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“It’s not going to be an issue for me. So, Sadie?”
“Yes, Wyatt?”
“Come with me to North Carolina.”
“What are you talking about?”
“Come with me to North Carolina. I’m going to bid on the horses at the auction.”
“You want me to come with you to the auction?”
“Yeah. Do you have anything else going on right now?”
“I kind of have some business plans …”
“It’s next week. Do you have any business plans in place that need to happen next week?”
“I don’t know.”
“Are you scared, Sadie?”
“Why would I be scared?”
“Then come with me. I dare you.”
He knew exactly what to say. When Wyatt Hamilton dared me, there was no way I could say no.
“Fine,” I said. “I’ll come to the auction. Don’t mind if I do.”
“Good,” he grinned at me. “Then it’s a plan.”
Chapter Eighty-Three
Sadie
“I cannot believe that we are flying to North Carolina.”
“Why, you don’t like flying?” Wyatt looked at me from the seat next to mine.
“I love flying. I just can’t believe that we’re going on this trip together.”
“Well, I’m glad you said yes. It’s going to be so exciting. I’ve already written down all the horses that I’m interested in.” His jaw tightened. “I just am unsure how the auction’s going to go.”
“You’ll be fine. I bet you’ll get all the horses that you want.”
“I sure hope so, but I don’t know if I’m going to have enough money. These horses are expensive. Do you know what some of the prize money is for some of these races?”
“No.” I said, “But I was wondering …” I paused, trying to be tactful. Do you really know enough about training? I’m not trying to offend you or anything,” I added quickly, “but you’ve never trained a racehorse.”
“I may not have trained a racehorse, but I’ve trained horses, Sadie, come on. We grew up on horses. You know how many horses I’ve broken in that none of my other brothers would ride.”
“That’s true.”
“And I can ride fast. True, I’m not light enough to be a jockey, but there’s some kids in town and I’ll train them up. They just need to be able to hold on. I can do this.”
“I know you can. I’m excited for you.” I patted his arm reassuringly.
“Thanks. I’m excited, too. You know what I was thinking?” he asked. I shook my head. “I was thinking that while we’re in North Carolina, we should act like tourists.”
