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Hell, Layla could have called me a pussy and I’d probably like it, because thatabout me Every moment I’m on her mind is one more crack in the wall she’s built to keep h it “Each back-breaking ot to spend more time with you”

Layla throws a dirty napkin at rabs her bottle of water and takes a sip, then closes her eyes and drops her head against the back of the chair

“So, about tomorrow…”

“What about tomorrow?” she asks, eyes still closed

Reaching both ar beat One of the heifers gave birth today, but the calf got stuck I had to physically yank the baby out so both of them wouldn’t die Less than five minutes lat

er, it was like nothing had happened

That was only a blip ofThe rest of the day was norain, feeding the horses and tending to the never ending bullshit Thank fuck my day worker is on duty this weekend I need a break

“Now that the fundraiser is over, and just about everything is picked up, how about co to spend the weekend with me?”

“Are we back to this?”

“Yup”

Layla opens her eyes and sits upright She chews on her bottoive up, are you?”

I rin and shake my head I’ve never tried this hard to land a chick, but no one has put me under a spell the way Layla has It’s not even about sex Although, I won’t complain if she wants to do that dance I want to spend tio from there “Nope”

She stands and grabs the tablecloth to put in the box by her feet “I can’t afford a hotel room”

“Then stay with me” Like I’d let her stay anywhere else I pull the cover off the chair she was in, then stand to grab mine

“Josh” She pauses to drop the folded cloth in the box She frowns, fighting through the war that’s written all over her face She wants this, I know she does, but soood idea?”