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Tell shoved his younger brother “Really, Dalton? That’s how you help, by suggesting Jess gives hi tumbler of whiskey! Sheesh” Dalton shoved hiled “I have a hard enough ti down onyou home to your husband”

They followed her back to the house—still weird to think of it as Brandt and Jessie’s place After Casper sobered up, he’d announced he wasn’t returning to live in Sundance and handed over his house to Brandt and Jessie They’d hired Chet and Remy West for a complete remodel Happy as he’d been for his brother and sister-in-law to have the farown up in wasn’t his hoer

On the way to drop Dalton off, Tell asked, “Is it poker week?”

“Got postponed since everyone is scattered Ca new stock at Cash Big Crohichout a bull sale in Montana Quinn and Libby and their kids are in Arizona at Gavin’s, which means Ben’s up to his ass Keely and Jack are on soaht” Dalton tipped his hat back “You think Ben told anyone in the family about our card skills?”

“I doubt it I will say that it does suck, pretending that we’re lousy players”

“I re about us havin’ bad poker faces” Dalton laughed “I wanted to prove the and they didn’t have a clue”

“You never said if you won or lost in Deadwood”

Dalton cocked his head “I didn’t, did I?”

And he didn’t intend to, either “Asshole Looks like you’re gonna get that nap after all since we’re done early”

“Thank God What are you gonna do with yourself?”

“Make sure the baler is working Ben said so every piece of equip by his place after lunch to see what he needs help with, since I doubt Brandt will relasses “Word of caution—never just drop by Ben and Ainsley’s house”

Tell frowned “Why? Because they’re needs?”

He eh “Yeah, that’s it”

Weird