“You let me have access to the feeds.Landon mentioned that you said you thought someone had been camping on your land.We are currently looking for someone, and whilst I don’t think he will lower his standards to sleep in a tent, I don’t want to rule anything out.”
Malia visibly relaxes.“Deal.But can we negotiate a payment plan?We have money, but we are starting a business and we aren’t sure how long that will take, and right now only two of us are working.”
Liam shrugs.“Then pay a little when you can.It’s fine.”
Reid scoffs.“You didn’t let us.”
Liam rolls his eyes.“Your security is for your insurance policy.Theirs is for added protection.”
“Added?”Malia questions, tilting her head to the side to study him.
“Something tells me you are the type of woman who can handle herself.”
Reid coughs.“Smooth.”
Liam glares at him.“Don’t you have somewhere to be?”
Reid throws up his hands, chuckling.“I’m going.”He glances at me over his shoulder.“Are you going to hang out up there all day?”
Blood rushes to my cheeks as I quickly drop my legs.I brush the palm of my hands over my shorts when I put some space between us.“Sorry.Forgot I was up there for a minute,” I admit, before turning to Malia.“I’m going to check on the chickens.”
Reid snorts, like he doesn’t believe me.And he shouldn’t.We don’t have chickens.
“You have chickens?”Liam asks, but his question goes ignored.
Malia arches an eyebrow.“I thought you were going with Reid?”
“Yeah, Summer, I thought you were coming with me,” he declares, a challenge in his tone.
I narrow my gaze on him.“What can I say, I must have found my senses whilst I was up there,” I taunt, pointing to his shoulder.
He chuckles.“Afraid you won’t be able to keep your hands off me?”
I nod vehemently.“Definitely.I’m only twenty-three.I’m not wasting my life in prison.”
He draws back, his eyebrows pinching together.“What?”
“Remember, three feet,” Milly yells from inside the house.
I laugh at his expression when it finally dawns on him what I meant.“See you later, gator.”
Now I just have to pretend to be busy until he’s gone.I fan my face, wondering what the hell I was thinking jumping on his back.
I chance a glance back and find him still standing there, seeming deep in thought.When he meets my gaze, he shakes his head, smirking.
I bite my lip, feeling like my entire nervous system is on fire.
His eyes darken.Heat hits my cheeks and my thighs clench together.
Fuck!
I give him the middle finger and spin around, storming off to find this damn chicken coop, when I hear him chuckle.
I’m in trouble.So much trouble.
