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“No, I’d never do that. Why?”

“He was here.”

Her mother gasped. “Why?”

“He said he wanted to talk to me.”

“I hope you told him to go to hell.”

Savannah smiled. “No, but he left after Grady showed up.”

“Just when are we going to meet Grady? If he ran Kirk off, I like him already.”

Savannah had told her mother about Grady, and she was glad her daughter was finally happy again.

“I’ll have to ask him, but he told Kirk to leave. He did but not before he told me he’d be in touch.”

“You be careful. He could follow you home. I’d like to know what he’s up to.”

“I’ll watch out for him when I leave. I just don’t know how he found me.”

“Honey, you can find just about anyone on the internet nowadays.”

“That’s true. Maybe I should hear what he has to say.”

“No. He made himself clear how he felt years ago.”

“Yeah, you’re right. Okay. I just wanted to check with you. I love you. Tell Daddy I love him too.”

“I will. We love you too. Bring Grady to Yuma soon. Bye for now.” Her mother hung up.

“Vanna? Are you alright?” Maggie asked from the doorway.

“No, but I will be.” She got up, walked to Maggie and hugged her. “Thank you so much for standing up for me.”

“I hate a man who thinks he can bully a woman. Let’s get back to work. Maybe we’ll get so busy, you’ll forget about him coming by.” Maggie grinned. “I wanted Grady to kick his ass.”

Savannah laughed. “He wanted to.”

“Are you sure you’re alright?”

“You know, the other day when I walked to the coffee shop, I swore someone was watching me, but there were so many tourists, I thought I was imagining things. Now, I wonder if he was here then.” She shook her head. “I have no idea what he thinks we have to talk about.”

They got back to work, and the day passed quickly. When it was time to leave, Savannah and Maggie walked out together. Savannah kept checking her rearview mirror, but didn’t see Kirk. She hoped he left, but she seriously doubted it.

She couldn’t understand why he was here and that she’d be interested in anything he had to say. They’d parted years ago, and she was glad now that they did, or she would have never met Grady, and she couldn’t imagine him not being in her life.

But Savannah knew she had to make it clear she didn’t want Kirk around. Maybe then, he’d leave. She hoped.

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As Grady drove home, he was still pissed about Savannah’s ex showing up. Just what the hell did he want? Did he want her back? Grady hoped not, but he also thought there was no way she’d take that piece of shit back.

He slammed his hand against the steering wheel then swore when it hurt. He shook his hand to relieve the pain. Damn it. He wanted to know what her ex wanted.

“He wants her, I’d bet,” Grady said aloud.

He stopped his truck by the barn, hopped out, and strode along the aisle. With no destination in mind, he entered his office and sat behind his desk, drumming his fingers on it.

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