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I gave Sadie just enough information to make her happy, hopefully. And the question I asked—well, the question I wanted an answer to—I’d phrased in such a way that I wasn’t being deliberately nosy. But if she picked up on the hint, she’d be able to answer it.
Sadie smiled. “Are you asking if he’s had a girlfriend recently?”
“No.” I blinked innocently. “Why would I ask that?”
“That’s exactly what I was going to say. If you’re not interested in him, why would you want to know if he’s had a girlfriend recently? But no, not really. At least not one as nice as you.”
“Why are you so sweet?”
“I don’t know, maybe because I’m a Montana girl. I guess that’s not necessarily true; not all of us Montana girls are sweet, trust me. You’ll meet a few of them that aren’t very nice if you stay around long.”
“Oh?” I asked her curiously. “What do you mean?”
“Well, obviously Beau is handsome, right?”
“Yeah.”
“And I’m sure you’ve heard about the magazine feature, where he was named the most eligible cowboy in all of Montana.”
“Yes, I’ve heard about it several times now.”
“Let’s just say that there’s a long line of women who want to take Beau off the market.” She made a face. “I made the mistake of going to 12-Point Buck Bar with the brothers recently, and it was just Beau and me sitting at the table. This one bitch—excuse my language.” Her cheeks turned a little pink.
I laughed. “It’s fine. I say bitch all the time.”
“Okay then. Well, this one beyotch came up to the table and said to Beau, ‘Hey, honey, aren’t you the most eligible cowboy in Montana? You could do a lot better than her.’ Well, Beau’s an amazing guy so he said, ‘I don’t think anyone’s better than her,’ in regards to me.” Sadie beamed. “But who did she think she was? Some of these women really think they’re all that just because—you know what? I don’t want to turn you off to Montana, so I’m going to keep my mouth shut.”
“Don’t worry about that. I think Montana’s great.”
“Yeah, you think it’s great because you’ve been here a couple of days and you’re visiting your friend, but do you think it’s great enough to live here?”
“Why are you asking me that?”
“I mean, if you and Beau—”
“Sadie, really?”
“What? It’s a question I have to ask.”
“No, you really don’t.”
“I’m sure Lucy was thinking the same thing when she got here, but I could tell that she and Austin had sparks right away, just like I can tell that you and Beau have sparks.”
Just like I can tell that you and Wyatt have sparks, I thought to myself, but I didn’t say it out loud. I had a feeling Sadie wouldn’t like to hear that. “I’ll be a hundred percent honest with you. Beau and I have kissed.”
“No kidding.” She rolled her eyes. “That’s pretty obvious.”
“Oh, is it?”
“Yes,” she said. “Like I said—”
“You weren’t born yesterday,” I finished for her, and she giggled.
“I like you, Olivia. I do hope that you stay.”
“That’s not even an option.” I shook my head, though a part of me did kind of want to stay. “But that’s all it was. We’re two consenting adults who kissed.”
“Did you do anything else?” Her wide eyes were eager.
