Whatever the Cost by Lynn Kelling

Author:Lynn Kelling
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9781622340316
Publisher: ForbiddenFiction
Published: 2012-05-16T16:00:00+00:00

“Maybe if we were talking about renting, but as it is, it’s too damn much,” Liam argues. He tosses his emptied take-out container onto a table and sinks down onto the couch. His skin feels too tight and he’s itchy, fidgeting restlessly. His knees bounce. His right hand scratches over the back of the left, and most of all he can’t look at Jacen. The calm determination Jacen is exuding is even more panic-inducing, because it looks very much like Jacen has already made up his mind about this, and is just seeking ways to convince Liam to go along with it.

“I told you, it’s not too much. We have over a million dollars between us, and that’s without the stocks. Doing this is a smart investment. We’ll be making our money back every month with the rent we charge and that’s not even counting the real estate value itself.”

“Jacen, we can’t buy a whole building.”

“Sure we can. And hey, it solves the problem of you finding a job outside the house. It’s even safer this way. You can tend to the building and the grounds as the landlord. I’ll be hunkered down in the kitchen at the bistro. Not a whole lot of face time with the public, less chance of being recognized, less chance of getting hurt. I think it’s perfect. And the realtor said there are already tenants in four of the six units. With us in the fifth that leaves only one open to rent. What about it don’t you like, specifically?”

“The hallways are yellow.”

“We can paint them. Anything else?”

“What if I don’t want to be a landlord? I don’t know how to fix crap,” Liam says, throwing his arms out widely.

“You can learn. You’re a pretty quick study. And I have faith in you,” Jacen smiles. “One of the most important things to people is their home. You know what I’m talking about. This is your chance to be there for other people and keep them safe, too. It doesn’t have to be your job if you don’t want it. We can share the responsibility if you’d rather find some other sort of work.”

“I’m not like you, Jace. I don’t have any secret talents, besides giving good head. I’m fairly useless. The last thing I want right now is to have a whole other group of people counting on me to take care of them. I kind of feel like I have a full plate as it is, with keeping us alive and off the streets. Can we just take this a little bit slower? I think it’s awesome that you found a job so fast, but I’m not in a huge rush to commit to something this big.”

“Hey,” Jacen says tenderly, but still with that hard, unmovable glint in his aqua eyes. He takes a seat on the coffee table in front of Liam, staring eye-to-eye with him. “It’s not only your job to handle things with us. We’re sharing this. If you need me to take over sometimes, then I will do that, no questions asked.

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