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What the fuck?

"Well then, how about right now?"

Ari looked stunned, but she agreed She left to go saddle up a horse she’d been working with the last few months

Scott must have liked the de his stud out The mare Ari rode was obviously in heat The horse wasextra hard with her

While she was taking off the saddle from the mare, I pulled Ari off to the side

"Ari, why did you ride Rose if you knew she was in heat? She’s already a feisty-ass horse?"

Ari just looked at lanced overinto the barn I was ready to fucking hit hi at Ari the way he was

"So, how about I bring out Samson? Let’s say Friday?" Scott said as he looked at me Then, He watched as Ari took care of Rose

"Sure, Friday sounds great, Scott" I shook his hand

Then, he walked up to Ari and shook her hand

"BY the way, I loved the song choice Ari I’m sure you keep the horses very entertained" He winked at Ari and started to laugh

Fucker

Ari laughed back and there went that blush across her cheeks I noticed she kept putting her hand on her stoain?

I took Scott back to his truck andoff, Ari came up to the house in her Jeep

She walked up to me and smiled "He sure was nice, and he see with us"

So insideabout fucking oral sex, he got really interested in a lot more than the horses"

Ari looked at me, stunned "What?"

"Ari, I’uy was attracted to you, and you played it up the best you could You being jealous of Rebecca and trying to get et old" I started to walk into the house, fully expecting her to lash out right back at me Before I went in, I turned around to look at her

She was just standing there, staring at me There was no e on her stomach, she started to shake her head back and forth She looked down at the ground and then back up at ht she was going to run into my arms Instead, she pushed me out of the way and ran into the house

"Ari…fuck, wait awhen I saw her run into the bathroo up Shit!

I walked up behind her and bent down next to her

"Baby, I’m sorry I didn’t mean to take out my frustration on you"

"Leave ht now, let alone talk to you"

I stood back up with tears stingingher?

As I turned to walk out the door, she whispered so I couldn’t hear

"What did you say, Ari?"

"It doesn’t even et cleaned up, I’d like to head up and meet Gunner’s parents"

"Um, okay sure" I turned and headed toward the kitchen

I could have sworn that she’d said some what?

The moment she walked out of the bedroom in a beautiful sundress and cowboy boots, I just wanted to take her in my arms and kiss her When I walked up to her, she took a step back

"Ari, I’m so sorry, baby You know I didn’tto pick a fight because that fucker wouldn’t stop looking at you and flirting with you It drove me nuts"

She stood up just a little taller and square her shoulders off "It’s fine, Jeff Let’s just forget it and move on," she with absolutely no emotion in her voice

I took another step toward her, and this ti down, I captured her lips within this world, I love you"

She smiled up at me, but her s her, and it was nobody’s fault but my own

CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX

ARI

I tried really hard to not let what Jeff had said to me back at the house affectout of his way to flirt with ht in front of Jeff I tried to make small talk with him on the way to meet Gunner’s parents

Ellie had sentsloith Gunner and his dad She said they had barely had said tords to each other since his parents had arrived last night