches contracted leaf curl, and we lost a ton of crops. Peaches are huge for us, and it set us back.”

He nodded, typing notes in his phone as we went line by line through the farm business.

We walked through the petting zoo, the prep barns, and the CSA area. He asked thoughtful questions and always listened carefully to my explanations. Talking to him made me realize just how far I had come in the last year.

I walked him through the improvements and upgrades I wanted to make and our priorities for the winter. Finally, we made it back to the loft, up the old rickety staircase that would soon be replaced. More than half the space was the open hayloft that looked down onto the barn floor below. On the other side was a small bathroom, a small storage room, and two offices. My dad’s old office was functioning as the temporary wedding war room, but I envisioned turning it into a conference room where I could hold meetings for the farm staff and meet prospective clients and partners.

I had never considered myself a businessperson, but things were starting to take shape in my mind. It would be different, that’s for sure, but every day I felt closer and closer to maybe making it work.

“I’d love to do some work up here, but there is no budget right now.”

“What were you thinking?”

“I would love to upgrade the bathroom and open up the storage room to make a small office in there. Maybe for Frankie, so she could have her own space.”

He nodded. “Good plan.”

“And I’d love to get some storage for my office and a better desk. And a real table for the conference room. It would be great to be able to take meetings here. Obviously I can’t afford to do it now, since getting everything ready for the wedding is my priority. Who knew that electrical work was so expensive?” I shrugged.

He chuckled. “Everyone knows that, Vi.” He winked at me.

I stuck my tongue out at him and blew a raspberry as we headed back to my office.

We worked for a while, making lists, reviewing the cost projections for the renovations, and chatting about some of my ideas for other revenue streams.

He scrolled through some spreadsheets on his laptop. “I am looking through last year’s numbers, and things look solid.” He had a pencil behind his ear and looked totally adorable. “I’m not seeing any major issues and definitely not any major losses. Let me look at all the receipts and tax returns. I’ll start reconciling everything and make sure I’m not missing anything.”

“Were you able to set up a meeting with the bank?” he continued. Callum had suggested I set up a meeting with the loan officer at the bank to review our current loans and renegotiate our interest rates.

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