One Wild Weekend with Sawyer by Lexi Hart

Author:Lexi Hart
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lexi Hart
Published: 2019-08-30T00:00:00+00:00

MARLENE

I’m stepping out of the shower after a late afternoon shoot on the beach, and thinking about the Haddock soup and opening a bottle of white when I hear my new phone start to ring.

It’s beyond weird to hear such an out of place sound but since only a couple people have my new phone number, I wrap my towel around me and hurry to pick it up.

“Hello?”

A husky masculine voice makes my skin rise. “It’s Sawyer.”

I smile as I take a seat and curl up on my sofa. “Nice to hear from you. So Liz is in the clear then?”

There’s a certain amount of hesitation in his reply which puts me on edge. “Yeah. She’s not your stalker.”

I frown at my toes. “You don’t sound so sure?”

He clears his throat. “She’s not your stalker, but I’ve found a couple other people I need to chase up. I’d rather do it from there, but I’m tied up right now. It’ll be a while before I can get back.”

I exhale slowly, keeping my disappointment from my tone. “Is there anything I can do to speed that up?”

The tiniest of teases comes through in his voice. “I wish there was. I’d rather be in Landers Island.”

I smother a smile. “Did you get the photos?”

“Yeah. I’m looking at them now. Are you going to sell them?”

I wipe a drop of water from my nose. “Maybe. Liz usually sorts all that out for me.”

The silence is almost palpable. “Sawyer? You still there?”

“Yeah. Sorry, who else was on the boat with you?

I scrunch my face up at the switch in topic. “Um. The captain, his crew—”

“This is Sean? And Jimmy, Mike, Gary?”

My eyes open a little wider. “Wow. You’ve done your research.”

He almost growls down the line. “Yeah. I’ve been reading the local papers. There was a lot of opposition to the sale of the lighthouse.”

I breathe a sigh. “There was.”

Sawyer growls down the line. “Dammit Marlene, why am I only just hearing this now?”

I growl back at him. “Because nothing ever came of it. People have been really welcoming.”

“That you know of.”

I huff out an irritated breath. “I’ve seen no evidence that anyone is pissed off with me.”

“You wouldn’t have. But I’m looking at a petition signed by residents and I’m seeing way too people on here who know you.”

Heat rushes through me. “There was a petition? Kyle said a few people have their noses put out of joint; he never said there was a petition.”

Sawyer exhales slowly as if he’s exasperated with me. “Well, there was. I’m looking at it right now. Half the island objected to the government decommissioning and selling rather than allowing it to remain open to the public. The local council would have made money from tourists.”

My stomach tightens. “The realtor never told me any of that.”

Sawyer’s laugh is caustic. “That’s because Jacob Landers was trying to make a sale. It was a conflict of interest when he accepted the listing from the coast guard and his lost his place on the council because of it.

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