Page 47 of Dead of Spring

He laughed, and the jovial sound wound its way around her heart.“How about I show you first?”He reached into his back pocket and pulled out a brochure.

Her skin prickled as he shoved the pizza box aside and moved their plates.Flattening the paper on the table, he reached for her.Rising to her knees she peered at it.“What the—”

“Turns out I’m not so good at not being a business owner.”

She stared at the image of a shiny red helicopter parked on a helipad and shook her head.“I’m not following you.”

“The one thing Whistlemore doesn’t have is a helicopter tour.Now, obviously I’ll need to get my helicopter license, but this would bring a lot more tourists to the area, which would help boost the local businesses, too.And I suspect down the road we could also look at emergency services for skiers and things like that.”

Air left her mouth on a whoosh.“Wow.”She lifted the paper and slid her gaze to Quin.“I just want to make sure this is something you want, and not something you’re doing just so you don’t have to leave Whistlemore.”

“Babe,” he said, a note of frustration on his breath.“What guy wouldn’t want to fly a helicopter around?This is the ultimate toy.I need something to fill my days.I know we could invest my share of the money and live well enough since the cabin’s paid for, but I don’t want to sit on my ass.”

“I was thinking I could teach you how to read oracle cards.”Josie pressed her lips together to keep her chuckle inside.The image was almost too funny.

Quin roared with laughter.“You trying to make me the laughingstock of the town?”His hand caught her cheek.“I need to do something I enjoy.And I think this is it.”

Josie beamed.“That’s all I care about.”

He dipped his chin.“Oh yeah?”His hand moved from her cheek to her waist and then slid beneath the material there.His scorching-hot palm sent a signal of need to her core.

She pressed her lips to his.“Well, there’s one other thing I don’t mind.”

Quin pulled her down to the carpet and tumbled on top of her.

The pizza would have to wait.