“No. Dammit, Flynn, this is complicated. Which is another reason I’d just as soon leave Drake out of it.”
Flynn raised his hands. “Hey, I get it. I’m just giving you shit. What you do in your personal life is your business. But just be careful, okay. I like Harmony. I kind of think you’re okay, too. I’d really hate for either of you to get hurt.”
“I don’t want to hurt her. But let the two of us navigate this in our own way. And that means leaving Drake out of it.”
“Your choice. But I think it’s going to blow up in your face.”
“Maybe. I just intend to take this thing day by day and we’ll see how it goes.”
Flynn gave him a dubious smile. “You do that, Brother.”
“I’ve gotta shower. I promised Harmony a full day of sightseeing.”
“Okay. Tonight we’ll head into the city for dinner, since I know you two have an early flight tomorrow morning.”
“That sounds perfect.”
“Sure wish you could stay longer. I kind of didn’t hate having you around this weekend.”
“I didn’t hate it, either.” It was times like this that he missed his brothers, though he’d never admit that to any of them. “But I’ll see you again next weekend. And hey, the restaurant is coming along.”
“It is. Next time you come out it’ll be more than just an empty shell. And I’ll have an actual staff.”
Barrett smiled. “You have Ken.”
“I do. Fortunately, he’ll drive the wheel for me while football season gears up. And when I’m in town, I’ll get to watch the inside of the restaurant take form.”
“Yeah, kind of like my house. I’m anxious to get back home to see how things are going there.”
“We didn’t get to talk about that. I’m sure you’re anxious about it.”
“Not really. I have a great contractor, and Harmony’s actually handling it all. She’s an interior designer.”
Flynn’s brows rose. “Is that right? Very cool, man.”
“Yeah. So hopefully I can just pop in, check progress and not have to stress the minor details.”
“Perfect for both of us, since it’s about time to get our heads in the game again.”
“I can’t wait.”
Flynn grinned. “Me, neither.”
“All right. I’m off to take a shower.”
“Yeah, me too.”
He headed out to find Harmony. She was in the bathroom, fixing her hair.
“I’m going to shower, then we’ll head out for more fun today.”
She smiled. “I’m looking forward to it.”
He pulled off his shirt, then leaned against the bathroom counter. “Flynn said dinner in the city tonight.”
“Sounds perfect. I wish we had a longer weekend to spend here.”
“Me, too. You should take more time off work.”
She laughed. “I should. I’d love to come back when I have longer to explore. It’s a beautiful city and I feel like we just scratched the surface.”
“We’ll come back.”
She turned to face him. “Will we?”
She was wearing a towel. He wanted to pull that towel off of her, bend her over the counter and sink into her. But she was clean, and he was sweaty and needed a shower. So instead, he traced the swell of her breasts with the tip of his finger.
“Maybe we will. In the meantime, what do you think about you and your family coming out to the ranch next weekend?”
She looked at him, and he read the uncertainty in her eyes. “I don’t know. Kind of iffy with Drake being there. I really don’t know his schedule. Mama would love to go. She hasn’t been to the ranch in years and she told me how much she enjoyed spending time with your mother.”
“They did have a great time together.”
“I guess we’ll ask them.”
“So you’re free?”
“I’m free next weekend.”
“Then we’ll plan it and see what happens.”
She gave him a smile, one filled with promise. “I guess we’ll see what happens.”
He stripped out of his clothes and turned on the shower, then turned back to face her. “Oh, and Harmony?”
“Yes?”
“I can get you alone on the ranch, away from your brother. So we’ll have some time together next weekend.”
She moved up to him and brushed her lips across his. “I’m counting on it.”
Twenty-Six
Harmony had been working nonstop all week. She always loved being busy. Busy was great for business. But she hadn’t had a break all week.
She’d picked up two new clients, so she’d had consults with both of them. One wanted a complete main floor redesign. The other was doing a top to bottom renovation with a redesign. Both were going to be large projects, which would be awesome.
She’d been by Barrett’s house and the renovation was coming along nicely. Jeff and his team were right on track, as she knew they’d be. She’d also met with Barrett to go over more choices in furniture and other design items. Not fun for him, but the renovation was moving along and she needed to start making purchases for his new house, since he wanted everything new in there.