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"For about nine hours, I would say"

Letting out a giggle, I found myself lost in his beautiful blue eyes It was if he was looking into my soul with the way they piercedsomeone clear their throat,like hell to keep his s drive home then," Gunner said with the sa my head, I spoke just above a whisper "It was"

Walking up to ently looked into my eyes I sucked in a breath when I saw tears in her eyes "Mom, why are you upset?"

Colt took a step back and I wanted to yell out in protest I instantly ; it’s just that you’re all grown up" Pursing her lips together in an effort to not cry, she said, "I justhtly "I love you, Molad you cath, my mother looked me up and down She raised her eyebrow as if she was acknowledging so

Out of the corner oftoward the front door My heart began to race andto keeptoward theuys talk for a bit? Show me this project you had to rush hoave her a dazed look before I turned back and watched the love ofthe way Colt glanced over his shoulder and gaveback toeyes My hands started to sweat as I thought about all the thingsto let them take him away?"

Ellie srabbed her hands "Mom, you have to stop Daddy I love Colt I’ve loved hi him away I was afraid Daddy would let Colt run the ranch because he doesn’t think I can I was afraid I wouldn’t have any say in the business, but I see I was being stupid and acting like a spoiled brat and--"

Holding up her hand, my mother covered my oodness, stop and take a breath"

My eyes darted back and forth between my mother and Ellie "If I dropmy head, I closedCo her hand, she tilted her head "Darling, where in the world did you get the idea that your father thinks you can’t run the business?"

My mouth opened, but I couldn’t talk I didn’t like to shoeakness and right now,to sound weak if I talked I lifted my shoulders up and made a face Ellie walked up to me and took one of s for each other It was evident when the four of us saw the two of you dancing What threw us all e had no idea either of you felt things for each other"

Feeling my cheeks flush, my eyes looked away If they only kneondered ould happen if I spilled s I had wanted to ask the to hurt after sex? Was it norh we had spent the uys like dirty talk or was that so I shouldn’t do? Was shower sex really all that?

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"I’ve loved Colt since the day he punched Paul Hines in the face and threatened to kill hiain"

Ellie and asps "What did Paul do?" my mother asked

"Colt punched him?" Ellie asked with her hands over herwhen I probably shouldn’t have been, I answered, "Yes! Paul Hines had wanted to have sex in high school and when I told him no, he slapped me and called me a whore Colt punched him and told Paul he would kill hiain" Mypast me, but her eyes snapped back to me when I said Paul had slapped me