Page 55 of Starry Skies, Stolen Kisses, and My Best Friend's Brother

“I already talked to Suzanne.She’s very eager.”Not that I particularly want to go out with her.I’m doing this all for show.But I might even take her out a few times and bring her to the Friday night shindigs Mom puts on.But I don’t really want to kiss her, and I won’t sleep with her.She seems like a highly intelligent woman though, so at least the date won’t be boring.

Mark smirks.

“What?”I ask.

“Nothing.Suzanne is pretty.And funny.And nice.Ethan asked her out last week.”

“And how did it go?”

“She turned him down.”

I rub my chin and glance at the girls.The guy has his hands on Mae’s shoulders and is getting too close to her breasts for my taste.“I’m going to the office.”

“Have fun tonight.”

I flip him off behind my back and head to work.Not that I’ll get much done today.All I can see is some other guy with his hands on my girl.

Noah is sitting in my chair in the office, his hands behind his head.

“What’s up?”I ask, taking another seat.

“Is this going to work?”

“Is what going to work?”

“This whole plan and the possibility to come and work here full time.”

“I think so.”

He chews on his bottom lip for a moment.“I need some help.”

“Sure.”

“The accounting firm in Roanoke that I’m working for is doing some questionable things.”

Ah, I get it.“So you want to quit.”

“I do.But I signed a five-year contract with them.”

“What happens if you don’t fulfill your contract?”

“When all the shady stuff came up, I actually quit then and there.Then my boss pulled out that stupid contract and said if I left, they would sue me and also go after my license.”

“I don’t think they can do that.”

Noah runs his hands along his face.“I don’t even like accounting.Do you know that?I want to run Beverly’s flower farm, but the money isn’t there.Plus, it’s hers, not mine.”

“Let’s buy it.”

“I’ve tried.She won’t sell it to me because she’s leaving it to me in her will, so why bother.”

“Why would she leave you the farm?That seems extreme.”

“I’ve spent more time out there with her than I have here with dad.She never had anyone else to help her out and I liked it, even from a very young age.”

“I see.Well, that still doesn’t fix your problem.I have a friend who’s an attorney.He’s the one I would go to if I had a problem like this.”

“You mean a problem like what you have with Keith?”

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