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Authors: Debra Clopton
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a painting that Jax did at the Lagoon Adventures that he owns, and he asked Jax to assist him. Isn’t that cool? Jax had never even thought about painting professionally until Mr. Ellington encouraged his talent. Now he is going to travel some with Grant.” She blushed. “I mean, Mr. Ellington, and continue learning from him.” She looked slightly flustered.
Gage gave her a pat on the shoulder, understanding her excitement. “It’s a great opportunity. Jax must show some real talent.”
“He does.”
“I met Jax. He helped me replace a tire when I first came to town.”
“Oh, he told me about that. Said he helped a nice guy out earlier this week. I’m Blair, by the way.”
“I’m Gage Lancaster; it’s nice to meet you.”
“Likewise. You should go by the Lagoon. Jax said he hoped you would because he thought you really needed to have a little fun on this vacation.” As soon as the words were out, she turned bright pink. “Oh, I mean, well, everyone has fun kayaking the lagoon.”
Gage laughed. He liked the kid. “I’ll do that. Jax was great. I’d like to check out his place and the painting that started all this.”
He’d liked the younger guy who’d helped change his tire, when to be honest, Gage didn’t have a clue what he was doing. Things like that drove him a little crazy. Every man should know how to change a flat, except he’d never had a need to learn. But he did not like feeling inadequate and that was exactly how he’d felt sitting on the side of the road with a flat.
“I’m going to go by there tomorrow and I’m going to take him up on that offer because you know what, Blair? Jax is absolutely right. I need to have some fun.”
He thought of the day before and this morning, and knew it might just be hard to get him to leave when the time came.
From her vantage point in the office, Shar peeked through the crack between the door and the frame and eyed the group of ladies in the lobby. When Gage walked inside, her first inclination had been to hotfoot it down those stairs and throw herself at the man. But of course that was a no-no on so many levels that she dismissed the idea immediately. The other problem with it was there was no way she was going down those stairs to greet him while the Magnolia Women were checking into the resort.
Cali chuckled from behind her. “Go down there and meet Mrs. Albert Talbert.”
Shar groaned. The woman had to have a name other than her husband’s name. But she had insisted several times Albert Talbert was what she wanted on her name tags and her room. And thus she was addressed that way. Why the man’s parents had placed those two names together was mind-boggling. She could only imagine the teasing he must have endured with a name like that.
“You go down there. I have no desire to meet her firsthand. Over the phone was enough for me.”
Jillian snorted, in a very uncharacteristic way. “I don’t blame you. But you know you’re going to have to deal with them, Shar. Cali has a wedding to get ready for.”
She looked over her shoulder and glared at her sisters. “Excuse me, but that’s why we hired Gracie. To handle these sort of situations.”
“You’re absolutely right,” Cali said. “We still have to be involved, though.”
She turned back and peeked again. Butterflies erupted in her chest as Gage started up the stairs. What would her sisters think when they saw him?
They might see right through her emotions and see the attraction she had toward Gage. And that would not be good because she didn’t want any encouragement. He would be leaving soon; she didn’t know when but she knew that he would leave. He had a lot of responsibility on his shoulders and she’d already figured out that though he was taking time off, he wasn’t a man to shortchange responsibility. He would leave. And she had to keep remembering that. It was the only way she could protect the feelings he evoked inside her.
She was going to have to
Gage gave her a pat on the shoulder, understanding her excitement. “It’s a great opportunity. Jax must show some real talent.”
“He does.”
“I met Jax. He helped me replace a tire when I first came to town.”
“Oh, he told me about that. Said he helped a nice guy out earlier this week. I’m Blair, by the way.”
“I’m Gage Lancaster; it’s nice to meet you.”
“Likewise. You should go by the Lagoon. Jax said he hoped you would because he thought you really needed to have a little fun on this vacation.” As soon as the words were out, she turned bright pink. “Oh, I mean, well, everyone has fun kayaking the lagoon.”
Gage laughed. He liked the kid. “I’ll do that. Jax was great. I’d like to check out his place and the painting that started all this.”
He’d liked the younger guy who’d helped change his tire, when to be honest, Gage didn’t have a clue what he was doing. Things like that drove him a little crazy. Every man should know how to change a flat, except he’d never had a need to learn. But he did not like feeling inadequate and that was exactly how he’d felt sitting on the side of the road with a flat.
“I’m going to go by there tomorrow and I’m going to take him up on that offer because you know what, Blair? Jax is absolutely right. I need to have some fun.”
He thought of the day before and this morning, and knew it might just be hard to get him to leave when the time came.
From her vantage point in the office, Shar peeked through the crack between the door and the frame and eyed the group of ladies in the lobby. When Gage walked inside, her first inclination had been to hotfoot it down those stairs and throw herself at the man. But of course that was a no-no on so many levels that she dismissed the idea immediately. The other problem with it was there was no way she was going down those stairs to greet him while the Magnolia Women were checking into the resort.
Cali chuckled from behind her. “Go down there and meet Mrs. Albert Talbert.”
Shar groaned. The woman had to have a name other than her husband’s name. But she had insisted several times Albert Talbert was what she wanted on her name tags and her room. And thus she was addressed that way. Why the man’s parents had placed those two names together was mind-boggling. She could only imagine the teasing he must have endured with a name like that.
“You go down there. I have no desire to meet her firsthand. Over the phone was enough for me.”
Jillian snorted, in a very uncharacteristic way. “I don’t blame you. But you know you’re going to have to deal with them, Shar. Cali has a wedding to get ready for.”
She looked over her shoulder and glared at her sisters. “Excuse me, but that’s why we hired Gracie. To handle these sort of situations.”
“You’re absolutely right,” Cali said. “We still have to be involved, though.”
She turned back and peeked again. Butterflies erupted in her chest as Gage started up the stairs. What would her sisters think when they saw him?
They might see right through her emotions and see the attraction she had toward Gage. And that would not be good because she didn’t want any encouragement. He would be leaving soon; she didn’t know when but she knew that he would leave. He had a lot of responsibility on his shoulders and she’d already figured out that though he was taking time off, he wasn’t a man to shortchange responsibility. He would leave. And she had to keep remembering that. It was the only way she could protect the feelings he evoked inside her.
She was going to have to
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