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Dylan turned to Erin. “This way the managing partners can discuss salary and benefits, too, and come to you with a solid offer. Will that work?”

Erin lifted and dropped a shoulder. “Sure.”

“Okay, now that’s settled, let’s eat,” Dani said, beginning to serve the leftovers.

Dayne handed his plate to their sister to fill. “Can we get back to discussing why Ford and Erin are here in the middle of the night?”

“No,” Dylan answered.

“So, Erin…” Dayne started.

Dylan shot a glare his way.

Dayne laughed and lifted a hand. “This has nothing to do with your threesome, brother, I swear.” He turned back to Erin. “How come you had a crazy knack for telling us apart so easily?” He shoveled a piece of chicken into his mouth and chewed.

While he and Dayne might look the same on the outside, Erin could always see their differences. In some ways, they thought and acted the same, but in others, they were completely unalike.

Dayne had always been wilder. Somewhat of a loose cannon. While Dylan had always been the calmer, more responsible twin. Admittedly, he had always been more reserved, too. Still was, despite his kinky desires. Just because he had certain sexual proclivities didn’t mean he had to be loud about it. Unlike his twin.

Back in high school, his brother had tried several times to trick her into thinking that Dayne was him and failed every time.

“Just luck, I guess,” she answered, accepting a plate from Dani.

“Bullshit,” Dayne said around a mouthful of parmesan green beans.

“Fine. If you really want to know... That time you kissed me? I felt nothing. No butterflies and certainly no spark.”

Dayne jabbed his fork toward Dylan. “And you felt that with him?”

“Absolutely.” Erin shot his twin a smile, then forked some garlic mashed potatoes into her mouth. “Mmm. This is delicious, Dani.”

“It certainly is.” Their sister rolled her lips under.

Dylan dropped his head and chuckled at his sister’s double entendre at the same time Ford burst out laughing.

He couldn’t agree more. Any day Dayne was put in his place was a good day.

Chapter Twenty-Seven

Erin glancedat the text message one more time to make sure she was headed in the right direction.

About an hour ago, Ford sent her an invitation to eat lunch with him since he was out working on the ranch. She not only accepted that offer, when she spotted Dylan a little earlier in the lodge, she asked him to come along. He and Dayne had a virtual meeting with their PR company but said if they were finished in time, he’d catch up with them.

Since Ford never packed his lunch, she carried a small cooler Dani was kind enough to fill to make sure they had what they needed for an impromptu “picnic.”

One perk of being a Double D Ranch employee was the opportunity to eat for free in an employee break room off the lodge’s kitchen. Most employees took them up on that offer since Dani’s menu inarguably included the best food in the area. So no surprise, after his initial text asking her to join him, he followed up with:Bring food from the kitchen.

After the Lyons made her an offer she couldn’t pass up, she officially began working at the ranch about two weeks ago as their new Guest Services Manager. Not only were the benefitsdecent, but the salary was a little better than what she’d been making, even after almost ten years at her former company.

It wasn’tbuy-a-mansion-and-a-yachtkind of money, but enough to pay her bills and live comfortably.

Before making the offer, the Lyons siblings also wrote up a detailed job description. Her new position managed the reception and reservation staff, ensuring rooms and cabins weren’t overbooked and that the check-in and check-out process kept running smoothly. Her responsibilities also included responding to and solving guests’ requests or complaints, as well as fielding all suggestions to improve current services or add future services. She was tasked with answering any questions that past, current or even future guests had. If she couldn’t, she tracked down the information or passed it on to the appropriate staff member. All in hopes for repeat business or to draw new guests.

Basically, she was a liaison between the guests and upper management. That being Dayne, Dylan and Danica. They also had weekly meetings with her to go over problems, suggestions and strategies for improvement.

She loved the position more than she thought she would. Her previous job had kept her stuck in her tiny home office for over eight hours a day. She only interacted with customers on the phone and never in person.

Being contained in those four walls day in and day out was sometimes claustrophobic. While at the resort, she could stroll around, interact with the guests one on one and have actual conversations about potentially improving their stay, whether right away or in the future.

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