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“Damn woman, don’t scare me like that. It was bad enough when I thought I lost you.”

“All we had to do was talk, Grady, and we’re going to do that anytime we have an argument. I promise. No pouting or sulking, just talking.”

“Who pouted and who sulked?”

She laughed. “I refuse to answer that question.”

Grady chuckled. “It’s probably best neither of us do.” He sighed as he squeezed her hand. “I am sorry that I let him get tome.”

“It’s okay now. You had no way of knowing he stole my phone. I told you what Maggie said about you calling back, he still would have answered or it would already be locked and you’d get no answer until I got a new phone. I didn’t have the new phone until later that day, so Kirk would have probably loved having you call again.” Savannah shook her head.

“True. Maggie seems like a smart woman. Is she married?”

“She’s divorced. I’ll tell you about it sometime but she lived with an evil man.”

“Well, yours wasn’t much better.”

“Oh, trust me, Kirk was a saint compared to her ex.” Savannah shook her head.

“I hate hearing that. She seems like a nice woman and I can tell she loves working with you.”

“She loves it there. I’m glad she’s enjoying the apartment above the shop too. I don’t make her pay rent.”

Grady chuckled. “No wonder she likes it.” He kissed her palm again. “How about we head in and get some sleep. We have to leave early in the morning.” Grady helped her to her feet, kissed her lips, then led her inside.

He was glad they were able to work everything out. Now, all he had to do was find the balls to ask her to marry him.

Epilogue

The following weekend, Grady stood in the kitchen, patiently waiting for his coffee to finish brewing. It felt good to get a full night’s sleep. When Bentley strolled into the room, Grady couldn’t help but grin. As soon as the dog reached the door, Grady opened it and let him run outside. The dog couldn’t go anywhere since it was fenced. It was safer for him. Not only from running off but from falling into the pool.

He closed the door and watched Bentley through the window and jerked when Savannah wrapped her arms around him from behind and planted a kiss on his back. He turned and pulled her close, returning her kiss.

“You look good in my shirt,” Grady commented.

“You look even better without it.” She brushed her lips against his chest.

As he gazed into her eyes, he couldn’t help but ask, “Are we okay?”

“Seriously, Grady? We’re fine and after last night, how could you doubt it?” she teased.

She retrieved a cup from the cupboard, and after Grady removed his cup from under the coffee maker, she added another K-cup and pressed the button to brew. “I can’t wait to see more of the ranch.”

“It’s a beautiful place.” He’d convinced her to let him show her some of the land he worked, since she’d only seen the barn containing the horses.

“You really love it there, don’t you?”

“I do.”

After enjoying a breakfast of waffles and hashbrowns, they hopped into Grady’s truck and headed toward the ranch.

“It’s good there’s a road that leads directly from your cabin tothe ranch.” Savannah asked. “That way you don’t have to go out to the main road.”

“There’s a road that connects my cabin to the ranch and a road connecting the ranch to Maverick’s place.”

When they arrived at the middle barn, Savannah took in the surroundings with awe.

“It’s just so pretty here.”

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