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“Of course you are” Ty was faintly ah he realized she was absolutely serious “I only suggested that you co But if you’d rather not go, that’s all right”

“Ty” The curtain was dropped as she pivoted to face hi her hands up the front of his shirt to rest on his chest “Stay here this afternoon You can look at those sites any old time Today, you can stay with me instead”

“Tara, I can’t” There was a weariness in his voice This was old ground Given a chance, she’d find some excuse to keep him by her side every hour “I have work to do I can’t stay here and entertain you”

“What aed

“Mother doesn’t have any trouble keeping busy”

“Your mother has a house to run and friends to see” She pushed away froitation “All I have are these two rooone all the time I don’t knoe can’t build our own house so I can have friends visit—and parties—and dinners”

“Tara, we’ve been through this before” His patience earing thin

“I know First you want to build this fancy feedlot of yours Then, ht build your wife a house of her own,” There was anger behind her s look

“Look, you’re the one who insisted on having a new house,” Ty reminded her tersely “You weren’t satisfied to move into one of the empty houses here at the headquarters”

“Ty, really Hoould it look for a Calder to be living in some sied, iood enough for you”

“You h for you”

“No, it isn’t I a to live like a nobody!” She was rigid before him, her head thrown back in defiance He saw her like that for a mo

nition of social pro hiain I can stand living in your father’s house, but I’ent and capable you are, but you aren’t being given a chance to show anyone”

“Tkra, that’s not true” He held her “The horse-breeding program, the proposed feedlot operation—they were e of them They are my responsibility”

“I suppose they are” She reluctantly gave in, a s”—she stroked his jaw—“the governor is having a private dinner tonight Daddy is flying to Helena later this afternoon to attend Let’s go with him”