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Dayne snorted. “Half-cocked.”

“So… Are you in, sis?” Dylan asked.

“To work with you two boneheads? No. To help secure mom’s future? Yes. To keep the farm Dad loved so much in the family?” She pulled in a long breath, then released a long, loud sigh of resignation. “Before I agree, I need a guarantee that I’ll have full control of hiring the food service staff, planning the meals and handling the catering.”

“You have my guarantee.”

Dani threw her hands up. “Then, how can I say no?”

With a smile, Dylan pulled his sister in for a hug.

She shoved him away. “Yuck. Now I’m wondering where those hands have been.”

He laughed and shook his head.

“Forget what I said about having a stick up your ass. Now I’m wondering what else you’ve had up there, kinky boy,” Dayne ribbed.

“I’m not wondering, so please don’t tell us.” Dani glanced around the farm and released another long sigh. “From an innocent, humble dairy farm to a pervert’s paradise.”

“We can use that in the advertising.” Dayne joked, then slapped Dylan on the back. “Okay, who’s breaking the news to Mom?”

The work neededto get the resort up and running seemed endless. A lot of it included major construction, so he hired a general contractor to oversee it all.

The contractor they hired, Ford Harris, was well known in the area for quality work, as well as having a great work ethic. That was exactly what they needed.

The sooner they could get everything done, the sooner they could open and start making back some of the money they were investing. Dylan had sold his home in Virginia and moved into their parents’ farmhouse while Dayne was in the middle of selling his house in North Carolina.

Once Ford finished the two new wings on the farmhouse—one for him and one for his brother—the contractor would begin updating the original house where Danica would eventually reside. Besides sharing the original kitchen, she’d have her privacy for the most part, as would they.

Their sister was currently living with their mother in town until Dylan could move out of the main house and into his wing. They were not only updating the farmhouse’s interior; they were completely changing the exterior to match the soon-to-be-built lodge.

With everything going on, Dylan was overwhelmed but it was satisfying to see his project and their future business all coming together with only minor hiccups.

Since he was already in town to cross more things off his insanely long to-do list, his sister had asked him to stop at the butcher and see if they’d be willing to provide all the meat for the resort.

Dani wanted as much locally sourced food as possible. Fruits, veggies, meats, baked goods… Dylan agreed and also wanted to keep as much money in the community as possible. The town of Fisher Falls had about six thousand residents, but, for the most part, it was a close community.

As expected, the local butcher was thrilled. He had connections with farmers in the area to get whatever the resort needed, including game meats like rabbit, venison, bison and wild boar.

The bell above the door jingled when he stepped out of the shop and onto the sidewalk. When the afternoon sun blindedhim, he squinted and automatically reached for the sunglasses on top of his head, then froze.

His chin jerked back and he blinked.

Then blinked again at the woman walking in his direction to make sure he was seeing who he was seeing.

The second she spotted him, her steps stuttered before she stopped and stared.

He knew he’d eventually run into her.

Only, he didn’t expect it to be today.

Dropping his shades into place to help cover his reaction, he wasn’t sure if he should simply ignore her and head back to the ranch, or stay and say hello.

His first instinct was to avoid her. Of course, that reaction pissed him off, so he forced himself to stand his ground and wait.

With a head twitch and a set jaw, she began walking again. Unfortunately, toward him and not in the opposite direction.

“Dylan?” she asked in a damn wispy voice that made his chest tighten. She had an uncanny knack for telling him apart from Dayne—despite his twin trying to trick her many times—but it had been a long time since she’d seen either of them.

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