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Chase closed his eyes, re the kid would’ve listened to his other advice

Wishing things had turned out differently won’t change anything

He opened his eyes as black letters forht: The Heartbreak Road To Rodeo Glory

Scenery flew by, speeding to super fast until the tiraphy ain the camera was focused on his profile, front lit by the dashboard lights

Ava’s voice, soft and curious, asked, “Whatbelt buckle?”

Chase’s sto is the only gauge of a chaht for it, spend years chasing it If the title was applied to all the greatin the sport of bull ridin’, just because they’re great less A champion is called a champion because he’s won He’s proven to be the best”

The next i his championship buckle and oversized cardboard check at the Man of Steel competition last year The announcer’s words were lost in the thunderous crowd response The noise and ie faded to the next scene, the low fanfare of the Scottsbluff Rodeo win Two officials shaking his hand The camera panned the nearly empty stands and then zooear behind the chutes

A crash sounded onscreen Although the screen remained blank, he heard his voice “I’m nekkid here, Hollywood”

“I see that What do you want me to do about it?” she purred

The dark screen round of a cheapacross the bed toward him He tucked a ard strand of hair behind her ear His playfulness had vanished His face was filled with such love, with such wonder, with such longing as he looked at Ava onscreen, that Chase’s sto it

“Chase?”

“To be honest, I’m too beat to shit even for a blowjob” Pain creased his brow “My head is killin’ me”

“Do you want some aspirin?”

“Took it already Didn’t help Whichht?”

“You just had a bad buck-off”

He snorted “Like that’s news The thing that really sucks is none of thisto prove myself The PBR will probably flip me the bird and not let me back on tour anyway”