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“What happened?”
“We weren’t ready,” she replied thoughtfully “We still had to become the people we needed to be to make each other truly happy Wearound with those relationships, we realized that it all began and ended with us, me and Clay There was no one else in the world for me”
“And you think it ork out that way forthat’s happened?”
“Sweetheart, nothing will keep you apart if it’s ht like hell on wheels, but I refuse to live without him You can live without Brody, but when you decide don’t want to live without him, then it will all fall into place In the mean time, be careful you don’t hurt Jeff in the process”
I shook my head and replied, “I would never hurt him We’re just friends”
“Does he know that?”
“I’m not sure what you mean”
“Sweet girl, that man in there,” she pointed in the direction of the kitchen, “is so in love with you and he has no idea that your heart is still unavailable”
I was about to disagree when the screen door opened Huntley stepped out
“I’m sorry, did I interrupt?”
Luanne s” She winked at me and squeezed my hand “Give it time sweetheart, Rome wasn’t built in a day”
She disappeared inside and left me alone with Huntley
“Everything okay?” she asked I was getting tired of hearing that froood place
“No,” I replied honestly, “but it will be”
She nodded and I was grateful when she didn’t press the issue She knew I’d talk to her when I was ready I just needed so inin love with me I still hadn’t decided how I felt about it
“Are you still okay with looking after Hunter tonight?” Huntley asked
I smiled “Of course I can’t wait”
“Great,” Huntley replied “We’re getting ready to go”
“Alright I’ll be right behind you”
Jeff decided to get a ride with Grayson and Huntley and while it stung that he was angry with me, I used the drive ho out the mess in my head
Grayson had been broody for the rest of the afternoon and I could tell he was still brewing over everything that had happened at the ranch We’d dropped Hunter off at Deht, and Jeff had taken off to visit his parents It was supposed to be our last ro
Our house was quiet for the first ti every roo someroo some sports reruns I sat down beside him on the sofa and curled into him
“Can Ito eat?” I asked