The thought of that woman brought his libido back under control.Would Dani think he wasn’t enough as well?That playing with engines was somehow less than running the business from an office.
He couldn’t imagine it.Her family was the type to sit in offices, and she’d distanced herself from them, hadn’t seen or heard from them in over a year.
Hard to even imagine.Before he’d moved to the farm, it was never more than a few days between conversations or texts with family members.
Losing their parents so early had ensured the siblings were tight.Fox had worked hard to build the bonds between the kids and with Fox himself.
Lawson missed the cranky exterior that loved to grump about selfish idiots who only cared about themselves.He missed the rants, where Fox would explain the importance of respecting the planet and demand to know what the kids would do to improve things for people and the environment.
This sent Lawson back to thinking about converting the machinery to solar and electric power.He and Ricky had discussed it a few times, but they’d been too busy to spend the time exploring the process.
Now Lawson had the time because he was in charge of his schedule, which was strange.He’d talked with Amber about it, and she said it had taken her months to stop looking at the time to know when her shift would start or end.
Like his siblings, Lawson wasn’t a shirker and enjoyed setting his own schedule in order to spend time with Dani when he wanted.Which was a lot.
Inside the farmhouse, he put together a few sandwiches and grabbed some apples.They might have been picked in the fall, but the freshness made it seem like it had been hours, not months.
He also packed a small container of cheese and a few biscuits he’d baked for Bibi.Who knew making dog cookies would be a great way to relax and distract him from thinking about making love to Dani?
Well, that wasn’t quite true.As soon as his brain stopped thinking about any task, his thoughts drifted to Dani.Night and day.
The chemistry between them was impossible to ignore.Every touch caused a reaction, and every look had his heart and body reacting.
The woman wore floaty dresses with work boots.When it was chilly, she pulled on chunky sweaters and when it was sunny, she tossed on a floppy hat to protect to her skin.
She danced through the fields when she thought no one was watching.She’d named her truck Beatrice, and talked to it quietly, as she did with her dog and even the metal art she made.
It had been glorious weather, so they’d been spending it outdoors.He couldn’t wait to be invited into her workshop.He imagined that would be a huge turn-on for him, especially if she didn’t mind working with an audience.
Not that he needed additional fuel for that particular fire.It would be fun to do some welding together.Maybe she’d like to work with him on polishing up Beatrice.
Although the driving need for the truck had lessened, Lawson still wanted to make the old girl shine.Knowing how much Dani and Bibi enjoyed using the truck as their lunch spot meant she probably wouldn’t want to move it.
How much could he do in the field without electricity?Something else to think about.
Lawson packed the cooler and headed back to the newly fixed ATV.He enjoyed the walk through the orchard, but this would be an excellent test run for the machine.
And it would get him to Dani more quickly.
He followed the trail through the orchard to the cider house.There weren’t any firm trails between there and Dani’s property.He knew Thea didn’t want traffic on what he now knew was cover crop.Keeping the land as natural as possible was important.
He’d leave the machine at Nash’s place and walk from there.
When he pulled up, he found the family having a picnic on the ground.Charlie bounced up with a wave.“Hi, Bobby.”
Lawson grinned at his callsign.The kid loved using them.He’d loved the story of how Lawson’s British friend had started it.In London, police officers were often called bobbies.With the first syllable of his name being Law, his fate had been sealed.
No one had called him that in Boston, and it was fun to hear it being used here at the farm.Another reminder of how lucky he was.He had an amazing family and had found another family in the army.Hearing the callsign reminded him of good times.
And broke his heart a little because not all those times had been good.They’d lost friends and witnessed some horrific scenes.Humans could be awful.
Lawson shoved away the thoughts as he removed his helmet and greeted Charlie.“Hey.Are you enjoying your picnic?”
“We are.Are you bringing a picnic to Danny?”
This kid was perceptive.“I am.”
Charlie grinned.“Want a bottle of cider to take?This one has an Asian flavor, and we need feedback.”
