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Me: Because danger never enters the town limits?
Callan: A strange face is noticed, and hell, you know how they treat outsiders in this town.
He has a point.
Me: I can see them loving having a security team
Callan: Tough shit. What with Clyde’s peccadilloes, everyone needs it.
Callan: Colt won’t argue when it comes to protecting Zee. Sure, the company’s image matters to him. It’s his legacy.
Callan: But he’s all about her safety.
Callan: Anyway, he has to fix things so when they do have a kid, that poor little fucker can be plagued by it too.
Me:
Callan: In fact, you need to talk to Zee. Get her used to the idea of having more than one because that poor kid will need siblings who do most of the work while he goes and rides his horses
Me: *snickers*
Me: Don’t lie. You love doing his work
Callan: Isn’t he lucky? Lol
Me: Hella lucky.
Me: Hey, you tried to charm that girl yet? My patented program works every time.
Me: Satisfaction guaranteed *waggles eyebrows*
Callan: I don’t want to talk about it
Oooh, gossip alert.
My antenna well and truly pricked, I vow to discuss this Eloise girl with him later when I’m whooping his ass atMario Kart.
“Who are you texting?”
I glance at Parker. “Callan.”
“Colt’s baby brother?”
“Yup. He’s pretty cool for a dweeb. Better than Tony, who sucks ass. Do you know what my dipshit sibling suggested? He was all, ‘you should come and live with the fam until you find someplace in town.’ As if I’m going to leave the ranch when?—”
“Colt apparently has a veritable treasure hoard of jewels.”
I blink at Zee’s interruption. “How very Long John Silver of him.”
She smirks. “Okay, what’s the plan?”
“We get you sexified.” I snag the back of the dress in her hands and peer down at it. “I got the brand name so we can buy this one when we’re home.”
“We could buy it here.”
“You want to support the Sasquatches?”
“True. We’ll buy it online.”