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Beau raised his eyebrows at me and shook his head. “That is my cue to step out for a little bit. I’ll see you guys later.”
“Yeah, me too,” I said quickly, not wanting to get into the middle of another mess. “I need to do some research. Beau, we’ll chat later?”
“Yup.” He made a beeline for the French doors.
I grabbed a can of pop from the fridge and hurried back out before anyone could say anything else. I headed for the study so that I could get on the internet. I’d been thinking about purchasing some yearlings to train and race for a while now. I knew there was a lot of money to be made in racing, and there was a horse auction coming up soon in Kentucky. If I could convince my brothers to give me some capital to purchase some horses to train, I was sure I could make a success of it. I’d been a keen rider since I was young, and I’d broken many wild horses. But thoroughbreds sold for five or six figures. It was a big investment to ask of the family ranch, but all I needed was a real chance. I knew I could make this happen, and I was confident I could grow the business to the millions. I needed to convince my brothers that I could turn a hundred thousand into a million in a couple of years. To even have a chance, I’d have to know my stats and figures like the back of my hand.
All my life, I’d never really known what I wanted to do, but I knew now. I just needed my family to believe in my dream as much as I did.
Chapter Sixty-Six
Sadie
“Hey, Olivia. Hey, Lucy. How’s it going?” I looked up as they walked into the living room. I was happy to see them, but I didn’t want them to see that I was feeling a bit sorry for myself. I was normally always happy.
“Good. You okay?” There was concern in Olivia’s eyes. She came over and sat next to me on the couch.
“I’m fine,” I replied, though that wasn’t really true. I felt like a loser. I knew I shouldn’t let a man define my self-worth, but it was hard not to feel sad that I seem to be the only person in the world that wasn’t able to find love.
Okay, I knew that was a bit of an exaggeration. There were many women like me who hadn’t found love, but being in this house with Lucy and Olivia and seeing how much Austin and Beau loved them, well, it made me feel sorry for myself.
“Hey, Sadie,” Lucy took a seat on the other side of me. “What’s wrong?”
“Nothing,” I said but my lower lip was trembling. I was an absolutely awful liar.
“Come on, Sadie. Did Wyatt say something to you? Did he hurt your feelings?” Olivia’s expression darkened. “If he did, I will take care of him. And if I can’t take care of him, I’ll have Beau take care of him. And you know Beau will definitely knock some sense into his head.”
“No,” I said half-giggling and almost crying. “It’s not Wyatt. He hasn’t done anything to me that he doesn’t always do. It’s just—I don’t know. I see you guys and your relationships, and I just feel sad. I want a relationship too, you know?”
“Oh.” Understanding bloomed across Olivia’s face. “I know. When Lucy first got into her relationship with Austin, I was jealous, too.”
“You were?” Lucy looked at her in surprise. “Really?”
“Yeah! Not only was I losing my best friend to some guy on the other side of the country, but she’d also found love. And of course, I was happy for you, but you know,” Olivia looked a little bit shamefaced, “I was a little upset for myself too.”
“I understand,” Lucy nodded. “I would’ve felt the same way.” She wrapped her arm around my shoulder and gave me a quick squeeze. “And I understand how you feel, Sadie. Of course you want love. I mean, you’re not a little girl anymore. It must have been hard growing up with all these men and not really having a true love.”
“Exactly,” I said. “I mean, I love the Hamiltons. They’re amazing. They’re like my family, but I want true love. You know? I want one guy to look at me like I’m not his sister.” I pause. “I know this sounds bad, but I want some guy to look at me like I’m some sort of sex goddess.”
“That doesn’t sound bad.” Olivia grinned. “I know exactly what you mean.”
“You know, I don’t think I’m unattractive.”
“Oh my gosh, you’re beautiful!” Lucy said.
“Thanks, but it’s weird when you’re around so many guys that don’t even look at you like you’re a woman.”
“Yeah, I understand that,” Olivia nodded, “but that’s because they’re the Hamiltons. They’re goofy anyway. We need to get you out there so you can meet some better men. Some men that will appreciate you.”
“Well, there was this one guy.” I looked around the room to make sure that Wyatt hadn’t walked in when I wasn’t looking.
“Yeah?” Lucy looked eager. “Who?”
“So, there’s this guy I went to high school with, Shane Wakefield. And I think he wants to take me on a date.” I smiled thinking about it. “Which is absolutely crazy, because in high school I had the biggest crush on him and he wasn’t interested.”
“So go,” Olivia urged. “Why are you even thinking about it? You should be on a date with him right now.”
“I know, but Wyatt …” I made a face.
