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“No, it’s fine Hang on a sec” Josh sets his phone on the grass and I can see hiround then picks me back up “Hey”

“What were you doing?”

“Fixing the fence Soh on their four-wheelers last night” He turns the camera around so I can see the tire tracks and a roll of barbed wire he’s tacking to the wooden posts “They only cut one section, which isn’t bad, but it still sucks I got lucky the coere on the other half of the field”

“I’ainst the pillow My heart races in my chest and all of the sudden it’s too hot in here The flowy blouse and tank top I’ve worn all day squeezes my chest like vice I s the knot in my throat and try to focus on our conversation It’s hard, though, with beads of sweat dripping down Josh’s brow He raises his tan, muscular, arm and wipes the droplets away Focus! “Does that happen often?”

Josh smirks and shakes his head “Nah, maybe twice a year Hoas your day?”

“Mine?” I pull my overshirt off as he shifts to sit in the shade of the side-by-side Hopefully, he won’t think this is sowith me?

I lay on irls look fantastic fro I had to put everything that we used at the event last weekend away, catalog it towas lost, then hand write thank you notes”

“Sounds tedious”

We stare at each other, neither of us knohat to say for a minute The silence is aard and heavy I wish I was back in Fellsh rush hour traffic and make my way there, it would be alht aht is out of the question

“I’ve got to finish up before the sun goes down,” he finally says, rising to his feet

I force a smile because as much as I don’t want to admit it, I o, I had a great tione back have been even better

If Colson wasn’t co to town, I’d probably meet Josh and his brother at City Walk I haven’t been there yet, but a few of the girls I ith say it’s a blast “Right, of course”

“Hey, Layla?”

“Yeah?”

“Thanks for calling I’ot to see your face”