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They rode up the path side by side

When they came to the overlook, he dismounted and offered her his hand

“How gorgeous” Mary took his hand and got down on the ground “This is fun”

“Yes it is”

“Captain is a pretty horse How long have you had him?”

“Seven years I got him when I turned nineteen”

She nodded “You’re three years older than me What about Dan and Dillon? How old are they?”

“Dan is twenty-seven, and Dillon is twenty-four”

“Dillon is the youngest? I would have guessed him to be the oldest”

“Why?” he asked, though he already guessed what her ansould be

“I don’t know He just acts like he would be the oldest of the three of you”

“So Dan and I have been toldher take in the beauty of the ranch, he stood next to her He put his arm around her “What do you think of Wilde Ranch, Mary?”

“I’ve never seen anything like it It’s a little piece of heaven on earth, isn’t it?”

“That’s how et back on the horses My place is a mile up the path”

Once they were back in the saddles, Mary said, “Tellfour parents?”