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"I ran into Anna this , and she was not very happy I wasn’t really sure what to say when she told me my son was a son of a bitch who had led her on and wasted her time because he’d been in love with another woman the whole time Care to explain?"

I sank down onto the wood chair and looked out over the west pasture How in the fuck a to explain this? "Mo she would just let it go

"Reed Nickolas Moore, did you lead that girl on? She said you’d asked her to e, and then you just broke up with her last night"

I sat up straight, and I was pretty sureopen "What in the fuck?" I practically shouted

"Excuse me? I don’t think so I don’t care how old you are You do not talk that way to hme to move in with her, and I had no intentions whatsoever to ask her to marry me I mean, I really liked her, but I didn’t love her, and she was just jealous of--" I quickly stopped talking and heldthat my mom had missed that last part

"Jealous of Courtney?" she asked quietly

I felt the heat building in my whole body If Anna had talked about Courtney to my mother, I wasn’t sure what I would do to Anna "What did Anna tell you about Courtney?"

"Nothing"

"Mo to keep calm

"Reed, she just said you’d told her that it wasn’t fair to her that you were in love with another woht it was best if y’all broke up I’m proud of you by the way I appreciate the fact that you didn’t lead her on any more than you already had"

What? What in the hell does that mean? "Wait, what does that mean, Mom? What do you h and then chuckled "Honestly, Reed, anyone can see you’re head over heels in love with Courtney I noticed it o when you couldn’t keep your eyes off of her while your girlfriend was standing next to you I noticed it last night when the two of you were dancing You could practically see how s so damn stubborn, and for once in your life, take a chance on love"

"Um…" I didn’t even knohat to say If my own mother can see how much I’m in love with Courtney, then why can’t Court see it?

I heard the back door open, and I glanced up to see Courtney standing there She looked absolutely breathtaking Her blonde hair was up in a a pants with a Texas A&M T-shirt I couldn’t help but sot to let you go"

"Oh, sure, the talk gets heavy, and you need to what? Go feed the dogs?"

I let out a laugh and shook o feed the cows I love you Talk to you later" I hit End before she could say anything else

Courtney walked up and sat down next to me She had her ever-present Kindle in her hand, and she leaned her head back and took in a deep breath "God, I must have needed that sleep," she said as she dropped her head and looked out over the pasture

I sat there, waiting to see if she would say anything about her drea in ? I cleared el?"

She turned her head, and her smile faded for a brief second before she flashed that beautiful smile of hers "So, I earned a nickname from you, huh?" she said with a wink "I think I slept okay Were you in the roo And don’t get all smart-ass with me It wasn’t a sex dream"