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“You have a nice place here, Ian.”
“Thanks.”
He drove the truck through the open gate and followed the dirt road up to the north pasture. The truck bounced over the ruts, and he saw Eden grab the handle above the door.
“Sorry, but the rain we had made this a mess.”
“How much of this belongs to you?”
“Twenty acres. It’s not much, but it’s mine.”
He turned off the road and drove through the tall grass, then he stopped in the middle of the field. He shut the truck off, opened his door, stepped out, and strode around the front to her side. Then he opened her door, put his hand out for her, and helped her step down. He led her to the back of the truck by the tailgate.
“Shit. I’ll be right back.” He walked back to the driver’s side, reached behind the seat, and removed a blanket then he returned to her. “Hold this for a second.”
Eden took the blanket from him, and he lowered the tailgate. He stepped up into the bed of the truck, took the blanket from her and laid it out flat in the bed, then he turned, and put his hand out to her. She put her hand in his, and he lifted her up into the bed.
“Come sit down.” He helped her sit on the blanket. “Now, lie back.”
“Lie back?”
“Please, trust me.”
She nodded and laid back on the blanket. He lay beside her and looked at her.
“Look up,” he whispered.
When she did, she gasped when she saw the billions of stars filling the sky.
“Oh, my. It’s so gorgeous.”
“Yes. This is why I love it here. Nothing can replace that.”
“I’ve never seen anything so beautiful in my life.”
“Neither have I,” he said, and she turned to look at him.
“Why hasn’t some woman snatched you up?”
“I never found the right one. I was in a fewrelationships, but none of them amounted to anything. Why aren’t you married?”
“I rarely dated. I was so busy with school and then finding a law firm to work for. I want to get married, though.”
“Any siblings?”
“No. You?”
“I have a sister in Virginia.”
“How did you become a cowboy?”
Ian chuckled. “I was born into it. My grandfather had a large spread, but he got cancer, and the ranch was sold. My dad didn’t want it. His heart wasn’t in it after gramps died.”
“I’m sorry.”
“It’s fine, darlin’.” He stared into her eyes.
“Ian—”
