Love Inspired, November 2021 Box Set 2 of 2 by Lacy Williams

Author:Lacy Williams
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2021-02-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

Rye walked into the town offices ten minutes later. The clerk waved him on to the supervisor’s office. The planning board meeting was scheduled for the last Thursday of the month and Rye was here to hand over copies of the Plan A proposal he and Roseanne had drawn up.

He came to a stop inside the door.

Miles Conrad was sitting in the office. He’d turned his chair to face the door so that Rye would see him right off. He saw him, all right. And the look on Conrad’s face wasn’t pretty.

“Mr. Conrad, good morning. This is an unexpected pleasure.”

“Shouldn’t be all that unexpected when a man’s approached about his land options, then hung out to dry because there’s a pretty woman involved. That’s not how things get done in Kendrick Creek, young man.”

The condescending tone was meant to put Rye in his place, but Rye had worked with planning and zoning boards for nearly two decades. Not much surprised him or threw him off his game. “You’re on the planning board?”

“Interim chairman while Mick Hearst is recovering from surgery. That makes me the deciding vote.”

That was why Conrad’s name hadn’t turned up as they’d done research on the town’s movers and shakers.

It wasn’t the words as much as the tone that tipped Rye off that a tiebreak situation could happen. And if Miles Conrad had undue influence on any other board members, he could swing the vote negatively with relative ease. “Then I’m glad you’re here.” Rye handed him a copy of the plan, then handed the other copies to the town supervisor. “There are enough copies so that the entire town council will have their own to examine.”

The supervisor looked torn, but Rye wasn’t sure if it was because of Conrad’s animosity or the proposed subdivision. He accepted the folder and motioned Rye to sit. He reached out and shook Rye’s hand with a solid grip. “It’s nice to meet you in person, Rye.”

“Likewise.”

The supervisor took his seat while Rye did the same. He opened the folder as he addressed Rye. “I knew your grandmother well. My wife bought two of her quilts for our daughters a few years back. Beautiful workmanship.”

Rye smiled. “I appreciate that, sir. Grandmaw was a corker. She did her best at anything she put her hand to and helped raise me the same way. When my partner and I look at areas for subdivision or renovation, we look down the long road. We’re not a short-term company. We’re in for the long haul or we’re not in at all. And the list you have there, of references and projects we’ve overseen, examples our philosophy.”

“I saw that in the preliminary proposal,” noted the supervisor. “I appreciate that you’re going over things with us ahead of time. It saves time at the meeting.”

“Glad to do it,” Rye replied. “Answering questions up front is always a good first step. Better that we all go into the meeting with the best understanding of the proposal.”

“Which is why I’m here.

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