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“Well, I guess it would have depended on what you would have asked me to do,” she whispered.
I pulled her close and kissed her on the forehead. “You’re crazy. You know that, right?”
“No, you’re the crazy one. And by the way, I think your idea is brilliant, Wyatt. I think you should be proud of it. And I think it could bring a lot of money to the ranch. Do you know how much people pay for a winning racehorse? A lot of money. Trust me, I know.”
“How do you know? Do you know these people that will pay a lot of money for a racehorse?”
“Not personally, but I’ve heard all about them.” She smiled. “And, hey, if I need to go out and find them and tell them to go to your ranch and buy one of the horses you’ve trained, I will.”
“I know.” I stroked her hair. “You really support me a lot, and I really appreciate it.”
“You’re welcome, Wyatt. I know you’re trying to do everything for the ranch, and I think it’s a great idea. You’re carving your own path, and that’s admirable.”
“You’re too sweet,” I said. “But I feel like no one listens to me. It’s like I’m invisible.”
“That’s not true, Wyatt. You’re not invisible.”
“Yeah. I mean, everyone knows that I’m here, but no one cares about what I have to say about the business. When I went to approach Beau, he basically dismissed me. But I’m not gonna take it personally. This is how it’s been my entire life.”
“Your family adores you.”
“Yeah, I’m adored because I’m the youngest, but no one takes me seriously. No one thinks I have a brain. No one thinks—”
“I do,” she said softly. “I know you’re brilliant, Wyatt. And no matter what you put your mind to, you’ll be a success.”
“Sometimes I think I should just go out on my own,” I said, expressing the thought that I’d never shared with anyone.
Sadie studied my face, considering. I could tell that she was thinking hard. “Where would you create your new business? And what would that be?”
“I mean, I’d be a rancher, of course. It’s in my DNA,” I said, with a smile, “but I don’t know where it would be. I’d like to stay in Montana. It’s my home. And I know the soil, and I know the weather, and I know …” I paused. “Well, you know.”
“Yeah,” she said, “I’d want you to stay in Montana too.”
“Even though you’re gonna be gallivanting all over the world with your husband-to-be?”
“I don’t know that we’ll be gallivanting all over the world. And it wouldn’t be forever.” She grinned at me mischievously.
“You’re too much. You know that, Sadie?”
“No, you’re too much, Wyatt. But I’d missed you if you were to leave Horseshoe Ranch.”
“I mean, you could come and work for me if I were to leave,” I said. “Hey, I’d hire plenty of ranch hands. Maybe you’d fall for one of them.”
But I felt sad even as I said the words. I didn’t want Sadie to fall for one of my ranch hands that didn’t even exist yet.
“Well, I don’t know,” she said. “I’ve got my family’s ranch and your mom.”
I stopped her. “Really? My mom? You’re not gonna come and help me on my ranch because of my mom?”
“Well, she’s like my mom.”
“And I’m your best friend. Where do your loyalties lie, Sadie?”
“Well, Wyatt, it’s not like you’re actually going to go to another ranch, right? Speak to Beau tomorrow and see what he says about your plan. I mean, how much money do you need him to invest?”
“Honestly? Three hundred thousand.”
“Three hundred thousand dollars?” Her eyes widened. “Whoa, that’s a lot of money.”
