SEAL the Deal by Sharon Hamilton

Author:Sharon Hamilton [Unknown]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romantic Suspense, New Adult & College, Mystery & Suspense, Contemporary, Romance, Suspense, Military, Literature & Fiction
ISBN: 1493698524
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2013-12-13T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Sophie nearly collapsed. Marc ran around the house and took her inside. Nick understood the no drama thing clearly wasn’t working. He knew the driver was also an enforcer, even wore the military shades and even with the little he watched him move he knew the man had some serious training. Probably ex-military.

“I’m not happy with this turn of events,” he mumbled under his breath. He scanned the area to his right, looking to see if he could locate a black vehicle making its way to the property next door, but he saw nothing.

“Sophie never told me much about her neighbor, except that there were some disputes. The guy used to run his tractor over part of her property and had the gall to keep moving the fence inside her property line every time he went back to “repair” his mistake.”

“I know fighting him cost her money,” Devon continued. “Surveyors and engineers aren’t cheap. And she doesn’t trust real estate attorneys.

“So that’s one of the first thing we’re going to do, make sure the fences are on the property line. Think we can hire an engineer to get this done fast?”

“Our office uses one who seems pretty good. I’ll call him and ask. Cost is an issue, Nick.”

“Not really. Sophie’s not paying for this. I am.”

“Let me share in the cost, Nick. I can afford it.”

Her offer bothered him. His hands immediately went into fists as he realized she probably made more money than he did. He’d always told himself that was no problem. Wasn’t what he did his job for, but today it kind of sucked.

He had to work on himself to soften his tone, but it came out a little bitter anyway. “No, Devon. When I say I’ll pay for it, that’s what I mean. Don’t question me about something like this.”

He finally looked at her face and, yes, he could see she was grappling with what he said. She took several deep breaths and crossed her arms, but remained a bit out of arm’s reach.

“Sorry, Dev—on. Didn’t mean to offend you. It was a nice offer.” Inside, he was wincing. This being nice thing, while it was the right thing to do, was eating at him a bit.

Maybe it was because he cared about what she was feeling right now.

In a moment that he knew would feel like some kind of bridge crossed, she said the perfect thing.

“Then, Mr. Tough Guy, I pay for dinner tonight. And I’m not backing down on that one, sailor.”

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