Undercover in Glimmer Creek by Julianna Morris

Author:Julianna Morris
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-09-24T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

LANCE DUG IN the ground, trying not to think about what Jamie had said at lunch. College wasn’t something he’d ever considered.

His shovel hit a rock, but as he felt around the edges to lever it out, he realized it was practically a boulder. He began digging around it, the effort making everything else go away in his head for a while.

Finally he used a lever to lift it out of the hole and then rolled it over to the pile of rocks he’d already dug out. He took off the sunglasses Jamie had given him and carefully put them in a pocket before wiping his face with a bandanna. He wasn’t too sure about the bandannas—they seemed kind of folksy—but she was always putting them around his neck to keep him from getting sunburned, so he didn’t object.

“How are you doing?” called Liam as he came up the hill.

“I haven’t gotten much done because of this rock,” Lance said, nudging the boulder with his shoe.

“Digging that out was plenty. It’s bigger than a beach ball.”

Lance nodded. He hadn’t seen many beach balls—on a beach at least—but it was a big rock.

“Here’s something to cool you off,” Liam said, handing him a huge bottle of a sports drink. “I don’t want you getting heatstroke.”

“Thanks.” Lance took off the lid and chugged down a bunch. In the beginning he’d been wary when Liam brought him food or something to drink, thinking it would come out of his paycheck, but Jamie had told him the Connors were nice to everyone.

He liked Liam.

Sometimes the guy was absentminded and didn’t seem to hear stuff, but everybody said it was because he missed his wife.

Lance got it.

If he ever lost Jamie, it would be the worst thing in the world.

“We don’t see much hot spring weather like this,” Liam murmured. “It’s unusual even for summer. I’ve been thinking we should find something else for you to do in the afternoons until the weather breaks.”

“I don’t mind the heat,” Lance said quickly.

“Are you sure? We’ll have to reassign you once the second orchard is planted, anyhow.”

“Will I still be able to take care of the trees?” It felt silly, but Lance was protective of the small apple orchard he’d planted.

“Certainly, but I also want you to learn how to maintain our antique vehicles. At first I thought you could work with my brother-in-law in the greenhouses, but Gabe McKinley mentioned that you seem to be mechanical. That would be better for you because it pays a bit more.”

Pride and relief swelled in Lance, both because Mr. McKinley had spoken up for him and because his job at Poppy Gold seemed safe. As for a pay raise? Except for the gifts he got for Jamie, he lived cheaply and was saving as much money as possible, but anything more would help.

“That’s awesome,” he said, his throat tight. He’d gone to work as a restaurant busboy after high school because nobody else would give him a chance.

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