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“The real stuff.”
“Again, so?”
He sighs. “So, it’s three times the prices of the other materials I was looking at. And I like it…because it’s expensive. Not because it’s better, not because it’s nicer. But because it’s pricier.” Another sigh. “I may need to reevaluate some priorities.”
“It’s nice to hear you say that.”
“It’s nice to hear you say much of anything.”
“I don’t follow you.”
Beau readjusts in his chair, getting ready to go on the offensive. “Until I called you an asshole, you hadn’t said more than ten words since you walked in my door.”
I can’t argue with that. “This headache—
“Don’t give me that, Cormac. Why do you think that ibuprofen bottle is almost empty?”
“Headaches getting you, too?”
He nods. “And the closer we get to each step of this process, the worse they get. It feels like one misstep, and Dad will pull the plug on this.”
“Is that why you’ve been stressing about every minute detail?”
“Why else?”
“Okay. How about we both agree to take more time off while we make this happen?”
He laughs. “Take time off? Have you lost your mind? The only thing Dad hates more than failure is delayed failure, and taking time off will delay the resort.”
“Youcantake a day off now and then, Beau.”
“I don’t have kids to use for an excuse like you, Cormac.”
“My kids are not an excuse. They are everything to me.”
His lips thin into a flat line, and he holds his hands up. “Sorry. I didn’t mean it that way. I only meant that I don’t have something else pulling me from here. This resort ismyeverything.”
“Maybe that’s the problem. Maybe you need something outside of here.”
“What, like a hobby? You think crocheting will unwind me?”
Rolling my eyes, I laugh. “Yes. Exactly. Crocheting. I’m sure Dad would love to hear you took a day off for needlework.”
He laughs hard. “Oh god, it would almost be worth doing it just to see his face when he hears that.”
I sigh at the thought and tell Beau, “Back to Clint. I will get things on paper as soon as I can with him. Okay?”
“You better. The other firm books fast, and I want their best architect. James Lawrence. He’s a legend for a reason, and that legend’s name should be on our resort, so the sooner the better.”
“I’ll call him right away.” Narrowly averting Beau’s meltdown had been enough to distract me from thoughts about Lily but as soon as the conversation switches to cars, I’m back at it. It’s impossible to stay away from her in my mind.
And that must remain the only place that’s true. I have to stay away from her in real life, or I’ll ruin everything.
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17
Lily
