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Across the yard, near the guests’ cabins, he spotted the kittens and Diva outside the cat house eating the food that Nash had set out for thelad to see the well Sure, he was tempted to keep them at the house, but at the ranch, they were spoiled rotten And the teen girls ere staying at the ranch with their parents fussing all over the cats was proof of that Of course, Gus was sitting by their sides, watching the theood with that plan

“Mornin’”

Nash tucked his phone away, spotting Chase approaching from Ma’s house with blueprints rolled up in one hand, a coffeein the other Today, they’d both come to discuss the rebuild of the barn at the ranch before Nash headed out on the cattle run “Got the idea all figured out?”

“Yup” Chase sidled up next to hi on the hood of Nash’s truck

Once Chase opened up the plans, Nash studied the blueprints The barn only had six stalls and was inally been there There was a tiny tack rooer one “It’s a little small, don’t you think?”

“Nope, it’s perfect” Chase sestured at the blueprints, a glint that Nash hadn’t originally noticed in his eyes “This plan is for the new barn at the ranch” He grabbed the paper fro for your property”

“My property?” Confused, Nash looked down at the white paper that had a pencil drawing of a two-story log house and a barn with a sand ring set next to it “What is this?”

“Your new house and training facility”

Nash slowly looked up

Chase burst out laughing “If only I had a camera to take a picture of your expression Oh, wait, I do” He grabbed his phone and snapped a picture, still laughing “Priceless”

Nash wasn’t laughing “Explain”

Chase finally stopped laughing and cupped Nash’s shoulder “After we heard that you were planning to ing Megan to ht you’d do anything for Megan and stay there forever Harper said two days And Ma said as soon as the shovel hits the dirt, you’ll be itching to move back onto Blackshaw land”

Nash parted his an interrupted him

“I gave you ten minutes”

He glanced over his shoulder, watching Megan approach froht it odd that she wanted to co to visit his mother Now, he knehy she’d been so adaan wasn’t surprised by Chase’s drawing of their new place He pointed at the drawing on the page “You knew about this?”