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I felt it the moment she walked through my door.

CHAPTER FOUR

Lainey

“You have loads of options!You could plant some cucumbers right there, some potatoes there, and of course you gotta have carrots, maybe some tomatoes, and I love growing herbs too! We can start a small one in the house and bring it out here when it gets bigger,” I explained to Chase as we walked around his garden patch.

It might only be a bunch of weeds and dirt right now, but I could envision a blooming green garden in no time.

“You’re adorable, you know that?” Chase winked at me, and heat flooded between my legs. I tried hard not to swoon for the sexy mountain man, but it was no use. He had me hook, line, and sinker.

“I’m excited to help you! By the way, I researched apple trees and read some tips on how we can bring them back to life.” I pointed at the two trees in the corner, desperately looking like they needed help.

“You did?” Chase ran a hand through his hair, the curls such a handsome feature of his. Small, tight curls filled the top of his head, with the sides buzzed shorter.

“Of course. That’s what I’m here for, right?”

“According to sources, such as my two-year-old, yes.” He winked again, and my panties dampened.Damn him.

I walked toward the apple trees, the burn of his intense stare felt through every part of my body. “The most important thing is to prune, prune, and prune some more. They need good air circulation and lots of sunlight. The more sunshine, the bigger the apples. Anything dead, including leaves and branches, can go, and we can also add some fresh soil.”

“Wow, you did do your research. I’m impressed.” Chase followed me and stopped beside me when we reached the trees.

I smiled up at him, his tall frame so sexy in all the right ways.

Suddenly, a little girl’s cry rang through the air. Chase pulled out a baby monitor from the back pocket of his jeans. “Looks like Ivy’s up from her nap. Want to go meet her?”

“Sure. We’re gonna need a few things from the store before we can start out here. Why don’t we do some planning?”

“Sounds good to me. But Lainey?”

“Yeah?” I lost myself in his gaze.

He took my hands in his, and his touch sent a flash of sparks up my arm.Why did I ever think I’d be able to do this?

“You’re here to relax, so that’s what I want you to do. I can book you a day at the spa. There’s one in Appleridge, the next town over. Or I can show you around town, or you can take off yourself. Or you can hole yourself up in your room and not come out. Whatever works for you.”

His sweetness melted my heart into a big puddle of goo. “Aren’t we sleeping in the same room?” I teased, a hint of flirtiness in my tone.

“Is that what you want?”

I paused, but then the word tumbled out. “Yes.”

“Then you got it. I promise to keep my hands to myself in bed.”

“No need.” I grinned, and butterflies swirled in my stomach. Sex was part of relaxation, wasn’t it?

Ivy wasthe cutest two-year-old I’d ever seen, and I saw a lot of cute toddlers at my dance studio.

“New fri?” Ivy said when I met her in the kitchen after Chase retrieved her from her crib.

“Yes, new friend.” Chase accentuated the word friend. I giggled to myself thinking Ivy called me a fry. “She’s here to help us with the farm.”

Ivy clapped her hands and smiled.

“You are too cute!” I tickled underneath her chin, and she giggled, the sound infectious and joyful. “How would you like to learn some dance moves?”

Ivy wiggled out of her father’s arms and when he placed her on the ground, she began to shake her hips.

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