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Even less did she like realizing that she still found hied that at all Her hands curled until her nails bit into her palms This was insane

“I was asked,” he said finally, “to evaluate the land that was purchased for a ski resort Take a look at what probleht face”

“That’s going to be hard under all this snow”

“So, one on the ar its back Now he rubbed his chin, sweeping her with his gray eyes

“You’re a little thinner,” he remarked

She battled an urge to tell hiht to comment on her appearance None at all Instead she chose to change the topic Letting hiet under her skin would be a mistake “There’s been talk of a ski resort forever It hasn’t happened yet The land just keeps getting resold Any reason to think it’s going to be different this time?”

At that he smiled faintly “Well, I’m on the job”

It was an old joke he’d always made, but now bitterness o really was that big “Oh?”

He gave a slight shrug “I’ it out, is all”

“It’ll die like it always does The county doesn’t have the money to expand the airport to handle more than a few executive jets”

“The co the airport as well”

The county could use the jobs and the tourist incoh whether for the good re about the entire county All she could think about was that if this project went ahead, Luke would be around for months, if not a year or more

Longer than he’d been around at any point in their ?

“How are you doing?” he asked after a moment

“Fine” Short and unrevealing What was he expecting? A heart-to-heart?

“Still in nursing?”

“Of course”