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Dad harrumphed, then took a seat on the bench next to her

“I guess now the whole toill know I’an said

“I suspect they will”

She gave her father a very thorough once-over “So, you’re not dead Is Nash okay?”

“He’s only breathing because I suspected you want hiers over his beard

She snorted and shook her head slowly That was exactly so Nash would have said too

A long pause followed, and Megan didn’t help hi She wouldn’t help either Nash or her father Not anymore That wasn’t her da

Dad finally huffed “I know today upset you, but it’s business, sweet girl”

“No, actually,to do with business at all,” she retorted, giving him a hard look “This is about pride”

Dad’s eyes tightened around the corners, and he took off his cowboy hat and set it next to him on the bench He ran his hands over his face “Will you please explain to me, why out of anyone, would you pick Nash Blackshaw? What’s the middle one?”

“Chase”

“Yeah, he seeht Even the older one would be better”

Megan glanced out at ahis way again “Why Moan pushed on “Can you ever explain why and how you care about someone?”

A long pause Then, “Okay, you’ve got me there”

A longer an allowed the loaded silence to stay between them