Chapter67: 67

I smile indulgently, knowing there’s no way in hell I would ever sell this woman anything. I care about my horses too much to ever do that to them. “Well, they’re out grazing right now, but we can see them from the fence over here.” She follows me too closely, and when we’re at the fence, I take a small step back, putting more space between us. Right as I see Ella emerge from the path with Henry by her side, Christine makes some dumb comment that I’m barely listening to and reaches out to grab my bicep while letting out a laugh that’s so aggressively annoying it makes my balls shrivel up. I notice that Ella is twirling the daisy I left for her in her hand, and I also notice the way her body stiffens at the sight of Christine and the offending arm which is still clinging to me. I can’t take my eyes off Ella. She’s wearing the cowboy boots again, and today it’s a green sundress, and I can see tiny black strings reaching up around her neck where she’s tied it in a loose bow. Oh, sweet Jes