Page 72 of The Stars in the Sky
"I could have told you that."
"Actually, the cowboy is all I'm thinking about these days. And we aren't even doing it."
"Huh?"
"I told him I wanted a sex moratorium until we worked out our shit."
She laughed. "And he agreed to that?"
"Yeah."
She paused for a moment. And then she continued, rocking my world. "He loves you. Straight up. No lying. He's fallen for you. No guy, especially no tough cowboy, would give you that unless he really cared about you."
"He gave me the keys to his truck," I said in a small voice.
"Shall we start working on table arrangements for the wedding? That's my favorite part—"
"Fuck off, Amelia. Speaking of weddings, how are plans for yours?"
Giggling, she started on her favorite topic. "It's going to be sooner, rather than later. And I can't wait, honestly. My mom wants it to be all big and Ryan doesn't care, but I want it to be small and informal." She stopped. "Wait. Don't change the subject. How is the heart opening, Marie?"
"I'm working on it."
"Really?"
"Maybe."
But I stayed in the bunkhouse the rest of the night.
