All I Have by Nicole Helm

Author:Nicole Helm
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2015-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

USUALLY DELL TOOK it easy on Sundays, but not only was he still recovering from the hailstorm, if he didn’t throw every last muscle into work he was going to think about Mia and last night and need to take another cold shower.

Or five.

He could kill Cara. Or Kevin, for dumping her at the completely wrong moment. Or himself for going into the apartment at all.

Mia was a virgin. They should be taking things slowly. Not that she seemed all that interested in going slow. She was twenty-six, after all, and—

Dell pushed the tiller with more force than necessary. He could not let himself keep going in this idiotic circle.

But he’d started this circle. How many outs had he had? How many times could he have backed away from pursuing Mia in any way, shape or form? Too many to count. But something kept bringing him back for more.

There was no denying he wanted more, and that she did, and that they shouldn’t. He should be pouring every last ounce of time and energy into farming.

Damn it.

The rumble of a truck down the main drive from the house caused Dell to pause. The sign on the side of the car caused him to freeze.

Ed Stevens Real Estate.

Fuck.

There were two real estate companies in New Benton, and Ed’s was notorious for selling farmland to developers.

Then Dell noticed Charlie walking from the main house toward him.

Double fuck.

Dad sent Charlie to do his dirty work only when thing were really bad. Dell couldn’t believe Dad would outright sell without his agreement, but there it was on a white truck door. Undeniable.

Too many emotions swirled in his gut to name. They all hurt like hell.

“How’s it going?”

Dell ignored his brother’s greeting. He didn’t feel much like dancing around the issue or pretending Charlie wasn’t the middleman.

“He’s feeling things out,” Charlie said in a low voice, kicking at a clump of overturned dirt. “Nothing’s a done deal. You can take the pissed off and dial it down a notch. Come up to the house. Be an adult. We can all have a conversation. Maybe talk about my idea.”

Dell bit back the angry retort, clenched his hands harder around the handle of the machine to keep from acting it out, too.

“Mom’s almost got lunch ready. Come on up to the house.”

Dell returned to pushing the tiller. “You don’t want me to do that right now.” Feeling things out. Talking to real estate agents. With months left of the market, of the CSA, with people depending on him and expecting things from him.

Swept away because he couldn’t prove himself.

“Don’t be a baby about this.” Charlie was all put-upon sighs and eye rolls. “Dad’s doing what he thinks is best. You can be frustrated, but you can’t be ang—”

“You can both take that best and fuck off.” Dell let go of the throttle, considered throttling Charlie, but where would that get him?

While Dad was “feeling” selling out and Charlie was telling him to be an adult, Dell was working his ass off.

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