Mark Landing has a very difficult job to carry out within the next week. As the leader of Plimpton’s Neighborhood Hero Award Committee (NHAC), Mark must obtain a vote from ten NHAC members to determine which of three candidates will land the monetary award.<br><br>While interviewing each candidate, Mark finds one of them, bar owner and part-time roofer Cane Mercer, steamy-attractive. Not only is Cane handsome and easy to talk to, he’s a hero. He rescued three children from an accidental house fire a few months earlier. Hero or not, Cane flirts openly with Mark.<br><br>There’s one little problem, though. Anyone who knows Mark knows he’s Mr. Clueless when it comes to picking up men, dating, and falling in love. Will he end up with the hot and steamy roofer/bar owner, or will he forever be single and Mr. Clueless?

Mr. Clueless

I spun around in my seat at the computer and…


Dawson tromped to the island in the kitchen area of the apartment and dropped the fruit basket. I watched the pomegranate jump out of the basket, fly to the kitchen floor, and roll over four square-foot tiles.


Obviously pissed, he huffed and yelled at me, “Don’t be giving us a re-gift, Mark! I know where this came from!”


He threw his hands up. “I’m not calming down. This came from Cane Mercer! He gave it to you this afternoon, and you pawned it off on Alex and me. Did you forget that Missy Hardship works at The Apple Basket, exactly where this thing came from? She did the basket herself and knew it was for you. Now, tell me what you have to say for yourself.”


Shit. I completely forgot Missy worked there. No one’s perfect, right?


I walked towards him and accidentally kicked the pomegranate in his direction, which bounced off the tip of his leather loafer. Then I defended myself.


Chapter 11