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wasn’t enough to buy the diner, and besides, how would that keep Megan in town? Hadn’t she said it was time to shake things up? To maybe go to college? To get a “real” job?
    He couldn’t stand the panic that seized him at the thought of her slipping away before he ever had a chance to really know her. Lying awake for hours that night, he ran the numbers in his head but couldn’t seem to arrive at a place where he could afford to solve all her problems by keeping the diner “in the family.”
    What if he found a way and she wasn’t interested in continuing to work there with her sister out of the picture? And what in the hell did he know about managing a restaurant anyway? Not much, but he could learn. He could figure it out if it meant keeping her around.
    He was already working sixteen hours a day to keep up with the demands of the family’s vast business interests. What were a couple more hours if it meant the woman he cared for might stay in Butler rather than going God knows where to find this so-called real life she’d been missing out on?
    By the time the sun began to streak between the slats in the blinds, Hunter was no closer to a solution, but he was more determined than ever to do
something
,
anything
to keep her from leaving town.

CHAPTER 4

    H unter waited until he was fairly certain Nolan would’ve left for the garage before he headed to Hannah’s in the morning. He’d given up on sleep at about five a.m. and had a full pot of coffee in him by the time he pulled up to the stately Victorian where Hannah lived with her new husband.
    Today he needed his sister and closest friend to tell him what the hell to do.
    Hunter groaned when he saw Nolan’s truck still parked in the driveway. He should’ve been long gone by now. Since it was a workday and Nolan would be heading out soon, it was probably safe to knock on the door. At least he hoped so …
    He missed Hannah. She hadn’t gone anywhere, but he’d tried to give her some space since she and Nolan had gotten together, which had left him on the outside looking in. The situation was reminiscent of when she and Caleb had first been together in high school and then in college at the University of Vermont when he’d had the miserable misfortune of being their unwanted third roommate. And hadn’t those been good times? Thankfully Will had joined them the next year to save him from having to be alone with the lovebirds.
    As Hunter used the big brass knocker on the door and heard it echo inside the house, he yearned for the “old days” when he could walk right into his sister’s house without having to worry about seeing something that couldn’t be unseen. Although, he was thrilled to see his sister happy again after suffering through the agonizing loss of Caleb, a man they’d all loved and respected. She’d chosen a great guy in Nolan, another close friend of Hunter’s, and he couldn’t be happier for both of them.
    That didn’t mean, however, that he didn’t miss the ability to talk to his sister any time he wanted or needed to.
    The door swung open, and Nolan greeted him in the uniform shirt he wore to work along with a pair of black jeans and work boots. His brother-in-law looked frazzled.
    “Everything okay?” Hunter asked.
    “Hannah’s not feeling great today.”
    “Oh.” Hunter was about to ask him to tell Hannah he’d call her later.
    “Come in.” Nolan walked away as he said the words, so Hunter followed him inside, closing the door behind him.
    Nolan led him into the kitchen, where Hannah was seated at the table, wearing a robe and sipping a cup of tea. She was pale and had dark circles under her eyes that had Hunter immediately concerned for her health and that of her unborn child.
    “Hey.” She forced a weak smile for her brother. “What brings you out so early?”
    Nolan stood next to Hunter, hands on his hips, the picture of agitation as he studied his wife.
    “I was hoping to talk to you, but we can do it another