Page 99 of Spurred On

Apparently his feral intensity surprised them, because they both jerked back and stared at him.

He cleared his throat and said in a far more . . . human tone, “What did she say?”

Lisa took a sip of her coffee and flicked a look at him. “It wasn’t what she said as much as how she said it.”

Claire nodded. “Right.”

He leaned forward, urging them to continue, but they didn’t. “And?”

“Apparently, she’s not as happy living in Dallas as we all thought.”

“Really?”

“Apparently, she doesn’t love her job.”

“Really?” What a thought. What an interesting, interesting thought.

“She’s thinking about moving back.” His heart leaped. His pulse pounded. Myriad thoughts whipped through his mind. How freaking awesome would that be? To have her close. To see her on occasion. To have that chance he’d hoped for, prayed for, to finally woo her the way she deserved to be wooed?

“So of course, we offered her the position here. The one we’ve been talking about.” For some reason, his sister’s attention was locked on his face. For some reason, she smiled.

But Cody was barely aware. His entire world had just caught fire.

To have her here, every day, by his side. Good God, that would be amazing.

“What do you guys think about that?” Lisa asked, but her gaze was on his face as well.

“Sounds great,” Cade said. “Better than hiring some college kid we don’t know we can trust to carry her load.”

“Right. Sidney would be one hundred percent present.”

“Just what we need.”

They all continued babbling on, but Cody was deep in sudden fantasies—or maybe schemes—to get Sidney alone. This was the best idea his sister had ever had. He could kiss her.

Until she shattered his bubble by poking him with a fork. “Hey. Earth to Cody.”

“Huh?” He blinked.

“I asked, what do you think?”

He reared back and skated a glance around the table. Everyone was staring at him. “What do I think?”

“Yeah.”

He couldn’t hold back his grin. “I think it sounds perfect.”

It did. Perfect.

“Great,” Lisa said with a too-chipper smile. “All we need to do is convince her to accept the job.”

And his mood plummeted. “She hasn’t accepted it?” Damn.

“Not yet.” Claire winked at him. “Maybe you can work your magic and charm her into agreeing.”

Oh he would.

Whatever it took.