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Micah grinned. “You’re welcome.”

Making her way back to the sofa, she picked up her plate then sat.

“Where?”

“My dad’s ranch. He has a few horses we can use. He won’t be there though since he’s in Casper at the stock sales.”

“Absolutely, I can’t wait to go. I don’t have cowboy boots though. I suppose I can wear my hiking boots.”

She looked to him for confirmation. She didn’t want him changing his mind because she didn’t have boots.

“Those will be fine. My boots won’t fit you.” He winked at her.

“Oh hell no. I wear a five and you wear what?”

“Thirteen.”

“Hmmm, big feet, big…” She laughed.

“Are you telling me it’s not true?”

“Hell no. Baby, I’ve seen what you’ve got.”

“Done more than see it, sweetheart.”

Patsy snorted. “True.”

She took a bite of fried rice and groaned. “This food is amazing.”

“I can get us a picnic lunch for tomorrow if you’d like.”

“I’d love it. Are we riding on the ranch?”

“Yeah, Dad has over a thousand acres, so we can ride up to the north pasture. I’m sure he has the cattle up there, but they sure won’t bother us. We can picnic by the pond.”

“Sounds wonderful. I can’t wait to get out of here for a few hours.”

“We could stay overnight, if you want.”

“Your dad won’t mind?”

“Not at all. He won’t be home until Monday. In fact, we could stay the weekend if you want. Up to you.”

“We could come back here.” She smiled.

“If you’re sure then we’ll come back. I have no doubt you’re getting cabin fever staying here but it’s for your own good. You did come here so I could protect you, after all. What did you think you were going to do? Just come in here, tell me about it, and then leave?”

“I honestly don’t know what I was going to do. I thought you could arrest him or something.”

“Not until he does something. We can’t even prove he was following you. We need to find him soon though. Did you see anyone else following you?”

“No. Just him. Why?”

Micah shrugged. “Another one of White’s men is still out there. We’ve arrested the others.”

“Should I be worried about the other one? Are they working together?”

“No idea. If you haven’t seen him, the odds are they aren’t together. I’d just like to know where they both are.”

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