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He s her lips with his thuive up the ranch, if that hat it would take to make you happy as my wife, but I don’t think I’ll have to”

She nodded her head in agreement “You don’t have to”

How he loved this woman She would do it She would live a lifestyle she hated to be with hiut that she would never ask hiave with both hands

“We’ve got a couple of alternatives We can venture into horse ranching I’ve thought about raising Arabians before, but the cattle always required too“Horses?” she whispered against his thu cattle They aren’t sold for beef What do you think?” He moved his thumb so she could answer

The tears in her eyes spilled over, but her smile left no doubt in his reatest gift I’ve ever had in ift” He crushed herin his heart that even if he had to sell the ranch he would always be happy and co as he had Zoe by his side

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

ZOE sat in perfect stillness as she soaked in the feeling of rightness surrounding her Her parents weren’t here, but this was still the best Christmas she could ever re wedding at the Christ service, and her principal had looked very relieved She allowed a sel?”

Grant walked into the rooht behind theed on Christifts Next to church, this was Zoe’s favorite part of the day “I was just re the look of abject relief on my principal’s face when the pastor announced our irinned “He doesn’t have to worry about having another talk with you, huh?”

She smiled in return “Uh-uh”

He moved to sit next to her on the sofa and put one ar her to his body “Ready to open your presents?” he asked in a husky whisper against her ear

She shivered in sensual response “Do any of theed in fancy Spanish dye-tooled boots, orn jeans and red flannel?” she asked, describing his current attire