Not to be mean, just that it was nothing she’d have a part in other than owning the building. Actually, her parents owned part of the building, not even her.
It was still completely in their names for now.
But she took pride in her family legacy.
When they finished there, they walked to the elevator and went outside to the other end of the parking lot where some construction trucks were parked.
“Is it going to be a problem losing this spot for parking?” she asked.
“It shouldn’t be,” Grant said. “We’re actually getting more inquiries for medical offices here. That’s the space we were just in and then someone called last week for the first floor.”
“Wonderful,” she said.
It meant a lot of space taken up, but not filled with staff, and patients would come and go.
“We are getting the details worked out,” Garrett said. “Once we know more, we’ll bring everyone in for the next step. Your parents should be back by then. Good for them going away.”
“I wish they’d go more,” she said. “But once a year is about all my father will step away for.”
“With a new grandbaby coming, you might not even get that,” Grant said. “It took me a long time to get Diane to leave once the babies started coming, but now it’s working out fine.”
Jocelyn listened when the guys got down to business, tried to take notes in her head, but Gabe would give her specifics.
“The cost of steel is higher right now,” she said. “But I’ve been looking for other vendors. I have some ideas to run by you, Gabe.”
“That’s good,” Gabe said. “We’ll get costs drawn up soon.”
She turned as an SUV pulled in that said Durham Fire Department on it.
The engine went silent, the door opened, and out climbed the last person she expected to see…the star of last night’s steamy dream.
What the heck were the chances of this happening so often?
“Hey, Chance,” Royce said. “Good to see you again.”
Royce shook hands with her old high school classmate. The bad boy of the class.
He looked it now, even in uniform.
Navy pants and shirt, hat on his head.
She’d never been into men in uniforms before, but something was sparking to life now.
Or was itthe guyin the uniform more than anything?
Yep, it was that!
You’d think she was used to talking to men like him, but here she was, fighting the urge to fidget and squirm like it was her first crush.
Oh wait, he was!
Hope to hell no one noticed her fidgeting.
Chance shook hands with everyone. “This is my sister, Jocelyn,” Gabe said.
“We know each other,” Chance said, putting his hand out.
He was smirking at her. Challenging her to touch him.
