Page 60 of The Lucky Heart (Jamison Valley 3)
He nodded. “I could see that.”
“Me too. I love the idea of finding families their forever homes. One of my friends in Seattle is a realtor. I always thought it was neat how she’d get to know her clients and then go on a hunt to find places that she thought they’d like.”
“You should talk to Rob Jordan,” he said. “He owns the agency in town and I think he was looking to bring on a partner. With the influx of rich tourists buying summer places these last couple of years, he’s been swamped and stretching himself pretty thin.”
“Really?” I asked, bouncing to my knees on the couch.
He grinned. “Really. When I saw him last, he was bitching about all the new regulations and paperwork with the residential sales. I bet he’d offload it to you.”
“I wonder how much money I’d have to come up with.” I tapped my chin as numbers raced through my head.
“I don’t know but it’s worth asking.”
“True,” I said. “I’ll give him a call once we get past the holidays. I’ll still be working for the next couple of months, finishing up my current projects, but it would be nice to start planning. Figure out if it’s an option and study to get my license.”
I was instantly in love with the idea of working with Rob, even if he was a stranger. Barring any major personality issues, it would be so much easier to learn from him rather than by trial and error.
The overhead costs would be lower if I joined him rather than starting something on my own. I had money in savings but was hesitant to use it all. We’d gone without so much when I’d been a child that I was neurotic about maintaining a substantial rainy-day fund.
“Do you want more to drink?” Silas asked, standing from the couch.
“I’d better not. I need to drive home.” I stood and followed him into the kitchen.
“I’m skijoring at the fairgrounds on New Year’s Day,” he said. “They have a big tournament every year. I’ve always gone to watch but somehow Nick convinced me to be his partner this year. We’re probably going to hurt ourselves competing with all the young guys, but if you’re not busy, would you like to come?”
I shook my head. “Negative, Ghost Rider, the pattern is full.”
“Oh, fuck me,” he muttered.
“What? That’s one of the best!” Well, not quite. My favorite Top Gun movie quote was “Take me to bed or lose me forever,” but I didn’t want to mention anything related to sex. I was still confused about what exactly Silas and I were doing and didn’t want to make the wrong assumption and humiliate myself again.
“Does that mean you’re not going to come to the fairgrounds?”
“No.” I smiled. “I’ll be there. I just wanted to sneak in another quote before I left.” I didn’t know what skijoring entailed but there was no way I’d turn down an invitation to spend time with him.
“I’m glad you came over. Turned my night around.”
“Me too.”
I ducked my head to hide my smile and the flush of my cheeks. From the corner of my eye, I saw him round the corner of the island. When his heat hit my side, I lifted my eyes to meet his gaze.
Those eyes. They weren’t full of complicated color patterns or changing shades. They were pure and simple. I could spend hours soaking up the warmth that came from those rich-brown irises.
His fingers came up and swept a stray hair off my forehead. They traced the curve of my ear, down the side of my jaw and to my neck, leaving behind a trail of tingles that tickled like champagne bubbles bursting on my tongue.
My lips parted as I took in a breath, holding it in as I waited for his next move. His eyes left mine and went to my mouth. When his tongue darted out to lick his top l
ip, my whole body shuddered.
Please kiss me.
I’d give just about anything to have that tongue against my skin. Silas had used his tongue to explore almost every inch of my body and his skill with it rivaled his talents with some of his other more prominent extremities. Well, almost.
The sound of my pounding heart echoed in my ears and my eyes drifted shut when his breath hit my cheek. His lips slowly descended toward mine.
This was it. Finally!
He would kiss me and all of the doubts I’d been having about our relationship would be erased.
