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“Well, thank you, although Rex thinks I will be a messy uncle. The man is a little grumpy, I warn you.”
“That’s okay. I worked in an office dealing with all kinds of people. I assure you I can manage odd, grumpy, angry, funny, cocky, whatever…”
“Uh, that sounds like shit to me! Big cities and their crowds are living hell, I’m sure.”
“Sometimes,” she nodded.
“I have traveled a lot and stayed in fancy places. I have even partied at nightclubs and had dinners with beautiful sophisticated women at amazing restaurants…”
“I bet you had,” she said, her mesmerizing eyes staring at him and a smirk on her lips.
“But I always ran like hell after doing my act. Whatever it was. I always tried to give the best of impressions. For the cowboy community to be proud of. You know, some women have this… fantasies about cowboys.” He raised his eyebrows in a meaningful gesture.
“I see,” she said, and then she snorted. “I can see you trying to do your best effort to sustain those fantasies.”
“You know it. Now, this was wonderful.” He finished eating the eggs, and then he stood and she helped with the crutches. “We are going to the ranch. You will be amazed. It’s a beautiful place.”
“The town and its surroundings are amazing. That was the first thing I saw. And my grandma’s farm is so cozy.”
“I like it very much. Peggy Sue worked hard to maintain it. Life on a farm is filled with early mornings and endless chores, but she never complains. She did what she had to do to make it work. And his berries are the best in the region. Now you work for me. I’m sure she will send me her famous pies.”
“Perhaps. You have a sweet tooth, I see,” she smiles sweetly.
“I love a treat. Don’t you?”
“I’m always struggling with weight,” she confessed. “I tried not to eat sugary food.”
“Honey, you’re gorgeous,” he told her, and she blushed. He wasn’t intending to charm her. He was being him. Honest, blunt. “I don’t think you need anything but see yourself as most men see you. Yummy,” he smirked.
“You keep nothing to yourself,” she said, biting her lower lip.
“No, not. I say what I think. Unless I realize it’s rude or it can hurt someone. But I think you need to know you’re beautiful. And don’t take this too seriously. This is not me trying to get in your pants, Dakota. Pinky swear.” He raised his pinky finger, and she shook her head, a smile plastered on her face.
He grinned. She seemed flustered but happy. He liked it.
