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None of the shops looked pro And he refused to dress in uncomfortable or trendy clothes to iainst a shady section of the brick building, he punched up a Google search and skimmed the results The closest store enty-seven blocks away, according to Google Maps He hailed a cab

The fareeted Chase as he stepped into Western Spirit The store itself relied h-end leather coats filled the aisle Along the ere vintage boots enclosed in glass cases Vintage, another word for discarded and out of fashion He peered at a beat-up pair of Tony La on the snip toe, and the asking price was seven hundred bucks A new pair didn’t cost thatsection

He expected to be left to his own devices His experience with sales staff in New York hadn’t ever been good So he was surprised when the salesgirl immediately wandered over

“You have an idea of what you’re looking for that I can help you find?”

Chase glanced up fro-sleeved western shirts and sasped, “O that “Good eye…?”

“Angelina I can’t believe bull rider Chase McKay is in our store I saw you ride at Madison Square Garden for the last two years That was thepart of the event when you rode Tick Tock for ninety points My girlfriend Sarah and I still talk about it”

“Well, I’elina”

“So has your injury healed enough to get you back on tour?”

This was one of his favorite parts of being part of the PBR, connecting with fans “I hope so”

She see “These shirts are pretty basic The ones with the custom embroidery are over there Are thosesi for white or black”

“Classic choices” She eyed the breadth of his shoulders The length of his arms and torso Then pulled out four shirts Thite, two black “These are the saht is different Try the rooroan Why couldn’t he just buy the das and be done with it? He hated to try shit on But he did

Angelina scrutinized hi rooht”

“Sold Now I need a coupla pairs of Wranglers” He rattled off the size, cut, color and style

“We have those I’ll take the out his wallet, he noticed Angelina’s focus kept drifting to the door And when she caught hi her, she blushed “I don’t raphers following you around?”

“Al in the shadow of that grocery store awning since about five minutes after you walked in”

“No shit?” Chase craned his neck and squinted at the ain she blushed “My boyfriend is a journalism major at NYU, so I tend to notice stuff like that because he does”

“I wonder what he’s doin’?”

“Probably following up on the picture of you and Ava Cooper in this ’s edition of Talk of the Town”

Chase froze “Excuse me?”