Crushing on Love by Foster Melissa

Author:Foster, Melissa [Foster, Melissa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Contemporary, Romance
Goodreads: 24779233
Publisher: Melissa Foster
Published: 2016-09-21T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

STEVE AND SHANNON immersed themselves in everything and anything having to do with crowdfunding for the next couple of days, and Steve’s head was spinning. Shannon was not only determined to make this effort a success, but she’d become as entrenched in the cause as he was. Through her hard work and endless patience for Steve’s distaste of social media—Twitter? I don’t want to do Twitter. Then we’ll set up an account for the campaign and we’ll run it together—Steve began seeing the crowdfunding effort in a different light. It was clear that there were millions of people willing to help strangers. He was shocked at not only the number of campaigns running on multiple crowdfunding sites, but also at the wide array of campaigns—everything from college kids needing money for classes to single mothers asking for help with medical bills and kids raising funds for their school band.

Though he hoped the concept they’d come up with would pull in enough support to purchase the property, he had his doubts. Which was why he was sitting in Treat’s home office trying to keep the pride he’d swallowed from coming back up.

Treat flipped through the business plan Steve and Shannon had developed, nodding every so often. He owned resorts all over the world and was a distinguished-looking man with dark hair and chiseled features. He was the eldest of Hal’s six children, and he was about as even-keeled as they came. At six six, he didn’t need to fly off the handle or raise his voice to demand respect. The man received it from his stature and retained it with his actions.

“I won’t be offended if you’d rather not entertain the idea of going into business together. I’ve been wrestling with my own concerns about it,” Steve said honestly. “After what went down with our parents, I wasn’t thrilled about the idea of approaching you with this. Our families have come a long way, and I don’t want to do anything to jeopardize the friendships we’ve all established.”

Treat sat back in his chair and lifted his dark, serious eyes to Steve. “Neither do I. But we’re not our parents, and it’s clear that we both care a great deal about Weston and the community. I actually spoke to Mack and Will about the property after their father passed away, and it was clear they were going to ask too much for it. I followed up the other day when I heard about CRH, and Mack mentioned you were interested.” Treat splayed his hands. “I didn’t want to step on your toes, so I backed off. Needless to say, I’m glad you thought of me. A joint venture is an interesting idea. You’ve got the conservation know-how and I’ve got the business expertise. It could work out really well.”

“The idea of the Cumberland land being divvied up into a cookie-cutter development turns my stomach. Obviously there’s a lot on the line, and if we proceed, I want to be sure that we thoroughly outline the deal so we don’t end up with any miscommunications or misunderstandings.

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