Which didn’t worry him in the least.It was what they all did.
Bibi easily hopped into his truck’s back seat, and they were on the way.
Like a family.
One night of mind-blowing sex, and he was turning into a sap.Strange thing was, he didn’t mind it a bit.
Maybe something about this area of Vermont made falling in love with the right person easy.It had happened to his sisters and Knox, plus his buddy Gray.They needed to get Burke here.Their eldest brother could use his own happy ending.
Or even a night of mind-blowing sex.
Clearing his head of the disturbing image, Lawson glanced at Dani.“Did you bring your phone?”
She shook her head.“No.If it were an emergency, my mother should have explained it to me yesterday.I’m not going to treat it like an emergency, or even a danger, anymore.”
He grinned at her.“Good for you.”
She smiled.“It’s time I stopped relegating my family to the villain role.They’re just people who are very different from me.We do nothing the same way; we don’t have the same approach to life.That makes them different, not evil.”
Lawson wasn’t relieving them of their villain status yet.Not until he knew more.They’d made Dani feel like she was somehow less because she had different dreams and needs.That wasn’t something he could forgive easily.
He hadn’t researched her family yet, but maybe he should.Knox had worked as a bodyguard for a while.So had Gray.Between the two of them, he was sure they knew how to dig into a person’s past.
Even without their skills, it sounded like it wouldn’t take much to learn about her family.He knew her mother’s and great-grandmother’s names, and the name Frannie B had chosen for her company.It would be enough for Lawson to get a feel for their online personalities.
The whole paperwork situation felt wrong.While Dani had received a few answers from the lawyer, her mother wasn’t forthcoming.If the family weren’t desperate for the money, explaining the potential merger should be easy.Businesses merged and changed names all the time.Why did this have to be so secretive?
Shoving it all to the side, Lawson parked his truck in what was nowhis spotoutside the equipment barn.“Want to see where I’m going to set up my shop?”
Which meant he was staying.Not returning to Boston, but staying in Nowhere, Vermont, with no drive-by traffic, who would stop at his shop.
Taking into consideration the woman beside him, his plan was emotionally viable, but he needed to contribute to the farm.No way in hell was he going to be a drain on anyone.Fixing up and maintaining the vehicles on the property was fine, but he needed to add an income.
Worries for another time.
Lawson unlocked the barn’s massive front doors and swung them open to the morning sun.Bibi’s ears picked up, and she padded into the space to explore.
Dani gasped, and Lawson grinned.“It’s pretty big.”
She laughed.“It’s enormous.You could fit ten of my garages in here.And it’s already full.”
He nodded.“I’m hoping to organize it and decide what needs to stay where.Some machines are used only seasonally.They don’t need to be accessible all year, so they can hide at the back.”
She nodded.“Or you could add one of those tents outside and park them there.That would give you more room to work.”
He glanced outside and saw there was room for that.The multi-bin trucks were only used for a month or two during harvest.Getting them right out of the barn would be great.“Good thinking.”
They walked through the barn, where he explained all the machinery.“I’d like to do some solar or electrical conversions for some of them.Experiment to see if it works first.”
“Fewer gas-powered vehicles would be great for the environment and the orchard.When I’m able to afford an upgrade, I’m going to get an electric truck.”
“I haven’t investigated the details yet.There were plenty in Boston, but the weather’s mostly milder there.How do they handle Vermont's amount of snow and cold in the winter?”
She shrugged.“From my research, you get about a quarter less mileage from a full charge.Nothing that would bother me as I don’t go much farther than Phail and the other towns around here.”
He shook his head.“Still can’t believe Epic hasn’t changed the name of his town.”Troy Phail was another friend from his army days.The town was apparently named after his family.Lawson had heard Troy was the mayor and enjoying the hell out of promoting the town and its weird name.
Dani laughed.“It’s memorable.”
