I nod, keeping my eyes on the road in front of us.
“I thought you had some great assistant at your beck and call.”
I glance her way. That almost sounded like jealousy, but her face is void of emotion. I shake my head. “I do have an assistant. Carrie does a lot around the office, but I need more help with some special jobs.”
She blurts out a laugh. “Right. It sounds like a handout to me. No thanks.”
I grip the steering wheel. For some reason, it’s super important to me that this happens. “It’s not a handout. You would be doing me a favor. Kane’s overseeing the new hospital?—”
She interrupts me. “In Whiskey Run?”
I nod. “Yeah, it’s going to be good. People won’t have to drive into Jasper anymore. They can get their care right in town.” I glance over at her. “Anyway, Wolfe Construction is busier than ever, and I feel like I’m letting things slide all the time. I could really use the help.”
I keep driving, giving her time to think. I may have not been around Sam in years, but there’s no way she’s changed that much. She is always the first person to jump in when someone needs help.
She turns in her seat, and I hear the excitement in her voice. “And you think?—?”
Her voice trails off. I turn onto the highway that leads to Whiskey Run. “Do I think what?”
She leans toward me. “You sure you want a pregnant lady around the office?”
“Yes,” I insist without hesitation.
Before she can ask me if I’m sure, which I know is coming, my phone rings through the speakers of my truck.
Kane’s name shows up on the caller ID. I push the answer button. “Sam is fine. We’re on the way home now.”
“What the hell took so long? Is she okay?”
I nod my head even though I’m thinking about her crying just moments ago. “She’s fine. She was asleep when I got here, so I let her sleep.”
“O…kay,” he drags out. “What was wrong with her car?”
I want to laugh. Telling him what’s right with her car would be faster and easier. “I’m having it towed into town. We’ll be there in an hour. I’m going to have food delivered to the apartment.”
He cuts me off. “I can grab something.”
I roll my eyes. Yeah, I’m sure he was going to eat pizza and beer for dinner. “It’s fine. Let me do this. How was the groundbreaking?”
“It was good. Went off without a hitch.”
I chuckle. “I knew it would. Thanks for taking care of it, brother.”
He pauses slightly. “Thanks for taking care of my sister. She really okay? She’s been crying a lot and?—”
I cut him off. “She’s fine.”
“I’m fine, bub,” Sam echoes.
“Shit. I’m on speaker phone.” He huffs a breath. “Okay, I’ll see you guys soon.”
He hangs up, and I tell Siri to call The Peddler.
I order three steak meals, two chicken meals, extra salads, and an arrangement of desserts. I tell them to put it on my tab and where to deliver it. As soon as I hang up, I can feel Sam’s gaze on me.
“What?” I ask her.
She looks at me. “Does Kane have some roommates I don’t know about or something?”
