The One Real Thing (Hart's Boardwalk)
“It was like he’d appeared out of nowhere.
“Wow, things have gotten exciting around here,” Dahlia said beside me. “Never let me go on vacation again.”
“Exciting? This isn’t exciting,” Bailey huffed. “This is horrifying.”
Confused, I held up a hand to stop anyone from saying anything else. I understood no one liked the Devlins, but they were acting like this news was Armageddon. “Okay, I know Ian Devlin is unscrupulous, but why exactly is it such a bad thing for him to have a place on... the boardwalk? Won’t it mean he’ll finally stop harassing you guys?”
Bailey sighed. “As businesses we work closely together. Well”—she shot Vaughn a suspicious look—“most of us work closely together, and none of us want to work with Devlin.”
Vaughn leaned on the bar beside me and I was suddenly caught in his pale gray eyes as they focused on me. “Despite Miss Hartwell’s lack of enthusiasm for me, there really are no issues between any of us.MoreLess
“Wow, things have gotten exciting around here,” Dahlia said beside me. “Never let me go on vacation again.”
“Exciting? This isn’t exciting,” Bailey huffed. “This is horrifying.”
Confused, I held up a hand to stop anyone from saying anything else. I understood no one liked the Devlins, but they were acting like this news was Armageddon. “Okay, I know Ian Devlin is unscrupulous, but why exactly is it such a bad thing for him to have a place on... the boardwalk? Won’t it mean he’ll finally stop harassing you guys?”
Bailey sighed. “As businesses we work closely together. Well”—she shot Vaughn a suspicious look—“most of us work closely together, and none of us want to work with Devlin.”
Vaughn leaned on the bar beside me and I was suddenly caught in his pale gray eyes as they focused on me. “Despite Miss Hartwell’s lack of enthusiasm for me, there really are no issues between any of us.MoreLess
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