Basically, anytime Sara was around, or that he even thought about her, he was half hard. And all it took was a smile, a look, or a brush of her skin and his soldier stood at attention.
“Thank you.” She set the mug on the table and sighed in satisfaction. “I needed that.”
“No problem.” Austin turned his attention back to his paperwork before he told her exactly what he needed.
“Oh, sorry,” she apologized as she moved her cup off one of the many papers he had strewn over the table.
“It’s fine.” Reaching across the table, Austin tried to clean up a little and put things in piles. “I’ve been trying to make sense of all these and my organizational skills are about as good as my accounting skills.”
“Oh, if you need help, I’m an accountant. And organization isn’t my middle name, but it’s been suggested to me by more than one person that I should legally change it. My brother even got me the paperwork as a gag gift.”
“I thought you ran a blog.”
“I do, but that’s not my real job. I have a financial consulting firm.”
“This is a lot.” Austin ran his hands through his hair as he looked down at the mess that the financials were in.
A spark lit in Sara’s eyes. “You see paperwork, I see Disneyland.” Sara chuckled.
Austin couldn’t help the smile that lifted his lips. She was just so damn cute.
Sara licked her lips, and Austin inwardly moaned. “And I know about this kind of business. I do the books for my sister and her husband’s B&B.”
“Your sister owns a bed and breakfast?”
“Yeah, in California.” Sara nodded. “It was just voted one of the top ten B&B’s in North America.”
“Wait…” Austin picked up his phone. He’d been trying to keep himself busy when Sara didn’t come home after the kid’s camp and had done some research on what it takes to run a successful B&B. He’d read that top-ten list and he was pretty sure there was only one in California. He pulled up the picture and showed it to her. “That’s your sister’s place?”
“Yep, that’s it. Mountain Meadow B&B.” You could see the pride shining in her eyes as she pointed to the couple on the porch of the cabin. “That’s Shelby and her husband, Levi. They’re amazing, and I know they’ve learned a lot in their first year being open, so if you have any questions, I’m sure they’d be happy to help.”
“Wow. I might just take you up on that. And your help, if you were serious.” Austin started gathering the financials.
“Yeah, sure. I have payroll for a few clients that I have to finish tonight, but I can start on it tomorrow, if that’s okay.”
“That’s great.” Austin was happy for the help, but more than that, if Sara was his accountant, he’d have a reason to stay in contact with her after she left in a week. “Oh, and I almost forgot. Did Brynn talk to you?”
“About what?” Sara shook her head.
“She invited us to go out to the tracks tomorrow night.”
“Us?”
“Yeah. Me, you, and the kids. Us.” It was odd to Austin how easily that had rolled off his tongue. Like, “Me, you, and the kids. Us,” was something he said all the time. It was also strange how much he liked the sound of it.
“Oh…um…us…yeah…okay,” Sara stammered as she brushed a stray strand of hair behind her ear. “Yeah…I mean…I’ll ask the kids. We were supposed to go check out the festival, and maybe go out on the paddle boats. But, yeah. Maybe.”
“I think we could fit it all in.”
Was he inviting himself? Yes. Why? Because spending another day trying to distract himself while Sara and the kids were gone sounded about as much fun as a root canal.
“We?” Her eyes widened.
“Yeah. Me, you, and the kids. We.” He grinned.
“You want to spend the day with us?” she clarified.
Hell yes!