Free Falling For You - January Cove Book 3 by Rachel Hanna

himself.
     
    "You've been reading women's magazines? What is wrong with you?" he asked shoving his brother's shoulder across the table in retaliation.
     
    "When you fall in love, for real, you'll understand. I would do anything for Jenna even if it means having to buy women's magazines two counties over," Kyle said starting to laugh himself. "I know I'm going overboard, but I just want to make it special for her."
     
    "Then stop thinking with your head, brother. Think with your heart. You know her better than anyone else on earth. I think you can come up with something that would mean the world to her."
     
    Kyle nodded and closed up his notebook. "So what's going on with you? Anything new on the love front?"
     
    "Of course not. I'm here visiting you losers. I have to go back to Atlanta to find women," Jackson said with a smile.
     
    "You can't fool me. You might be my older brother, but you've got a terrible poker face. I think you have a little bit of interest in someone right here in January Cove," Kyle said finally taking a bite of his sandwich.
     
    "Oh really? And who would that be?"
     
    "You know who it is. Rebecca Evans. I saw the way you chased her down after her son said that yesterday. I think you've got the hots for her," Kyle said taking a sip of his sweet tea.
     
    "I do not have the hots for Rebecca Evans. I was simply being nice and trying to help her with a terrible situation. Do you know about her past?" Kyle shook his head.
     
    "I know she moved down here from up north, but that's about it."
     
    "Well, she's a September 11th widow and she's raised Leo by herself. Now he's going through the terrible teens, and he's basically acting out because he didn't have a father figure."
     
    "And you're going to become the father figure?"
     
    "Of course not. I don't even live here. I was just trying to help a woman who was obviously in dire straits yesterday. Any one of us would've done the same, but I run faster." Kyle started laughing.
     
    "Just be careful. Don't get in over your head."
     
    "Okay, Dove Boy. You're giving me advice? I raised four siblings with Mom. I think I can help a woman out with a fourteen-year-old snotty nosed kid."
     
    "I've never seen you quite like this. You normally don't take responsibility for anyone else but yourself. I don't blame you because you spent most of your life raising us, but why this woman?"
     
    "As I said, Kyle, there is nothing going on between me and Rebecca. Strictly a friendship, and a short one at that. I'll be going home soon, and I really won't see her again until Christmas. It's no big deal, so don't go starting rumors."
     
    Kyle could tell Jackson was getting a little bit defensive and uncomfortable, and he knew his brother well enough to know that he should back off.
     
    "So how's business going?" Jackson finally asked after a long, uncomfortable silence.
     
    "Pretty good. I usually buy at least one or two houses every three months. Keeps the bills paid up and allows us to have fun as a family."
     
    "Yeah, my business is booming right now too, but it's a little bit more than I can handle some days."
     
    "Have you ever thought about bringing on a partner?" Kyle asked.
     
    "Not really. At least not seriously."
     
    "Let me ask you something, Jackson. What do you want? I mean what do you see in your future? Family? Being eternally single?"
     
    Jackson sat there for a moment seriously considering his brother's question before answering. "I'd like to have a family someday." In a way, he surprised himself. He almost looked around the room to make sure he was the one speaking.
     
    "You've got to set your life up for it now. You've got to start making some tough decisions about your business because no one is going to want to marry a man who's married to his business. You've got to give up some of that control. You built the company, it's a strong company and you need to start trusting other people to help you run it. You need time off. You used to be