Page 106 of The Cattleman's Unforgettable Love

Ty smiled. “It’s already done. Don’t worry.”

Cash turned his head. “You don’t have to worry about a damn thing, honey. It’ll all be taken care of.”

“Thanks. I can relax about you cleaning up after us… but Natalie’s still out there somewhere.”

“Emmett just checked in.” Ty held his phone up. “They started out at the home she ran away from. Found some kids who said she’d been sleeping rough around there, but they haven’t seen her for a couple weeks.”

Amelia’s heart started to pound – hoping against hope that Natalie was safe somewhere.

When Cash took the onramp to rejoin the highway, a billboard caught her attention. She didn’t know why. This place was plastered with them. And noticing that made her realize for the first time, how much open space and lack of commercialism there was in Montana.

She frowned at the smiling face of a woman and the text extolling the virtues of Orlando International Airport.

“Holy shit,” she breathed.

Ford turned to her. “What?”

“I might be wrong, but…” She looked to Cash. “Can you take us to the airport?”

“I can. Want to tell me why?”

“This might be a crazy thought… but I think Natalie might be there.”

Ty held his phone up again. “Let me tell Ace and Emmett. Ace said in his last message that some kids had told Emmett she might be at the airport.”

“What makes you think she might be there?” Ford asked.

She turned to him and gripped his hand tightly. “The last time I saw Danny, he told me that he’d been sleeping rough – that he was homeless.”

She didn’t add that Danny had given that as his explanation for stealing from her. She swallowed. She didn’t want to think about that – let alone say it in front of Hunter, even if he was asleep.

She nodded to herself, getting more convinced that she was right about Natalie.

“He told me that if I wouldn’t give him money, he’d just have to go back to staying at the airport.”

Ford frowned, and she made a face. “If you think about it, it’s a very smart place to stay when you don’t have anywhere else to go. It’s warm and dry. There are often people sleeping, so you won’t look so out of place. There are bathrooms.” She shrugged. “It makes sense, if you ask me.”

“Sounds like she’s a smart kid,” said Wade. “And if she knew that was something her dad had done…”

“Emmett’s asking if you have any photos of her,” said Ty.

“I don’t,” she said sadly.

She was surprised when Ford spoke up and said, “But tell him that if Hunter’s anything to go by, she might look a lot like Amelia.”

Amelia looked at Hunter – Hunter’s peaceful, sleeping face resting against Ford’s chest. All she’d been able to think was that he looked so much like Danny. But then… maybe Ford had a point.

People used to say that she and Danny looked like twins.

Chapter Twenty-Four

When they arrived at the airport, Cash brought the SUV to a stop outside Terminal B.

“You guys jump out and get started,” he said. “I'll go and park this and find you.”

Ford gave Hunter a gentle shake, and the kid sat bolt upright, his eyes open wide, filled with panic for a moment.

“It’s okay,” Amelia told him. “You’re with us now; do you remember?”

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