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“I see, I thought you would be coming here with her.” The lawyer looked puzzled and glanced at Sam questioningly.
“She didn’t meet me at the stage. I don’t know what happened to her, but she left me with instructions at the hotel desk, to come here, get all the paperwork and return to her ranch as soon as possible. So here I am. What am I to do?”
“Just sign a few papers, and all will be taken care of.”
“Fine, she did mention she wanted to sell the ranch, and that she wanted you to handle that, of course?” Riley said.
“No, she made no mention at all of selling, but that can be arranged too.”
Riley smiled. “Good, you see, she’ll be going back east with me, I think.”
“I see. Well, just sign here, here and here and I’ll take care of the rest,” the lawyer instructed.
“Wonderful. I’m glad this isn’t going to take much time.” Riley sighed.
“No, no time at all. I’ll give you the box key for the safe and you can withdraw your money and be on your way. I hear tell you are a doctor and I’m sure you are anxious to get back.”
“That’s correct.” Riley tried to keep her voice low and formal.
Riley signed the papers
and handed them back to the lawyer. “I appreciate you handling this for her. She trusts you to handle the sale arrangements for her.”
“Fine, fine. I’ll take care of it all. Is there a minimum bid for the ranch?”
“Yes, $250,000 for the ranch itself and an equal amount for the stock and assets on the ranch. That’s the least she’ll consider.”
“Fine, I’ll have the proper papers drawn, put it up for sale and send her the details later, then. I would like to thank you both for putting so much trust in me.” The lawyer smiled.
“You have an impeccable reputation, sir,” Riley said and stood.
“Thank you. Well, that concludes all I need then.”
Sam and Riley excused themselves and left.
***
As they went back to their room, Riley twirled around the room. “It’s nearly over now…”
“Yeah, I guess it is.” Sam didn’t sound as happy but she ignored that.
“So…what now?” Riley asked.
“Now.” He looked at her thoroughly. “We get on our horses and ride like hell. We get that money and then you can rest,” Sam explained.
“Oh yeah, I guess you are right.” She smiled at him. “We need to get out there while Harry is here, right?”
“I’ll go get some riding clothes for you and be back with a little food before we take off,” Sam said, going to the window and stretching.
She ran up to his back and grabbed him around the middle. She laid her head on his back and drew breath. “Oh Sam, we did it, didn’t we? Do you have any idea how much I love you?”
He half-turned to look at her. “What did you say?” His face mirrored all his emotions at once.
She faced him squarely and smiled. “I said I love you. I have since the day I met you. Surely you knew it…”
He pulled away. “That’s a very serious thing to say to someone, Riley.”
“I know, and I know you probably don’t appreciate it, but it’s the truth and I’d have burst if I couldn’t say it to you at least once.” Riley smiled.
