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He sighed “Look, it sucks that it annoys you, but do you want to knohy I need sunflower seeds when I’m on the road?”

It’d really piss hi to know?

Dammit “Fine Why do you need sunflower seeds?”

“Because I used to chew tobacco Goin’ froen a day When e inched up to nearly a can and a half a day? I knew I had a probleot a prescription for Chantrix Then I started on the seeds It’s been three years since I quit and I still fking crave chew Especially when I’ive a shit about how obnoxious it is”

“I’ habit” She shuddered, thinking of all the cowboys she’d watched spitting all the da me to suck it up as far as your need for seed”

“Pretty much”

Ava cooed, “Well, darlin’, I say the same to you as far as the music Suck it up” She turned the music a hair louder and refocused on the task on her co pictures and video snippets into appropriate folders

Talk about a long, silent, unco another rodeo in Montana that started at noon the next day, they wouldn’t need a h the night

Chase parked in the far corner of the lot He faced her “You’re not co to tape ht actually be able to sleep without Mr Chip

He cleaned up the mess on his side and pulled out a sun shield that fit the entire windshield “Keep the s cracked for air Be glad it ain’t a hundred degrees today Need anything else before I take off?”

A kiss so I know there’s no real hard feelings between us

But for some stupid reason, pride probably, she couldn’t ask for it She shook her head

“Lock the doors,” he warned and he was gone

Don’t obsess You’re together all day, every day This was bound to happen sooner or later

Sighing, Ava snagged her pillow, donned her eyesilence

And she ently jostled her awake “Hey”

She sat up and blinked at hilow of the interior light “What time is it?”

“Almost ten Ran late because of some annual local awards that took damn near forty-five minutes before the bull ridin’ started”

“How’d you do?”

“Rode the first one Bucked off the second Didn’t place” He unzipped his vest

She automatically touched his arm “I’m sorry”

“It happens” When Chase unhooked his chaps, Ava noticed he winced He seeht

“How hard did you hit?”

“Ain’t the buck off that hurt It was the dah”

Ava scooted to the end of the bench seat and started on his buttons “Lemme see”

“Ava—”

“Now”