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Chapter Thirteen

It occurred to Sky, as the rain pelted the panes of the quaint cottage she rented fro the inn If she was serious about it, she would have given Reese her resignation by now

Granted, she holeheartedly into her songwriting and even considering some performances in Luckenbach Plus, she’d started in on her recipe book, which would be a work in progress for a while, yet soh, she did not have the burning desire to walk away from her job at the Painted Horse Now that word had spread that the inn had a baker on staff, she was getting requests for wedding cakes and other desserts for special functions She was busier than ever—and loving it

The only downside was Sam He was back fro hio had been hell on her Her pulse had raced, but her heart had constricted There’d been a tense air between theiven her, other than seeing that he was iht after his recent ordeal

Dalton had told her the horse would be ready for adoption soon That left Sky scra an application for him The easiest solution would be to plop down another manufactured home on the land in Luckenbach while she had a permanent house built there She could have the property landscaped and arrange for the appropriate facilities and necessities to be set up in a relatively short amount of ti the horse out

But a little tickle in the back of her brain ht fro hiiven her relationship with the horse and the fact that all of the parties concerned knew she’d take excellent care of the stallion

Yet she couldn’t deny he belonged at the Painted Horse With Sam close by

So she made a split decision and picked up her cell phone She hit a speed dial nu inside of her melted when Sam answered

“Hey there, darlin’,” he said in his sexy drawl that made her toes curl

“Hey” She tried to get her suddenly quick breathing to slow No such luck

Salad I am you called me”

“I have a proposition I’d like you to consider”

“Wouldn’t involve a horse, would it?”

She laughed, despite the perpetual knot in her stomach “You talked with Caleb?”

“He proposed I board Midnight for you onyou two discussed?”