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“So what now? Should we keep her chained to the bed until we get her pregnant?”

“Works for me”

“It won’t work for her, or us for thatup to play in the puddle”

Rex gave hilance “That was a practice run We need a lot of those until we have everything checked out under our hoods”

Luke gulped “I could’ve done without the comparison” A beat later he asked, “And just what do you plan on telling Billy the Kid?”

“I’ him a job”

“What kind of job?”

“Lucy’s,” Rex replied “That’s e’re headed there now I’d like to see if he’ll take Lucy’s place until she’s able to return to work”

“Are you out of your mind?” Luke asked “She’ll kill you!”

“Maybe, but if she does, then she’ll take the life of her baby’s father”

“Oh dear God You really have lost it”

“No, but I’m determined to ive her htest boy this county has ever seen”

“What if she has a girl?”

“We’ll give her to the kid He probably relates well to girls He has one You heard the way he talked to his wife on the phone He’s had plenty of practice in baby language”

“I’ onto Lucy’s porch about the same time Rex hit the first step “This won’t sit ith Lucy That Nashville race is i over the coht add—h to ditch you before you even have a chance to saddle up for a second rodeo”