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propped them against the wall. He strode over to the heater and eyed the settings. “Safe to try it now?”
    Garrett nodded. “Give it a go.”
    Gage turned it on. The small propane heater quietly started humming. Within moments, warm air began to filter out of the vents.
    Gage threw a grin his way and took a few steps back to sit on one of the benches lining the walls. “Perfect. I promised Don we’d replace all the wood stoves in these little huts by the end of the winter. He’s not gonna believe how fast we did this.”
    Garrett chuckled. “He was looking doubtful when we headed up here.”
    “Definitely. I think he was relieved you offered to help. He doesn’t complain—ever—but working outside too much in the cold is hard on him. Thanks for offering.”
    “No problem. I figure I’d like to work as much as I can while I’m here.” Garrett paused when emotion tightened in his chest and throat—reminding him why he wanted to keep busy. He didn’t know what the hell was going on with him. Ever since he’d walked out of that courtroom days ago, he’d been out of sorts. Just talking to Gage about working on this place brought a wave of emotion through him. He didn’t do emotion. He scrambled to pull himself together.
    Gage watched him, his gaze curious. As discombobulated as Garrett was, Gage was probably the only person he could stand to be around when he felt the way he did. Gage was a rock, always had been. His support for his younger siblings was absolute. He’d been there through every step of Garrett’s life, a quiet, steady presence. Garrett hadn’t quite believed it when he heard Gage fell in love because Gage had always leaned in the direction of being a loner. But Marley was perfect for Gage. Garrett felt a sense of relief to know Gage’s heart was in her hands.
    “You okay?” Gage asked quietly.
    Garrett shifted his feet under him and slid up along the wall before sitting down across from Gage. The small ski hut was warming with the heat circulating inside. The wind blew through the trees, sending snow in swirling flurries outside the window. He caught Gage’s gray eyes. “Don’t know. All the sudden I needed a break. Like I’ve never needed a break before in my life.”
    “I didn’t know you ever took a break from anything. You’re a workaholic. Sometimes I worried about you, but I figured you loved it. I mean, you worked your ass off to make your law practice what it is today. Did something happen?”
    Garrett took a slow breath, staring out the window. The dark green spruce trees flexed in the wind. A sliver of the bay was visible, the water glinting under the bright sun. Clouds drifted across the sky. The view soothed him. That itself confused him. For so many years, he’d craved the hustle and bustle of work.
    “I don’t know what happened. I’ve been working so hard for so long, I hardly ever stop to think. Becca’s been on me for years to slow down.” He paused and shook his head. “Talk about pot and kettle. She’s as bad as me.”
    Gage chuckled. “Well, you are twins. You two are different in some ways, but alike in many others. A relentless work ethic seems to run in the family though, so don’t go beating yourself up for that.”
    “True. All I know is the other day I won a big case for an insurance company. I looked over at the woman who’d lost her lawsuit, and I could hardly get out of there fast enough. I had my assistant cancel everything for the next month and hopped on a plane. Sounds crazy, huh?”
    Gage was silent for a long moment and then slowly shook his head. “Not to me. The details are different, but it’s kinda what I felt like after I got assigned to desk duty. Years of being a Navy SEAL and then stuck on base. When Gram died, Last Frontier Lodge was all I could think about. Back to you though, what was the lawsuit about?”
    “Huh?”
    “The lawsuit? You said you looked at the woman who’d lost her lawsuit.”
    “Oh. Right. She sued my