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“I’m just going to text her and ask her where she is.”
Me: Did you make it to the pickup line?
“That’s it, annoy the fuck out of her on the first day,” Brady says as my phone pings with a reply.
It’s a selfie of her in my car.
Erin: I’m here!
“Hey, sheishot,” Brady says, looking over my shoulder.“Are her eyes…green?”
“Yeah.”I clear my throat.“Green eyes, brown hair.”
The sexiest damn lips I’ve ever seen in my life.
Not that I’ll say that out loud.
After a few minutes, my phone pings with another text.This time, it’s a selfie of Erin with the kids in the back seat.
Erin: Proof of life!All is well.
I smirk.
Me: Drive safe.Text me when you get to the house.
“You’d think he was on a horse yesterday,” Brady says as we continue to watch Ryan, who’s murmuring to the horse.“He always was a natural.”
“We all are,” I counter.“We grew up on horses.”
“Yeah, but it’s as if Ryan speaks their language.I was always jealous of that.”Brady shrugs.“Whenarewe doing the branding?”
“Next weekend.We have one more storm coming through the middle of the week, and then the weather clears up.We’ll be good to go for the weekend.”
“Cool.It’ll be good to have the extra hands.”
“I think I want to buy a few of my own horses,” Ryan says as he joins us at the fence.“I have stables at my property that I’ve never used.”
“You can always come out here and ride,” I remind him.“You don’t even have to let one of us know.Just come ride.”
“I know, and I appreciate that,” Ryan replies.“But there’s something to be said for being able to walk out your back door to your own stable, saddle up a horse, and just go.I miss it.”
“There are always horses for sale in the area,” Brady says.“You won’t have a problem finding a couple.”
“That’s what I figured,” Ryan agrees.“I might need to hire someone to come out now and then to help me, especially if I have to travel.”
“You can find that easy enough, too,” Brady says.“I know some guys who would appreciate the work and are trustworthy.”
“Appreciate it,” Ryan says with a nod and then turns to me.“You’re doing a good job out here, Rem.The ranch is thriving, and that’s thanks to you.”
I nod, looking around at our family’s legacy.“I had a good foundation to work from.I’m just building on what was given to me.”
“It wasn’t given,” Ryan replies.“It was earned.”
“Damn right,” Brady says.
“Yeah, well.”The phone in my hand rings, and my heart stutters when I see it’s Erin.She shouldn’t be here yet.“What is it?What’s wrong?”
“Jesus, nothing’s wrong, nervous Nellie.I brought the kids to the coffee shop to see Millie and to get them a treat, and I’m wondering if you want something.They have the huckleberry muffins again.”
