Page 142 of The Cattleman's Unforgettable Love

Ford glanced over at Amelia. "How do those double-barrel things work? Can she have both?"

A rush of warmth filled her chest – a mixture of both relief and love for her wonderful man.

She nodded. "I don't think there are any set rules," she said, "but there's no reason whatsoever you can't have MacFarland-Danforth or Danforth-MacFarland. Whichever way you think sounds best."

Nat smiled. "I like them both. I'll have to think about which way around it should go." She smiled at Ford and said, "Yes, please. If I can do it like that, then I want to take your name."

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Ford stood on the deck, looking out across the backyard where all of his family were hanging out – his brothers and sisters, and his own new little family.

Ty called to him from where he was standing by the grill. When Ford joined him, he grinned and said, "Hey. It suits you – this. I like it."

He nodded happily. "I like it. In fact, more than that, I love it. Thanks, Ty."

"Shay should be here soon, but if she doesn't make it for a while, she wanted me to tell you that she's happy to watch the kids for you whenever you and Amelia need a break." He chuckled. "I’m saying, we are. I'm not saying that I'm not... you know what I mean, right?"

Ford laughed with him. "I'm not sure that I do know. I mean, I know Shay's always ready to help, and she's great with kids. But I don't want you to feel like you're getting roped into something you don't want to do."

"Nah," said Ty. "I want to help. I don't know much about kids, but Shay's great, and I need to learn."

"Okay. Thanks, then. I'll keep that in mind. Although, we might have to present it to Nat that you're coming over to hang out. I don't think she'd take too kindly to the idea of a babysitter." He shook his head, not wanting to think about the responsibility she'd had in life already – taking care of her brother and herself.

He chuckled when a hand came down on his shoulder. "Hey, Cash, how's it going?" he asked without turning.

Cash gave him a shake. "It's going great. I have to take off here in a minute. I need to get the plane back to Mav and Blane. They're ready to start moving things out here now."

"That's great," said Ford. "How long do you think it'll be before you guys are all set up here?"

Cash shrugged. "How long’s a piece of string?" he asked. "It shouldn't take long, but with those guys, who knows?"

"Is there anything I can do to help?" Ford asked.

"No, it's all good. Thanks."

Ford frowned. "Are you going to move down to Mav's place?"

"Hell, no."

“Then what? You’re not planning on staying…” Ford looked around “…where you are, long-term, are you?” He’d remembered just in time that most of them didn’t know that Cash was staying on Jim Sheridan’s ranch.

Cash smiled. "I don't have any long-term plans yet. I'll figure it out." He held Ford's gaze as he added, "There's only two things I can tell you for sure. I won't be moving down to Mav's place. And I won't ever be thinking about moving back here."

Ford inhaled sharply, but Cash smiled. "Don't go taking that the wrong way on me. What I mean is that I never planned to move back here – you know that. For the longest time, I wasn't sure I'd ever set foot on the ranch again. I'm glad I didn't stick with that. But I never wanted to live here again. And now..." He looked around and smiled when he spotted Amelia talking to Harper and Everly. "Now that you've got her and the kids..."

Ford looked around for them and relaxed when he saw Hunter running off with Ashton toward where Mateo was waiting for them, and Nat sitting on the top rail of the fence with Laney.

Cash followed his gaze and chuckled. "You know, you might be setting yourself up for big trouble there. Nat has enough attitude of her own without picking anything up from our dear sister."

Ford chuckled. "You might have a point, but there's not a thing I could do about it."

"True. Anyway, I should get going. I just wanted to come by before I leave. Wanted to see you happy – it suits you."

"Thanks, Cash. It wouldn't be possible without you."

His brother shook his head. "Nah, I may have meddled a bit, but it's all thanks to you guys." He gave Ford's shoulder a shake. "Anyway, I've got to run. Love you, brother. See ya later."

"Love you, too."

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