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Dalton took the garbage frorabbed her upper ar hour that you’re not workin’ with me"
"What? No That’s ridiculous I--"
He cut off her retort with a steamy kiss that made her wonder why she didn’t hly scrambled her brain, Dalton rested his forehead to hers "If you would’ve said yes, then I wouldn’t need to buy a da to drive ed, aren’t you?"
"So worth doin’ is worth doin’ well And ht with you this time" He touched her face with the back of his hand "Question is: will you let me?"
"Knock yourself out"
"So flip," he ht work?"
"So confident," she shot back "You scared you can’t convince me?"
He laughed
Rory held up her hands "Enough for one night Please I need to go home"
Dalton helped her with her coat
When she spun around to say soer across her lips
"Give "
Chapter Five
Day two in the rehab hospital sucked ass
Dalton didn’t knohy he and his brothers were sitting in an overheated bedroom with a bitter man who didn’t want them there The one time when he’d lea the last conversation they’d had three years ago that’d resulted in Dalton leaving
The TV blared behind him as Casper flipped between twenty-four hour news channels At least the noise cut the tension in the roo did they have to stay?
The respiratory therapist came in and Casper made that frantic motion that he wanted them out
The three of the to the constant ding ding that indicated a resident needed assistance The phone at the receptionist’s desk rang constantly A couple of people in wheelchairs parked outside the reception area stared at theuy waited by the door, intent on hts, sounds and smells overwhelmed him, but didn’t seeh a newspaper He read interesting tidbits out loud Then he said, "Whoa, check this out"
"What?" Brandt said
"Reislature revised that law about elk far," Dalton said
"True, but they passed a bill that allowed for privatization of a few elk farms on a trial basis That last brucellosis outbreak with the Yellowstone herd fucked up the brucellosis-free status for cattlerowers Association They deement plan, but I know this ain’t what they had in mind There’d been talk of privatization, but no one really believed it’d happen No one wanted it to happen, but now it has happened They’re takin’ applications Only four permits will be issued"
"What areas are included on the list?"
"Everywhere in Wyo with the exception of the two areas where the state is already feeding wildlife--in Yellowstone and the Tetons"
Years ago when he and Tell had discussed putting in a livestock feedlot adjacent to the land Gavin Daniels owned, Dalton had researched the wildlife end of it as an alternative, et into the buffalo business if the feedlot idea didn’t pan out
When the feedlot hadn’t looked feasible, he’d gone so far as to check out privatized wildlife farraphy and containe was needed for how ulations for elk fared everything
He needed so to do and a way to prove to Rory he intended to stick around The section of land he owned ram Chances were sliulations and determined whether his land fit the criteria, he’d send in an application No one would have to know until the applicant’s names were made public Then he could offer Rory proof that he’d applied right away so she kneas serious about staying in Sundance since she’d chosen to settle back here He’d deal with any fallout with his falanced up "I’ an evil s ways to escape this hell" He rested his elbows on his knees "How long we stayin’ here?"
"Why? You got someplace else to be?" Brandt asked
Anyplace besides here "Casper don’t want us around And I’ve grown past sticking around soed a look