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Geood heart I still see that" She kissed his chin "Neither one of us is perfect We’ve both been rode hard by life; we’ve got a lot of miles on us But we ain’t used up yet"

"Thank God The way I look at it, we have a good forty or fifty years left together"

He waggled his eyebrows beneath his Stetson "So, purty boss lady, you wanna mess around a little before we start chores?"

"Always But there is one thing I want to talk to you about"

"Sounds serious"

"It is I want to stop using condos"

Cash went utterly still before he leaned down and locked his gaze to hers "What are you sayin’, Genant If I don’t, it wasn’t e, but I kinda feel like this ht be a second chance for both of us"

"You humble me, winyan" He placed one hand on her belly and one on her heart

He closed his eyes and pressed his forehead to hers "I love you"

"I love you too Now takeon the job"

Chapter Thirty-nine

The next evening

"It’s ht here and I don’t want to be a wallflower at some street dance"

"Macie, you promised Come on, it’ll be fun"

"Fun for who? I won’t know anyone" A dance was the dead last place she’d ever see Carter McKay Not that she’d be looking for hi

"You’ll know me" Amy Jo inserted her contact and blinked "Keely always ditches s anyway, so it’ll be nice for e"

"You sure you won’t ditch ht of Cord McKay?

Especially when he sees you all tramped up?"

"He wouldn’t look twice at me if I rode into town buck-ass nekkid on the back of a purple longhorn bull" Amy Jo snorted "The only reason Cord would talk to me is to ask me if I’d babysit Ky"

"And you’d ditch me in a heartbeat to do it"

"Nope Asdays are over I’ like one"

"Been watching Girls Gone Wild DVDs for so Keely McKay for years, which is better" She grinned

"And you’re supposed to be calling me AJ, remember?"

"My mistake, AJ" Macie studied A if she thought any ray eyes, pouty red lips, and long legs, she looked every inch a cool, sleek Scandinavian tails and dirty jeans that Macie had met just last month

AJ adjusted her black silk bustier "What are you wearing?"

Macie glanced down at her white eyelet ca with this?"

"Nothing Oops we’re gonna be late" Her sht I’d drive so if I want to leave--"

"Huh-uh You’re riding with me Or I can call Keely You choose But I believe she said so an entrance on a Harley"

"That was just plain cold, AJ"

She spun the keys on her finger "This is gonna be so great"

Macie froze A strange feeling rippled through her "What?"

"You’ll see Let’s go find us soirlfriend"

Two blocks of Main Street were cordoned off Macie and AJ wove through pickups and four-wheel drive vehicles lining the side street Shouts sounded above the bass line of the Western song blasting fro up with AJ’s long-legged strides, o home

When she’d left the Bar 9 last week, she had no destination in mind She’d ended up at Kat’s apartaritas and Kat’s pierogis, Amy Jo Foster had called her She and Keely McKay were headed for Denver to finalize a few last s and had a couple of questions on the metro-Denver area

Neither Keely nor AJ asked why Macie was in Colorado instead of Wyo

Neither asked about Carter Instead, they’d spent a few days together She showed the while they picked out furnishings for their apartment

When AJ heard about Macie’s new horse, she asked her to hang out and ride horses at the Foster ranch Macie adined The days did anyway The nights were long, and the only tiht now, she just wanted to hop in her Escape and drive back to Canyon River and try to rebuild her life She missed her dad She missed Gemma She missed Velma and the diner Shefierce

Damn