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He rested his hands on the horn of his saddle “I’eous view” He winked

She laughed softly, accepting his coh I can’t even think of the last tilad I stopped by right in the nick of time”

He inclined his head “I’lad you’re here, Freckles” Hell, this was pure selfishness on his part He wanted to see her today And with her working at night, and hi days, he kneouldn’t see her unless he went into the bar That wasn’t enough for hiet closer to her

A cough cauests following hiainst the uneven ground they rode along Ahead of hiot there, the guests would likely give hi hi food He was too cute for his own good

With the sweet san’s face as his only focus, Nash kept silent for the rest of the ride, giving her the peace he often found out on these rides Because so was on her mind Her silence told him that

Twenty e of the cliff and Nash dis down the side of his cheek The sun was hot enough to cook an egg on a rock He wiped the sweat away and tied Bentley to theshade that he’d installed beneath the trees when he came up with this idea for the cookout He took Major’s reins froan after she dismounted and tied him next to Bentley

“Tie up your uests, “then follow me to the lookout while lunch is prepared” He turned to Nash and tipped his head with a grin

Nash returned the seous views of Blackshaw land had always been Nash’s job on the chuckwagon lunch Nash owed Beckett a beer

He re the her heading in the opposite direction fro her, his tail wagging Nash passed the chuckwagon, then gave a quick nod at the chefs building the fire Soon, though, everything else faded ahile he watched Megan take a seat near the edge of the rocky cliff staring down at the treetops From up there, the world always looked a lot different Or, at least, itThe air was cleaner The world simpler The smells richer

He dropped down next to her right as Gus did, placing his head on her thigh A sweet s’s head, his eyes shutting

Nash couldn’t look away There was a heaviness about her today that he’d noticed growing more pronounced on the ride Maybe Gus felt it too “I know the saying is, a penny for your thoughts,” Nash said “But I’ll give you a thousand bucks if you tell ht now”

He thought that

She glanced his way and watched hi this?” she finally asked after a loaded moment

“Happy doing what?”

“This” She gestured at the chuckwagon with a flick of her hand “Leading this simple kind of life”