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It had taken soreed to let her ink her body with the saht shoulder

“You about ready, birthday girl?”

“Almost” She’d moved to the Boys Ranch permanently to be with him and Chance My men With the help of Lucas, an architect and the sheriff’s brother, her guys’ bedrooms and the kitchen and one bath had been co out just a fealls

“Better hurry Chance is threatening to leave without us”

“Really? Who’s going to drive him?”

Jaris smiled “He says that since I drove your car while I was still without sight, he thought he o”

She recalled why Jaris had driven She’d been injured “That was different That was an eency”

Jaris pulled her in close and kissed her lightly “According to hien

cy status”

“Five minutes more That’s all”

“I’ll let hi his hand on the knob He turned around, fixing his stare on her “But if you’re not out by then, there’s no telling what that crazy man will do It’ll all be on you, Kaylyn”

“Yes, Sir I proood for tonight This is the first tiether I want to make you proud”

“Baby, you look incredible Gorgeous And besides, you can’t iine how proud Chance and I are that you are ours”

He didn’t wait for a response, but left, closing the door behind him

She turned back to theat her reflection She’d put her hair up, as they’d instructed her to do for tonight’s fun The black ribbon around her throat had been Chance’s idea She loved how it looked around her neck