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And I couldn’t do that to myself, either.
Chapter One Hundred Six
Chet
I watched as Arya drove off in her car, wondering exactly where she was going. She’d said she was going to look for a job, and I was peeved that she wasn’t considering my offer to work at the ranch. I understood that she wanted to be independent and make her own way, but I was frustrated that she wouldn’t just accept my help. And if I was honest, I was also pissed off that she hadn’t accepted my offer to be my fake fiancée, though admittedly, it had been a spur-of-the-moment idea.
My night with Arya had been amazing. Her skin had responded to my every touch, and the way her eyes had followed me as I kissed and teased her had turned me on even more. Arya was a mix of innocence and minx, and being with her had felt like being intimate for the very first time.
“Hey, what you doing?” Wyatt slapped me on the back.
Startled, I turned towards him with a frown. “Not much. What are you doing?”
“Going to train some horses,” he said with a smile. “Want to help?”
“Not really.” I shook my head. “That’s your thing.”
“It could be your thing, too. It could be what we’re known for at Horseshoe Ranch.”
“Yeah. I don’t think so,” I said. “You’re the only one that’s interested in the races.”
“You say that now, but if I train a winner, and we make millions of dollars, and everyone in the country is coming to us to buy horses, then everyone will be wanting to get in on the game.”
“You train that winner first and then we’ll see.”
“I’d love to get a horse entered into the Kentucky Derby,” he said, a dreamy look in his eyes. “That would be so cool.”
I nodded. “Is Sadie going to help you?”
“No, I think she is going to go into town to check on some cakes or something.”
“Shouldn’t you go with her?”
“Why?” He looked at me with a confused expression.
“You’re really not going to let Sadie do everything for this wedding herself, aren’t you?”
“What are you talking about? I’m going to be there at the church.”
“Yeah, but she’s planning everything. I’m sure she wants you to help.”
“You know Sadie loves planning. She’s had this shit in her little black book for years.” He chuckled. “She doesn’t need me getting in the way.”
“Don’t you want a say in your own wedding cake?” I asked him.
“She knows what I like.”
“Okay,” I said. “But I’m just saying I think your fiancée would like you to be more active in the planning.”
“What would you know?” He rolled his eyes. “You don’t even have a girlfriend, let alone a fiancée.”
“Yeah. Well, that’s because…”
“Don’t tell me. It’s because you’re helping to save the ranch.”
“What’s that supposed to mean?”
“It just means that Beau and Austin used the same excuses and look where they are now.”
