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“Hey, I’m just asking if I can help. What’s got you in a bad mood?” He frowned as he walked over to me. “Dude.”
“What?” I said.
“Have you been in here all night?”
“Maybe.” I shrugged. “I’ve been working. There’s a lot to do for the ranch, you know.”
“I know, but you don’t have to do it alone,” he said. “You know that, right?”
“I’m the one in charge, and every decision comes down to me.”
“Beau.” He frowned and pulled out his phone.
“What are you doing?”
“Hold on,” he said. His fingers flew over the phone, and then he put it back into his pocket. He came and sat in the chair across from the other side of the desk and he looked at me. “I’m worried about you, Beau. What the hell is going on?”
“What are you talking about?”
“Is this about Olivia?”
“Leave Olivia out of this. I don’t even know what you’re talking about.”
“Sure you don’t,” he said, rolling his eyes. “Sure you don’t. Look, dude. It’s—” The door opened then and Chet, Wyatt, Austin, Flint, Knox, and Huck all came into the study.
“What? What’s going on?” I looked up. I hadn’t seen Flint, Knox, and Huck in weeks. “You guys are back?”
“Yeah,” Knox said, nodding. “We got back last night.” He yawned. “And I’m tired.”
“Okay, and why are you all here?”
“Because Austin texted us and told us to get our asses into the study right now.”
“Lock the door,” Austin said to Wyatt. He was still standing next to it. He locked it and then came and stood around the desk.
“What’s going on, guys?”
“I don’t know,” Huck said, yawning as well. “Austin, why did you call us?”
“Oh, don’t tell me you’re getting married to Lucy today,” Chet drawled.
“No, it’s got nothing to do with Lucy,” Austin said and stood up. “Look, we’re all brothers, okay? We’re the Hamilton seven. We all love each other and we’re all here for each other. Right?” He looked at me, and then he looked at Chet, Wyatt, Flint, Knox, and Huck.”
All of us nodded.
“You did not wake me up for a pep talk,” Knox said.
Austin moved to stand next to me. “Beau here is stressing the fuck out, and we’re not going to let that happen. You’re not allowing us to help you, Beau. Remember, this is a family ranch. This is Horseshoe Ranch. This is not Beau Hamilton Ranch, okay?”
I laughed a little at his words. “I know it’s Horseshoe Ranch. I’m not stupid.”
“Has Beau been trying to steal our inheritance?” Huck said with a wicked grin on his face.
“It has nothing to do with the inheritance,” Austin said softly. “Beau, we all respect and understand that you make the final decisions, but we are your brothers and we’ve all been raised on this ranch as well. You don’t carry this alone. We’re all here, okay?”
I sighed. “Yeah, I get it.”
“Do you, though? Because you look like you’re stressed the fuck out, and the ranch shouldn’t be doing this to you. If it’s making you this miserable then we need to figure something out. You need to have balance. That’s all I’ve got to say.”
