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“And how is that going to happen?”
“Didn’t you say they usually meet up at Brock’s for Sunday dinner?”
She nodded
“Then let’s pack up the cabin and ht dinner, shall we?”
Jet was a ball of nerves as they drove back to Paradise Valley She tried to hide how nervous she was but she felt as if all hell was about to break loose And o at it God help theot involved
As they passed Bozeman Shane reached out and covered her knee with his hand “Don’t worry so much”
She shot hilance “You’re not worried?”
“I’ve learned to minimize expectation”
“Good for you”
“You’re still angry with me”
“I’ry with the situation, and worried, and scared I don’t want another fight I can’t watch you and Trey go at it again”
“It won’t happen” His gaze met hers “I promise”
“So how do you see this playing out?”
“I’ll show them their mom’s Bible—”
“Your mom’s Bible”
“I’ll show them the Bible and we’ll take it from there”
Fortythe steep mountain road for the Copper Mountain Ranch It had been a couple weeks since the last snow and the road was icy in a couple patches but otherwise clear Lodgepole pine, junipers, and quaking aspen lined the narrow road
Brock’s cabin was set back in a clearing with the only tree close to the house an oversized fir Every Decembe
r Brock covered the tree with Christhts for Harley But Jet couldn’t think about Harley or Christht now but the line of cars parked in front of the steeply pitched roof of the two-story log cabin
Troy’s black SUV
Trey’s red truck
Cormac’s SUV
The only one —Dillon would be on a plane soon from Texas to Montana
As Shane braked and drew next to the other cars, Jet’s stomach did a somersault
“Let’s run away,” she whispered
He shot her an aine “Does that work?”
She shrugged, fighting tears and she didn’t even knohy she was about to cry but it had been an intense few days…an intense couple of weeks Meeting Shane had turned her world inside out, and yet, even with all the stress and drama, she couldn’t remember life without Shane in it And she didn’t want to picture a time when he wouldn’t be in it, either
“Co his door “Buck up Can’t fall apart now”
But before they’d even made it across the driveway to the path that led to the porch, the front door opened and the Sheenans started to file out
Trey, Troy, Harley, carrying the baby, and Brock, Brock’s twins, Cormac with Whitney and Daisy, and then Taylor and McKenna, with McKenna leading TJ
Shane had been holding Jet’s hand but he stopped short, let go of her, and returned to the car to get the Bible But Jet wasn’t watching Shane She atching the Sheenans, studying their faces as they discovered Shane no longer looked like a hipster writer froed man that looked like one of them
Jet saw it in Brock’s eyes first, but it was Troy who broke the silence as Shane and Jet joined the front porch
“Hope that’s Mo at the book in Shane’s hand “We noticed it was gone ere packed up your things”
“It is,” Shane said quietly “And you can have it back I just need to show you so in it first”
Harley looked at Jet and then at Shane and the Sheenan o into your den, Brock, so you guys can talk in private? I think it’ll be easier than where the kids are playing”