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“Shelby Thought I recognized your nauy had a great voice Shane had heard enough DJs over the years to know Wilder could give most radio personalities a run for their ht and sincere at the same time

“I did And I brought my baby brother, the birthday boy” Shelby motioned absently to Shane, eyes still locked on this Wilder

“Happy birthday, brother” Wilder had another easy grin for Shane

“I’m Shane Travis” He stuck out a hand because he couldn’t trust Shelby with details like na this up all ”

“Fabulous Shane, I’m Brandt Wilder And there’s no better way to spend a birthday than with your head in the clouds”

“If you say so” Shane could think of a whole list of places he ht here with Shelby’s latest obsession, about to trust his life to a thin piece of nylon and this sky cowboy’s expertise

“Okay, so here’s hoorks” Brandt rubbed his hands together “You’ll watch a training video, then we suit up, and we do soo for the tandem jumps We already reviewed your waivers My buddy Dallas, ns this outfit, will have you in good hands, beautiful I’ll take the birthday boy”

“But I wanted to go with you” Lower lip co out, Shelby pouted She’d win of course She always did

“I know, darlin’ But we gotta go by weight and height I’m the tallest—”

“Yeah, you are” She gave him a blatantly appreciative once-over that made Shane need to look away

“Anyway, since I’er but not as heavy, I’ll need to take your brother We need to balance the weights” He gestured at another guy, as shorter and older but ripped, with a rugged face As far as consolation prizes went, Shelby hadn’t done too badly for herself, but she still h the safety video and lecture

For his part, Shane tried to pay attention No as he about to die simply because he’d hts in Spokane that he couldn’tfolk singer, were headed to a festival outside Bozeain until Cheyenne God bless the start of festival and outdoor concert season If he was careful with his pennies, he’d be able to afford another winter in Nashville, pounding the pave or two in the