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Because this was Sundance, she recognized a lot of people Not only schoolmates, but teachers and ranchers and people she’d known fro a lull, a young blond boy raced up to the booth and bragged he spoke Portuguese He rattled off nuuese by a dark-haired girl who appeared to be his little sister

“You don’t know everything, Sophia,” he scoffed

“Yes I do,” she retorted

A devious sia, “How do you say biglike she was cursing at hi apart

Georgia looked at the trioolden skin—and a petite woait that said real cowgirl, Georgia recognized her immediately “Chassie West?”

The wo on her shoulder to the blond ia Hotchkiss, what the devil are you doin’ back in town?”

Georgia headed straight for Chassie and gave her a big hug “You look great! I wondered if you were still around here”

“We took over my dad’s ranch a few years back” She patted her kids on their heads “I see you’ve met our oldest kids, Westin and Sophia”

“They were explaining they speak Portuguese”

“That’s because he’s fro dark-haired rinning at the little girl skipping around theard offered his hand “Always enchanted to meet a beautiful friend of our Chassie”

Trevor rolled his eyes “Brazil nut there always has to be the charone to school with our Chass?”

“No, ent to the same church But I’ll admit the last ti happened with ed a long look Sorief turned toward the church for solace It was rare to find another person who’d purposely turned away from the church, when those faless platitudes Understanding passed between thenized they’d both lostthat choice

Chassie reached out and squeezed her hands “So what are you doin’ back in Wyoave her the condensed version

“I’d love to get together sometime,” Chassie said

“Me too What’s your nulish Which prouese Which proard and Trevor immediately nipped in the bud

Chassie jotted down her number “GiveChassie’s cheek “She don’t get out as uys,” Chassie protested

“And ith you, querida, but soood to mix it up, no?”