Page 68 of Entwined Hearts
He hummed contentedly. “Forever.”
My eyes fluttered shut. I smiled to myself, liking the sound of that.
I feltWeston with every step I took the next morning. After the car sex, he pulled me inside, peeled my dress off, and fucked me two more times over the course of the night. Even sitting down at my desk sent a dull ache through me. I loved it.
I grabbed my phone, smirking as I sent a text to Wes.
Me:I’m so sore from last night.
Wes: Guess I’ll just have to kiss it better when you get home
Wes: Shit now I’m hard
Heat rushed to my cheeks,and I crossed my legs under my desk at the thought.
Me:Don’t tempt me to leave early… I’ve got too much to do.
Wes: You’re the one who texted me. Not my fault you can’t stay away angel
Me: Actually, pretty sure it’s exactly your fault.
Wes: You text like an old person
Wes: You’re lucky you’re the hottest woman alive
Me: Whatever. I’ll see you later. Love you
Wes:Love you more
I set my phone down,feeling giddy. “Holy shit,” I gasped, clutching my chest when I saw Levi standing in the doorway to my office with a knowing look. “How long have you been there?”
“Not long.”
I fidgeted in my seat. “Sorry. I kinda get tunnel vision sometimes.”
“I know. Every time I’ve looked over here, you’re either buried in paperwork or giggling at your phone. It’s like you only have two functions.”
I flipped my phone over, feeling guilty. “It won’t happen again.”
He chuckled. “Relax. I’m just teasing you, Savannah. I’m not your boss.” He came into my office, sitting across from me. “We’re partners, remember?”
“Yeah.” It was still hard to wrap my head around it, and I did actually forget sometimes. But it was harder to since Levi had someone come and change the signage outside two days ago. I spent about ten minutes just staring at it, unable to believe thatIwas a partner at a law firm. While that had always been my dream, never would I have imagined it being a firm in Wild Creek…with a Hollis…because Wes and I got back together.
It was crazy how things worked out. How what was meant to be would somehow find a way.
“I actually was coming to talk to you about the zoning case. How is it going?”
I reclined in my chair, sighing. “I think I know the Agricultural-Residential code better than I know what’s on sale at Nordstroms right now, which is kind of depressing. Also, did you know there’s a threshold for how loud your livestock can make noise? As if you can control something like that.”
He laughed, pushing his glasses up his nose. “No. I didn’t know that.” He leaned forward. “What do you have in preparation to safeguard the veteran’s outreach? Based on what Preston and my grandfather have said, that’s what they’re going to go after the hardest because it makes the least amount of sense.”
I assumed that’s what their lawyer’s strategy would be. I spun my laptop around. “Claire and Beau are signing an affidavit that explains its supporting use to the rest of the ranch’s functions, since most of it is actually working with the animals. And they haven’t even broken ground yet, so it’s not like they can claim it’s having a negative impact on the area or community.”
Levi scanned the screen, nodding. “That’s good. Really good. What about everything else?”
“I nearly have the motion to dismiss done. Everything we’ve got planned falls within permitted uses of the land per the AG-R code.”
“Great. I went to school with a building inspector, too, so when the time comes for that, he’ll help us out because I just know Preston and my grandfather will try to stall that with fake inspections. I’ll let you know if they say anything concrete, though.”
