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"I wasn’t expecting you for another hour I’ot off early," I replied My shifts at the grocery store were late only on weekend nights On school nights, I left at seven Tonight they’d let s had been so slow Everyone was at ho dinner and the streets of the toere usually eo to Jack’s"

I wasn’t tired, but I didn’t want to go to Jack’s either I wanted Dixie to et off work We could walk down to the lake"

"I could go pack us dinner Momma cooked plenty meatloaf I haven’t eaten yet," Dixie offered

"That sounds better than a bar full of people"

So drop the truck off at your house for the boys and I’ll go pack us a picnic"

"Deal," I replied against her lips It was getting harder and harder not to dohere and there I wanted it all, but until she was ready, I was happy e did do

I watched as she ran to the house Her ass was too damn perfect in those shorts I’d seen it up close and personal teeks ago when she’d finally let s That had been an experience she was happy to repeat and we’d done it a lot since then Laughing to myself, I climbed back in my truck and headed to the house

Bray and Brent both worked at Norton Knolls’ stables The Knolls raised and trained, then sold race horses, Bray and Brent cleaning the stalls and doing the daily chores Both were great with horses They took the job when they were fourteen and needed work in a place they could walk to During football season, the Knolls had other hands, including Dallas who ca as Norton was a football fan, he tended to work alongside the back way before any of us canition No reason to take the to come down and steal it We’d know before they left the city limits Momma opened the front door and called, "You’re hoot Woht Momma’s busy, busy, busy"

I walked closer to the house before answering, "Dix and "

Morandmamma yet You mind that"

"Dix ain’t like that, Momma"

She scoffed "It ain’t Dixie Monroe that I’rinned "She’s different Trust me"

"Yes, she is, so keep it in your pants down at that lake"