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He couldn’t believe there was no one else the agency could send At least not for another teeks He didn’t have that long If the er, they’d either walk off the job or they’d all be doith food poisoning Besides, it wasn’t fair toIt was supposed to be a temporary measure Until the new cook arrived

The new, male cook

What the hell would he do with an unattached fe he believed in Every wouardian to watch over her See to her care

This woman would have no one

He shook his head It wouldn’t work And even if he did assign her a guardian, it didn’t mean she would accept their lifestyle That she would obey the rules All of the men here, from his ranch hands to the men orked for JSI, shared the same views That the man should be the head of the household They set the rules and enforced them Not that any man would ever raise a hand to a woman, Clint would deal with any asshole who dared do that himself And it wouldn’t be pretty

The women came first Always Their safety, health and happiness And he thought it was safe to say that the wo here were some of the most cherished, protected and spoiled in the state of Montana

But they also had strict rules to follow to ensure their safety and any infraction was generally dealt with by a trip over their guardian’s knee There wasn’t any har And if it meant that next tiiven for their safety then it orth it in the minds of the men who lived here

Many people wouldn’t understand and he wouldn’t have anyone creating proble their women

Not that this feht she was alile to survive out here He frowned as he recalled what she’d been wearing He got that it was the fashion trend to wear ripped jeans, and don’t get hi was impractical on the ranch Did she even have proper boots or a jacket?

He opened his office door and strode into the living rooh ready to bolt at any , dark-blonde hair was pulled back in a ponytail Her sweatshirt was huge, it went down nearly to her knees,her daddy’s shirt

His breath caught at the thought and he had to shake it off Stupid Just because she was dressed in an oversized shirt didn’tIt certainly didn’t mean she was a Little Very feomen would hat he did in a relationship and he kneas unlikely he’d ever find someone special ould fulfill that part of him

Especially, as Kent liked to point out, because he rarely left the ranch nor made the tiht have a Little side But there was so about the way she held herself

No, he had to be is She was just timid A bit shy

She would be totally unsuited for life here Even for just a feeeks Even if he could find her a guardian Nope, never going to work

“Ms Paulson, I—”