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“He couldn’t get a hold of you,” Luke explained “We put hion”

Her guess was a good one “You did what?”

“He ain’t too good to work the land, if he’s gonna live here,” Luke drawled, taking a seat on the edge of her paper-infested desk

“What exactly are you talking about?” Lucy demanded “Do you knoho he is?”

“I don’t care who he is,” Rex replied “If he’s et used to heavy-duty farm work”

Lucy took a deep breath In the distance, Billy started that silly baby talk, bantering back and forth with his wife “I’ve been waiting for him to arrive here all day!”

“Then you should’ve answered his call when he rang you this ”

“I was in the blasted shower!”

Luke rubbed his jaw “Is that where he was supposed to meet you?”

“What?” Lucy asked, shaking her head because she wasn’t sure she’d heard the question correctly

Rex stalked her He stood inches in front of her Sex appeal rolled off the man as easily as hot butter slips over an ear of corn “You needed to get souest busy We didn’t want hiood workout We thought he ht appreciate life on the far Kid has been spoiled and pampered He’s used to the easy life”

“That’s the truth,” Luke added “I wish you could’ve seen hiranddad one best to work the lazy out of him, but it’ll take more than a day to do that”

Good God, she was mad “Do you think Billy is my…” She stopped But of course they did She was just about ready to play it for all it orth, too, but Billy sort of ruined her intentions

“I have an audience, honey I know I ar bear with honey Ah yes I knohere to find that sweet-tasting sugar”

“Oh for the love of God,” she said, rolling her eyes and stor across the roo in Nashville this weekend, and considering the drive he just made from Dallas, the hard labor you two had him perform, and that wife of his, I’ll probably have to put him to bed and let him rest until Friday!”