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“If she picks you. She’s gonna pick me,” the first one said.
“Nah, me.” The second guy patted his chest.
Not any of them, if I had my way.
“Know which trailer’s hers?” I asked.
A small man with a headset on came over and pointed to the large gap in the set which would take them to their seats in front of the cameras and the audience. “Places guys,” he whispered.
I could hear the host talking, meaning we were already live. I had no idea what he was saying until he said “Aspen!” and the audience began to clap and cheer.
Shit. I’d missed her. She was on TV. Now.
Ready to pick one of these three cowboys to be hers.
Not fucking happening.
I didn’t care if it was a game show. If it was fake or silly or whatever. No way in hell was she going with any one of them to Hawaii.
They turned as one to make their way on stage.
Fuck. FUCK! I ran a hand through my hair in frustration.
No way could I let this happen.
I reached out, grabbed one guy’s arm. “Wait.”
He turned, giving me an easy smile. “Yeah?”
“Sorry, dude, but Aspen’s my girl.”
“What?” he asked, frowning.
I didn’t answer but ran onto the stage behind the other two bachelors. One down, two to go.
52
ASPEN
* * *
“Tell everyone, Aspen, what you’re looking for in a man.”
Jax Johnson, the game show’s host, held the microphone in front of my face, smiling at me bigger than a used car salesman after being told a customer had no budget.
I was perched on a stool, the only thing on this side of the stage. A big stack of hay bales divided me from where the bachelors were so I couldn’t see them.
I blinked, suddenly nervous. Okay, I’d already been nervous, but my mind went blank. He was skilled enough to catch on and laughed. “Pretty nerve wracking being on live TV, isn’t it?” he asked, trying to be reassuring.
As if reminding me this was broadcasting around the dang world made me calmer.
I nodded dumbly.
“Like ‘em tall?”
I cleared my throat. “Yes.”
“Dark?”
