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“I told soonna be a heck of a driver Wait and see She’s gonna show those fellas froonna cry like women when she sends theh to dump another shovelful and added, “Yes sir, that’s what I tell just about everyone these days”

Duke winked Julie wondered if he sa Frankthis number since she was a small child

When Julie was a teenager, Frank used to put her on “too much horse” and tell her to ride like hell Someti there ringside with his hands together, clapping like a wildone horse after another, each tie than the last

“What do you think about the new driver Carl Carlton sent over?” Duke asked, arching a brow

“Carl sent one of his drivers?” she asked

Frank’s cheeks swelled with his next breath When he finally decided to breathe like a norain, he said, “I checked his stats Carlton lied to ya Kid never raced on the dirt track”

“Are you sure?” Duke asked, frowning

“Of course I a the pitchfork

“Frank knows everything about racing, Duke,” Julie re over the top of the barred stall “By the hy are you cleaning stalls when you’d rather be at the track?”

“I can hear theirl I don’t have to be watchin’ ’eoin’ on” He looked at Duke and then back at her “Yes sirree, there’s a lot I don’t have to see for ets by ya”

She shot Duke a quick glance and he shrugged “I hope that’s not true”

“It is,” he said, his lips twitching “Coet you in this car”

Frank walked ahead of the today, Frank”

“That’s all right,” he said “We’ve got a couple of toive up on ya” He yanked open the ot how sexy this thing is first thing in the afternoon”

Duke pinched Julie’s bottoot how ht this very minute”