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Her heart skipped a beat and her stole in her fingers where she’d touched hiht up around him
Not true
It wasn’t just her body She lit up around hi about hi wasn’tto slow her rapidly beating pulse, trying to stay levelheaded Even though she’d tried to keep her guard up, he was getting to her…getting under her skin, andher care Not for the author but the man Shane Swan Raven
“I wanted to study filood about now “It was my passion in school But e, but I needed to study so frivolous”
“Film isn’t frivolous”
“It’s not going to save the world”
“And you’re supposed to save the world?”
“Well, I’m supposed to do my part”
A black eyebrow lifted “What about your sisters and brothers? Are they ?”
Jet grinned “No My brothers are dairy farmers One of my sisters married a dairyman And, well, you know Harley”
“What did Harley study in school?”
“Ag-business And then she married a dairyman, too”
He grimaced “So you’re supposed to teach until you marry a dairy farmer and have babies of your own?”
Her nose wrinkled He’d prettybadly of her parents They were good people, kind, hard-working, self-sacrificing They’d passed on their values, and taught her the importance of tenacity and self-reliance “It’s not a bad life”
“No If that’s the life you want” He paused “Is it?”
She glanced away, looking out across the restaurant, which was beginning to thin out Many of the tables were e dishes off other tables Itlate “No”
“What do you want?”
Her shoulders lifted and fell It was her million-dollar question Once upon a time she had an answer—she wanted to ht she was pregnant—obviously not a good thing—but Ben’s reaction had shocked her Instead of caliven her an ultimatum—she could pick him, or the baby, but not both
She was devastated
He loved her enough to h to stand by her when his birth control failed
When her period came ten days later, she was relieved, but still crushed Ben was not the ht he was
Ben, for his part, didn’t see the problenant, so why all the drama?
I told you fro I didn’t believe in abortion, not fortears, still so hurt and disappointed and angry Yes, angry He’d lied to her He’d agreed with her, he’d told her he’d never ask that of her…
Jet drew a slow breath now, and looked up into Shane’s dark, watchful eyes “I don’t knohat I want anymore I just knohat I don’t want”
“And what is that?”
“Liars Cheaters Scoundrels” Her lips curved and she ground her back molars to keep the tears at bay “And dead-end jobs without creativity or adventure”
His expression turned thoughtful “And now you’re here in Montana”
“I’lad I’m here No matter what happens in June, at least I had this adventure”
“What happens in June?”
“The teacher on ht decide to close the school Or… I ht be offered an extension of the contract”
“Would you want an extension? Do you like teaching at a one room schoolhouse that much?”
“I don’t have anything else lined up, and it is interesting And challenging” She grinned and the shadows in her eyes disappeared “And when I’m not stressed out of my mind…fun”