Owen snickered. “Might have had something to do with it.” His friend shrugged, “They want to help, though. We all know what good things the resort will bring to town.”
Sawyer squeezed Ford’s hand when he looked up at him. His boyfriend had a stunned look on his face that slowly morphed into a grin.
Ford looked over at the guys who had gotten to work, even his dad, and he smiled. The community had come together to help them, to make sure the resort succeeded, and Ford was going to make sure they didn’t let them down. From the look of awe on Sawyer’s face, he knew he would agree.
Sawyer was working at his computer when Ford walked into the office, leaning against the door jamb and just watching.
“I can feel you staring at me.” Sawyer looked up, brow arched, a small smile on his face. “You need some 007 lessons if you want to surprise me.” Sawyer winked at him, and Ford chuckled.
“Apparently I do,” Ford teased, moving into the office. “Whatcha working on?”
“Just doing some research,” Sawyer said.
“On?” Ford asked.
Sawyer leaned back in his chair. “Got some information back on our friend Larry. Looks like he’s done some other construction jobs, at which there’s been some questionable behavior.”
“Recently?” Ford asked. “I thought there was a background check done before he was hired.”
“Mmm, but it was more on his jobs, and those seem to have gone well the past seven years. But I requested that they look a little further back. Came back that he has had a couple of DUIs and some prior court-ordered anger management,” Sawyer said.
“How was that missed?” He stood by Sawyer’s chair looking at the computer screen.
“It was under a different last name. He must have changed it.” Sawyer grabbed Ford around the waist and pulled him so he was sitting on his lap. Sawyer’s arms wound around Ford’s waist tightened. “I’m sorry that our lives seem to be one problem after the other. Even our plans for the day away were ruined.”
Ford leaned back so he could look Sawyer in the eye. “It’s not your fault. Besides, we have the rest of our lives to do weekends away, and everything in between.”
“Well, I can still take my man out for dinner.” Sawyer’s eyes danced. “How about it? Want to go on a date with me?”
“Always.” Ford turned his head so their lips met.
“Barb has Callum for the day, and we can have Savie and Gavin go there after school, so how about we drive up to Vail,” Sawyer started.
Ford kissed him to stop him, then pulled back, “How about we go to the diner and grab a burger, fries, and a milkshake instead.”
Sawyer grinned. “Sounds perfect to me, love.” Sawyer kissed him again. “It’s a date.”
Ford was about to stand again, but Sawyer pulled him down. “How about we take a moment.” Sawyer’s hand slipped into his pants. “Dinner isn’t for a few hours yet.” Ford’s hips jerked when Sawyer teased the tip of his cock.
Yeah, dinner could definitely wait if necessary.
It was almost an hour and a half and a shower later before they got out of the house.
“Wow!” Ford’s eyes widened. He was the first one to approach Sawyer’s vehicle while Sawyer locked up and set the alarm. All the side windows were smashed in. Plus, the windshield had a huge crack that spiderwebbed from the middle out to the edges. Ford turned to Sawyer, his arms wrapped around his waist. “Larry did this.”
Sawyer nodded. “More than likely.” He reached into his pocket and got his phone out.
“What are you doing? Who are you going to call?”
“Well, I guess the police are going to hear from me today after all. We’re talking about the possibility that he could endanger you or the children. I can’t stand back and allow that to happen,” he said. “Larry Banks needs to know that he’s crossed a line, and we’re not going to mess around.”
Ford turned back to the vehicle. He was relieved the cops were going to be involved in this incident, too, and Larry would be the cop’s problem. The last thing Ford needed was another reason to lose sleep.
20
Sawyer
“Where are we going?” Gavin sounded mildly interested, which Sawyer was thankful for since the kid wasn’t his biggest fan at the moment.
Sawyer grinned. “I believe I already said I wasn’t telling you. It’s a surprise.” He clapped, getting Gavin’s attention focused back on him. “Go get washed up. We’ll be leaving in fifteen minutes.”
Gavin groaned and looked between him and Ford. Ford made the sign for sealed lips, and the boy shook his head and rolled his eyes, all the while smiling before rushing out of the kitchen.
Sawyer let out a breath he hadn’t even known he was holding. He’d been on a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ basis with Gavin since Cynthia had been arrested, so this was progress.
A smile danced on Ford’s lips as he watched Gavin race out of the room. With just the two of them left in the kitchen, Ford said, “This is what we need. A night out with the kids where they can be kids, and most importantly, no drama.”
“I know that’s right.” Sawyer’s shoulders dropped as he exhaled. Ford walked up to him, and Sawyer welcomed him into his arms, brushing their lips together in a slow, languid kiss. Ever since the incident with Cynthia, it’d taken a few days for things to return to something resembling normal, mainly with Gavin who seemed to be the most affected.
Going to Up in The Air Adventures was something they hoped would make a fun family night out.
“Ahem!”
They parted from the kiss slowly and turned to find Savanna standing in the doorway, smiling.
Savie had Callum in her arms, and he looked adorable in his puffy coat. Sawyer thought Savie did as well, since
