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“Leave him in here. If Trick needs help to get the horse in the trailer, we’ll help him, but I know he likes to do that himself.”
“Yeah, he says it’s, so the horse knows who’s the boss.” Jerry grinned.
“I’ll be in my office.” Liam climbed over the rail and jumped down, then headed for his office.
It would be another long, damn day. He tried to keep his mind off Siobhan, but missed her like crazy.
An hour later, he stood in the pasture and watched Reece look around. There were fresh tire tracks.
“None of the men have been here, Reece.”
“It looks like a truck, possibly pulling a trailer. If I were you, Liam, I’d have some men here at night. Better safe than sorry. You know rustlers rarely steal in the daylight.”
“Yeah. I’ll get a headcount, but we just moved cattle to another pasture.”
“I’d put some men there too. I believe someone is interested in taking your beef.”
“Damn it. All right. I’ll get with you after we do a headcount.”
“Sounds good.”
They returned to Reece’s truck, climbed inside, and drove back to the barn.
“How’s married life, Reece?”
Liam watched a grin lift Reece’s lips.
“Fantastic. You should try it.”
“I was thinking about it…”
“Thinking about it? What happened?”
As Reece listened, Liam told him about Siobhan, everything that had happened between them, and how they were no longer together.
“Liam, do you love this woman?”
“I do.”
“Then make it work. I did. You know I never wanted to get married. I was already married to my job, but I didn’t want to be away from Rissa, so I only took local cases. I never leave unless I’m following a lead. I’d rather be with her. I even stopped working on weekends unless they need me.”
“You were gone a lot, weren’t you?”
“Before her, yes. I was gone more than home, but I fell hard and would rather spend time with her, so I made it work. As you should. Look, Liam, take it from someone who almost lost the love of his life because he was stubborn. I hurt her a lot, and I’m just happy she forgave me because I’d be lost without her. You seem that way now.”
“I’ve never felt this with any other woman. Not even Monica. I know I hurt Siobhan too, but I’m so busy—”
“Bullshit. Don’t be so busy that life is gone before you can live it. I know you love this ranch, Liam. Everyone who knows you knows that, but this ranch won’t keep you warm at night or love you as that woman could. If I can do it, you can. Hell, look at Noah. He took a chance, and he couldn’t be happier. And what about Trick? You know he loved Kaylee more than anything but when Rayna came into his life, he didn’t want her. He almost lost her too. Get your ass in gear, Liam, before someone snatches her up.”
That sure didn’t sit well. The thought of another man being with Siobhan. She belonged to him.Yeah, right. You fucked that up.
“I’ll think about it.”
Reece shook his head. “Hardhead. Well, get with me after you do a headcount. And post some men with all the cattle. Rustling is in full swing in Clifton, Montana.”
“I appreciate what you do, Reece. I’d hate to lose any cattle.”
“Hell, even if you lost one, you’d lose a lot of money. Get with me, and we’ll go from there.”
